Standard Lemma guide

luminescent

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)nt/
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  • rhymes with -ɛsənt
  • CMU ARPABET: L UW2 M AH0 N EH1 S AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Emitting light by luminescence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

emitting light not caused by heat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From stem of Latin lumen (“light”) + -escent, equivalent to luminesce + -ent.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: луминесцентен (luminescenten) — emitting light by luminescence
  • Catalan: luminescent — emitting light by luminescence
  • Czech: luminiscenční — emitting light by luminescence
  • French: luminescent — emitting light by luminescence
  • Galician: luminescente — emitting light by luminescence
  • German: lumineszierend — emitting light by luminescence
  • Irish: lonrach — emitting light by luminescence
  • Italian: luminescente — emitting light by luminescence
  • Kazakh: люминесцентті (lüminessenttı) — emitting light by luminescence
  • Kazakh: люминесценттік (lüminessenttık) — emitting light by luminescence
  • Māori: hīnātore — emitting light by luminescence
  • Occitan: luminescent — emitting light by luminescence
  • Portuguese: luminescente — emitting light by luminescence
  • Romanian: luminescent — emitting light by luminescence
  • Scottish Gaelic: soillseach — emitting light by luminescence
  • Spanish: luminiscente — emitting light by luminescence
  • Swedish: självlysande — emitting light by luminescence
  • Tagalog: masanag — emitting light by luminescence