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lu·mi·nif·er·ous (l

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adj.

Generating, yielding, or transmitting light.

[Latin lmen, lmin-, light; see lumen + -ferous.]

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The theory is something like this: Space is pervaded by luminiferous ether, which is a material thing--as much a substance as air or water, though almost infinitely more attenuated.

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