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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
luminous /ˈluːmɪnəs/
▶adjective
- 1 bright or shining, especially in the dark.
- 2 Physics relating to visible light.
– derivatives
luminously adverb,
luminousness noun.
luminously adverb,
luminousness noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. lumineux or L. luminosus, from lumen, lumin- ‘light’.
'luminous' also found in these Oxford entries:
anthelion
- arc
- ball lightning
- candela
- candle
- cathode ray tube
- dark matter
- dragonfish
- enlighten
- Geissler tube
- globule
- glory
- glow discharge
- grenadier
- illuminance
- iridescent
- lucid
- lumen
- luminosity
- nimbus
- noctilucent cloud
- photosphere
- ray
- red giant
- St Elmo's fire
- star
- streamer
- supergiant
- tail
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