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subluminous

subluminous adjective: of lower luminosity.

Adjective

subluminous (comparative more subluminous, superlative most subluminous)

  1. Of lower luminosity
  2. Describing a star that is fainter than main-sequence stars of the same colour

Forms of subluminous

comparativemore subluminous
superlativemost subluminous

Origin of subluminous

From sub- + luminous.

Questions about subluminous

What does subluminous mean?
Subluminous means of lower luminosity.
What part of speech is subluminous?
Subluminous is an adjective.

Words near subluminous in the dictionary

  1. sublumic
  2. subluminal
  3. subluminality
  4. subluminally
  5. subluminary
  6. subluminous
  7. sublunar
  8. sublunarean
  9. sublunarian
  10. sublunaries
  11. sublunary

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