luminescent
pronunciation
How to pronounce luminescent in British English:
UK [ˌlu:miˈnesnt]
How to pronounce luminescent in American English:
US [ˌluməˈnɛsənt]
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- Adjective:
- emitting light not caused by heat
Word Origin
- luminescent
- 1889, from luminescence + -ent.
Example
- 1. The fact that even larvae are luminescent lends support to this theory .
- 2. They also created 300 clay millipedes , half painted with a luminescent pigment .
- 3. Oaxaca is 16th - and 17th-century hispanic colonial glory in green quarry stone , luminescent after rainfalls .
- 4. By night , the lattice of triangular openings lets out the light from within , giving the fa ade a shimmering , luminescent texture .