luminescent
Syllables: lumin·es·cent/luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)nt/
luminescent adjective: emitting light by luminescence.
Adjective
luminescent (comparative more luminescent, superlative most luminescent)
- Emitting light by luminescence.
- But this does not have the slightly yellow glow of things made with luminescent dye.2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 218
luminescent meaning in Urdu and Tagalog
luminescent in Urdu
- چمکیلا, نورانی, روشن, اجاگر
luminescent in Tagalog
- emitting light by luminescence
- masanag
Forms of luminescent
| comparative | more luminescent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most luminescent |
Origin of luminescent
From stem of Latin lumen (“light”) + -escent, equivalent to luminesce + -ent.
Words formed from luminescent
- autoluminescent
- bioluminescent
- cathodoluminescent
- chemicoluminescent
- chemiluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- electroluminescent
- equiluminescent
- fractoluminescent
- immunoluminescent
- luminescently
- magnetoluminescent
- mechanoluminescent
- nonluminescent
- oxoluminescent
- photoluminescent
- piezoluminescent
- proluminescent
- radioluminescent
- roentgenoluminescent
- superluminescent
- thermoluminescent
- transluminescent
- triboluminescent
Words that rhyme with luminescent
- crescent
- evanescent
- deliquescent
- fluorescent
- incandescent
- efflorescent
- quiescent
- senescent
- accrescent
- acquiescent
- arborescent
- circumcrescent
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- convalescent
- depressant
- effervescent
- erubescent
- excrescent
- iridescent
- juvenescent
- lapidescent
- pubescent
- recrudescent
- reflorescent
- spinescent
- tumescent
- virescent
- viridescent
- acaulescent
- adipescent
- adularescent
- adultescent
- adultolescent
- agonescent
- albescent
- alcalescent
- alkalescent
- antidepressant
- autofluorescent
- autoluminescent
- biofluorescent
- bioluminescent
- calescent
- candescent
- cathodoluminescent
- caulescent
- cerulescent
- cessant
- chemifluorescent
- chemiluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- cinerescent
- coalescent
- concrescent
- contabescent
- crystalloluminescent
- cytofluorescent
- decadescent
- decalescent
- defervescent
- delitescent
Questions about luminescent
- What does luminescent mean?
- Luminescent means emitting light by luminescence.
- What is luminescent in Urdu?
- Luminescent in Urdu is چمکیلا, نورانی, روشن. See Luminescent meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is luminescent?
- Luminescent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce luminescent?
- Luminescent is pronounced /luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)nt/.
Words near luminescent in the dictionary
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