"luminescent" meaning in English

See luminescent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)nt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-luminescent.wav [UK] Forms: luminescent [positive], more luminescent [comparative], most luminescent [superlative]
Etymology: luminesce + -ent Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|luminesce|ent}} luminesce + -ent Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is luminescent emits light by luminescence.
    Sense id: simple-luminescent-en-adj-Twit85Pz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ent
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