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luminiferous, a.|l(j)uːmɪˈnɪfərəs| [Formed as prec. + -iferous.] Producing or transmitting light esp. in luminiferous ether (see ether 5).
1801Young in Phil. Trans. XCII. 22 The actual velocity of the particles of the luminiferous ether. 1842Parnell Chem. Anal. (1845) 270 The principal luminiferous constituents of coal-gas are [etc.]. 1863Tyndall Heat xi. 293 The luminiferous ether fills stellar space. 1866J. Martineau Ess. I. 137 The luminiferous, the calorific, and the chemical rays. 1878Bell tr. Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat. 394 The paired luminiferous organ of these animals. |