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US
/ˌɫuməˈnɛsənt/
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[ UK /lˌuːmɪnˈɛsənt/ ]
[ UK /lˌuːmɪnˈɛsənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- emitting light not caused by heat
How To Use luminescent In A Sentence
- When you reach the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge, just south of town, mountain-bike a trail network among thousands of migratory birds, then cap it off with a swim in the nearby bioluminescent bay.
- His wavy silver hair was slicked back to better reveal his large and luminescent round blue eyes, which were at the moment centered on Katrina.
- On the other hand, many arguments disfavor the possibility of bioluminescent communication among larvae.
- The research and applications of luminescent materials have changed our lives importantly and admirably.
- In a new study, researchers from London inserted the firefly gene that activates bioluminescent light into modified cancer cells, hoping to set off a chain of events that has a proven track record at fighting the disease.
- T-Qualizer t-shirts, also known as equalizer shirts, use paper-thin electroluminescent technology powered by a small battery pack to illuminate and flash along to the beat of any music playing nearby. The Earth Times Online Newspaper
- Most communication systems in luminescent fireflies have been studied in nocturnal species; little is known concerning communication in crepuscular and diurnal species.
- The outfit is topped off by a luminescent black lace camisole.
- Ceilings were painted in Michelangelo-themed angelic pictures, as well as the pictures on the walls lined with the broad spanning wings of seraphs and the pursuit of gliding in avian grace towards the luminescent clouds.
- There are beautiful branching deep-sea corals in yellow, brown and white, also deep sponges, cutthroat eels, rattail fish, red crabs, luminescent purple shimmering squid and other life abundant amidst the marine snow, organic detritus falling from above. David Helvarg: 9/11 From 200 miles Out at Sea