Meanings
verbluminesce (third-person singular simple present luminesces, present participle luminescing, simple past and past participle luminesced)
present singular third person luminesces · participle present luminescing · participle past luminesced · past luminesced
- intransitiveTo give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent.
Phosphorus will only begin to luminesce at a certain small pressure of oxygen.
Origin
Back-formation from luminescent.
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Rhymes with luminesce
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APA
luminesce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminesce
MLA
“luminesce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminesce. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luminesce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminesce.
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