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luminarium

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌluːmɪˈnɛəɹi.əm/
  • General-American: /ˌluməˈnɛɹi.əm/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹiəm

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noun

Meaning 1

A walk-in sculpture designed as an artistic display of light and color.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: architecture

Examples

  • Exxopolis is the first luminarium to be mainly designed on computer and the new technology has permitted a very-wide ranging experiment.
  • Each luminarium is an original design. The principal difference between the different luminaria is found in the rendering of the domes and in the layout of the tunnels.

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