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lume

/ˈluːm/

lume noun: a luminescent paint used to make a timepiece's dial readable in the dark.

Noun

lume (countable and uncountable, plural lumes)

  1. (informal) A luminescent paint used to make a timepiece's dial readable in the dark.
    • Within the realm of vintage watch restoration there are few sub-specialties as controversial as dial lume.2020, Colin A. White, The Vintage Rolex Field Manual Chevalier Digital Edition, page 46
    • LumiNova and Super-LumiNova fall into the category of photoluminescent lumes.2021, Thomas M. Meine, Vintage Watches - Radium and Tritium, page 16

Forms of lume

plurallumes

Origin of lume

Short for luminous or luminescent.

Questions about lume

What does lume mean?
Lume means a luminescent paint used to make a timepiece's dial readable in the dark.
What part of speech is lume?
Lume is a noun.
How do you pronounce lume?
Lume is pronounced /ˈluːm/.
What is the plural of lume?
The plural of lume is lumes.

Words near lume in the dictionary

  1. lumbung
  2. lumbungs
  3. lumbus
  4. Lumbye
  5. Lumding
  6. lume
  7. lumefantrin
  8. lumefantrine
  9. lumel
  10. lumels
  11. lumen

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