luminescent
English
/luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)nt/
adj
Definitions
- Emitting light by luminescence.
Etymology
Derived from Latin lumen (light, an opening).
Origin
Latin
lumen
Gloss
light, an opening
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
光, 明
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autobioluminescent English
- autoluminescent English
- biochemiluminescent English
- bioluminescent English
- bioluminescently English
- cathode English
- cathodoluminescent English
- chemiluminescent English
- chemiluminescently English
- chemoluminescent English
- chemoluminescently English
- electrochemiluminescent English
- electroluminescent English
- equiluminescent English
- immunochemiluminescent English
- immunoluminescent English
- lumen English
- luminescence English
- luminescently English
- luminiferous English
- mechanoluminescent English
- nonbioluminescent English
- nonluminescent English
- oxoluminescent English
- phillumenism English
- phillumeny English
- photoluminescent English
- piezoluminescent English
- proluminescent English
- radioluminescent English
- radiophotoluminescent English
- superluminescent English
- thermoluminescent English
- transluminescent English
- triboluminescent English
- lumen Finnish
- lumen Latin
- luminaria Latin
- lūx Latin
- lumen French
- lumen Spanish, Castilian
- *lewk- Proto-Indo-European
- *léwksmn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- lumen Swedish
- lumen Polish
- lumen Czech
- lumen Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- λούμεν Greek (modern)
- lumen
- cathode
- phillumeny
- luminescence
- phillumenism
- luminiferous
- luminescently
- bioluminescent
- oxoluminescent
- nonluminescent
- proluminescent
- autoluminescent
- equiluminescent
- photoluminescent
- triboluminescent
- superluminescent
- chemiluminescent
- bioluminescently
- radioluminescent
- transluminescent
- piezoluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- immunoluminescent
- nonbioluminescent
- thermoluminescent
- mechanoluminescent
- electroluminescent
- chemiluminescently
- chemoluminescently
- cathodoluminescent
- autobioluminescent
- biochemiluminescent
- radiophotoluminescent
- immunochemiluminescent
- electrochemiluminescent