Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of, suitable for, or exhibiting luminescence.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Characterized by luminescence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Physics) Shining with a light due to any of the various causes which produce luminescence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
emitting light byluminescence
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective emitting light not caused by heat
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This glowing Martian baby lamp also comes in luminescent orange and blue.
Boing Boing 2007
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In a few years flat TV screens in luminescent plastic may have become a reality.
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Some of the most 'luminescent' individuals are almost without words - they operate within a
CounterPunch 2009
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Her soul soaked them up, engorging itself, manifesting in a luminescent radiant glow through her skin, reflecting back into her environment.
A printing press. Jamie Sughroue 2011
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Lubricating my limber legs with a creamy lotion that electrifies my luminescent captivation, lustrously.
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I distinctly remember reading a Stephen King books with an alien kinda species on the cover which was a luminescent green.
Angels' Blood Countdown: Lisa Hendrix - Immortal Warrior Nalini Singh 2009
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Inside, LED lighting pulses in reds, pinks and purples across robot-carved shelves of horizontal luminescent Corian in Strawberry Ice.
Valentine to Times Square by Gage/Clemenceau Architects 2009
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My face is pretty enough - some might even say lovely - but not as luminescent as the pearl I'm named for.
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The television was on and set to full-blazes, the walls a luminescent, cavernous bluish-gray.
Carolina Grüber: I Ivan R. 2011
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It's interesting, but less striking than Jaar's recent luminescent Don't Break My Love, which is still free to download at clownandsunset.com.
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