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  [loo-muh-nair] /ˌlu məˈnɛər/ Trademark. 1. a lighting unit consisting of one or more electric lamps with all of the necessary parts and wiring. noun an electrical light and its components; an electrical lighting fixture Word Origin French ‘lighting’ n. electric light, 1921, from French luminaire, from Old French luminarie (see luminary).

• Luminal

  [loo-muh-nl] /ˈlu mə nl/ Pharmacology, Trademark. 1. a brand of . n. trade name of phenobarbitone, used as a sedative and hypnotic, coined 1912 in German from Latin lumen “light,” related to lucere “to shine” (see light (n.)), + -al (3), “the root here being used, very irregularly, as an equivalent of pheno- [Flood]. adj. […]

• Luminance

  [loo-muh-nuh ns] /ˈlu mə nəns/ noun 1. the state or quality of being . 2. Also called luminosity. the quality or condition of radiating or reflecting light: the blinding luminance of the sun. 3. Optics. the quantitative measure of brightness of a light source or an illuminated surface, equal to per unit solid angle emitted […]

• Luminaries

  [loo-muh-ner-ee] /ˈlu məˌnɛr i/ noun, plural luminaries. 1. a celestial body, as the sun or moon. 2. a body, object, etc., that gives light. 3. a person who has attained eminence in his or her field or is an inspiration to others: one of the luminaries in the field of medical science. adjective 4. of, […]

• Luminary

  [loo-muh-ner-ee] /ˈlu məˌnɛr i/ noun, plural luminaries. 1. a celestial body, as the sun or moon. 2. a body, object, etc., that gives light. 3. a person who has attained eminence in his or her field or is an inspiration to others: one of the luminaries in the field of medical science. adjective 4. of, […]

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