luminescent, a.
(l(j)uːmɪˈnɛsənt)
[f. L. lūmin-, lūmen light + -escent.]
a. Emitting light, or having the property of emitting light, otherwise than as a result of incandescence. b. Pertaining to luminescence.
| 1889 [tr. E. Weidemann in] Philos. Mag. Ser. v. XXVIII. 155 Luminescent light is in a high degree dependent in colour and intensity upon the mode of production. 1896 S. P. Thompson in Jrnl. Oxf. Univ. Junior Scientific Club II. No. 40. 64 The colour emitted by the luminescent body. |