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luminous [ˈluːmɪnəs] adj
1. radiating or reflecting light; shining; glowing luminous colours 2. (not in technical use) exhibiting luminescence luminous paint 3. full of light; well-lit 4. (Physics / General Physics) (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated according to the visual sensation produced in an observer rather than by absolute energy measurements luminous flux luminous intensity Compare radiant 5. easily understood; lucid; clear 6. enlightening or wise [from Latin lūminōsus full of light, from lūmen light] luminously adv luminousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
luminous adjective 1. bright, lighted, lit, brilliant, shining, glowing, vivid, illuminated, radiant, resplendent, lustrous, luminescent The luminous dial on the clock showed five minutes to seven 2. clear, obvious, plain, evident, transparent, lucid, intelligible, perspicuous a remarkable woman with a luminous sense of responsibility. Translations luminous [ˈluːmɪnəs] adj [dial, star] → lumineux/euse luminous adj → leuchtend; glow → fluoreszierend; luminous paint/colour (Brit) or color (US) → Leuchtfarbe f; luminous dial → Leuchtzifferblatt nt; my watch is luminous → meine Uhr leuchtet im Dunkeln luminous [ˈluːmɪnəs] adj → luminoso/a luminous [ˈluːmɪnəs] adj → luminoso/a adj luminous [ˈluːminəs] giving out light; faintly shining so as to be visible in the dark a luminous clock-face. liggewend مُضيء светъл svítící, světélkující lysende; selvlysende Leucht-... φωτεινός luminoso helendav تابان valaiseva lumineux מֵאִיר प्रकाशमान, चमकीला fluorescentan, svijetleći világító bersinar lÿsandi; sjálflÿsandi luminoso 光る 빛을 내는 švytintis, šviečiantis, šviesus spīdošs; gaismas- berkilau lichtgevend lysende; selvlysende świecący, fosforyzujący luminoso luminos светящийся svietiaci; svetielkujúci svetleč svetleći []lysande สว่าง parlayan, fosforlu 發光的 такий, що проливає світло; освічений پر نور dạ quang 发光的 n lumiˈnosity [-ˈno-] ligsterkte إشْراق، ضِياء светлост svítivost lysstyrke; glans das Leuchten φωτεινότητα luminosidad helendus روشنی kirkkaus luminosité מָאוֹר ज्योति, दीप्ति, जगमगाहट fluorescentno, svijetleće fényesség, fényerő(sség) keadaan bersinar birta, skin luminosità 光度 광휘, 광명 šviesos ryškumas spīdums; mirdzums kilauan helderheid glans, det å være lysende jasność luminosidade luminozitate яркость svietivosť svetlost osvetljenost lysförmåga, glans ความสว่าง parlama, ışıldama 光明,發光 освітленість بھڑکیلاپن độ sáng 光明 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Half the sky was chequered with black thunderheads, but all the west was luminous and clear: in the lightning flashes it looked like deep blue water, with the sheen of moonlight on it; and the mottled part of the sky was like marble pavement, like the quay of some splendid seacoast city, doomed to destruction. Imagine a vast sheet of paper on which straight Lines, Triangles, Squares, Pentagons, Hexagons, and other figures, instead of remaining fixed in their places, move freely about, on or in the surface, but without the power of rising above or sinking below it, very much like shadows -- only hard and with luminous edges -- and you will then have a pretty correct notion of my country and countrymen. She has seen that the tears are not dry on These cheeks, where the worm never dies, And has come past the stars of the Lion, To point us the path to the skies -- To the Lethean peace of the skies -- Come up, in despite of the Lion, To shine on us with her bright eyes -- Come up, through the lair of the Lion, With love in her luminous eyes. |
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