English Explanatory Dictionary

luminiferous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Producing or transmitting light; luminous.

Word forms

luminiferous more luminiferous most luminiferous

Etymology

From Latin lumen, lumin- (“light”, noun) + -ferous [from ferre (“to bear, carry”, verb) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives)].

Derived words

luminiferous aether
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