superluminescent

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting superluminescence

OriginEnglish luminescent ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

adjectivesuperluminescent (comparative more superluminescent, superlative most superluminescent)

comparative more superluminescent · superlative most superluminescent

  1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting superluminescence

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishluminescent
  8. Englishsuperluminescent

From super- + luminescent.

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APA

superluminescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superluminescent

MLA

“superluminescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superluminescent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superluminescent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superluminescent.

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