- Luminousness
- Luminous Lu"mi*nous, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F.
lumineux. See {Luminary}, {Illuminate}.]
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1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright;
as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.
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Fire burneth wood, making it . . . luminous. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
The mountains lift . . . their lofty and luminous heads. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
2. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous. [1913 Webster]
Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the darkness. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
3. Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind. `` Luminous eloquence.'' --Macaulay. `` A luminous statement.'' --Brougham. [1913 Webster]
{Luminous paint}, a paint made up with some phosphorescent substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Lucid; clear; shining; perspicuous. [1913 Webster] -- {Lu"mi*nous*ly}, adv. -- {Lu"mi*nous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
См. также в других словарях:
luminousness — lu mi*nous*ness n. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light. Syn: luminosity, luminance, light. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
luminousness — noun see luminous … New Collegiate Dictionary
luminousness — See luminously. * * * … Universalium
luminousness — noun The condition of being luminous … Wiktionary
luminousness — n. luminosity, state of being illuminated; shininess, brightness … English contemporary dictionary
luminousness — lu·mi·nous·ness … English syllables
luminousness — noun the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun • Syn: ↑luminosity, ↑brightness, ↑brightness level, ↑luminance, ↑light • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Light — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Light >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 light light ray beam stream gleam streak pencil Sgm: N 1 sunbeam sunbeam moonbeam Sgm: N 1 aurora aurora GRP: N 2 … English dictionary for students
brightness — noun 1. the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white (Freq. 11) • Ant: ↑dullness • Derivationally related forms: ↑bright • Hypernyms: ↑light, ↑lightness … Useful english dictionary
brightness level — noun the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun • Syn: ↑luminosity, ↑brightness, ↑luminance, ↑luminousness, ↑light • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
