"superluminous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From super- + luminous. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|luminous}} super- + luminous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} superluminous (not comparable)
  1. Of high luminosity Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-superluminous-en-adj-e0vN7nPF
  2. Of high luminosity
    (astronomy) Having a very high luminosity
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-superluminous-en-adj-FxTN1Z8C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: super-luminous Derived forms: superluminous spiral galaxy Related terms: hyperluminous, luminous, subluminous, ultraluminous, super-Eddington, superlumic, superluminal
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