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lumes

lumes is the plural of lume.

Meaning of lume

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

Questions about lumes

What is lumes the plural of?
Lumes is the plural of lume.

Words near lumes in the dictionary

  1. lumenography
  2. lumenometer
  3. lumens
  4. lumensecond
  5. lumenseconds
  6. lumes
  7. Lumholtz's tree kangaroo
  8. Lumholtz's tree kangaroos
  9. lumia
  10. lumiaggregometer
  11. lumiaggregometers

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