luminar

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English

Adjective

luminar (not comparable)

  1. Relating to light
    • 1848, John Bernhard Stallo, General Principles of the Philosophy of Nature:
      Those who are familiar with the laws of interference, of the polarization of light, &c, know, that, according to the wave theory, the luminar vibrations are not longitudinal, like the vibrations of sound []
  2. Relating to lumens

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Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French luminaire.

Noun

luminar n (plural luminare)

  1. lamp

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lumiˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: lu‧mi‧nar

Noun

luminar m (plural luminares)

  1. shining star

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