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overluminous

overluminous adjective: more luminous than an equivalent star of the main sequence.

Adjective

overluminous (comparative more overluminous, superlative most overluminous)

  1. More luminous than an equivalent star of the main sequence

Forms of overluminous

comparativemore overluminous
superlativemost overluminous

Origin of overluminous

From over- + luminous.

Questions about overluminous

What does overluminous mean?
Overluminous means more luminous than an equivalent star of the main sequence.
What part of speech is overluminous?
Overluminous is an adjective.

Words near overluminous in the dictionary

  1. overlubricates
  2. overlubricating
  3. overlubrication
  4. overluminosities
  5. overluminosity
  6. overluminous
  7. overluscious
  8. overlush
  9. overlusty
  10. overluxuriance
  11. overluxuriant

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