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Meaning of LUMINESCENT

Pronunciation:  `loomu'nesunt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[adj]  emitting light not caused by heat
 

LUMINESCENT is a 11 letter word that starts with L.

 

 Synonyms: light
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lu`mi*nes"cent\, a. [L. luminare to illuminate +
-escent.] (Physics)
Shining with a light due to any of the various causes which
produce luminescence.

 

 

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