| 释义 |
luminize, v.|ˈl(j)uːmɪnaɪz|
[f. L. lūmin-, lūmen light + -ize.]
trans. To make luminous; to apply a luminous substance to.
1958Oxford Mail 9 July 1 Home radiation hazard in luminizing clocks. 1959Times 30 Apr. 6/5 A Swiss firm was using strontium to luminize their watches. 1967Health Physics XIII. 613/2 Where large numbers of the same type of dial are to be luminised, the paint is often applied by machine.
Hence ˈluminized ppl. a., ˈluminizing vbl. n.; ˈluminizer, one who luminizes objects.
1958Times 20 June 11/7 Luminizing belongs to the daunting group of hazards associated with radiation. 1958Ann. Rep. Chief Inspector of Factories on Industr. Health 1957 36 in Parl. Papers 1958–9 (Cmnd. 558) XIII. 183 The case of a female luminiser, aged 42, is of special interest. 1959New Scientist 19 Nov. 980/2 The clock industry has its own luminizing regulations. 1967Health Physics XIII. 613/1 It was possible to make body radio⁓activity measurements on almost all the personnel employed on luminising in these workshops. Ibid. 613/2 Radium luminous compound is usually obtained by the luminiser in the form of a powder. Ibid. 614/1 In some cases the rest periods are spent on work with luminised articles. |