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English
Adjective
luminar (not comparable)
- 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 […]
- Relating to lumens
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French luminaire.
Noun
luminar n (plural luminare)
- lamp
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lumiˈnaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: lu‧mi‧nar
Noun
luminar m (plural luminares)
- shining star
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