luminescent

English

Etymology

From stem of Latin lumen (“light”) +‎ -escent

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)nt/
Hyphenation: lumin‧es‧cent
Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

luminescent (comparative more luminescent, superlative most luminescent)

emitting light by luminescence

Derived terms

Related terms

luminesce

See also

Translations

emitting light by luminescence

Czech: luminiscenční
Italian: luminescente (it)
Maori: hīnātore

Scottish Gaelic: soillseach
Tagalog: masanag

French

Adjective

luminescent (feminine singular luminescente, masculine plural luminescents, feminine plural luminescentes)

luminescent

Further reading

“luminescent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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