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English Dictionary: luminescent by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
luminescent
adj
  1. emitting light not caused by heat
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Luminescent \Lu`mi*nes"cent\, a. [L. luminare to illuminate +
      -escent.] (Physics)
      Shining with a light due to any of the various causes which
      produce luminescence.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thermoluminescence \Ther`mo*lu`mi*nes"cence\, n. (Physics)
      Luminescence exhibited by a substance on being moderately
      heated. It is shown esp. by certain substances that have been
      exposed to the action of light or to the cathode rays. --
      {-lu`mi*nes"cent}, a.
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