luminizev.
/ˈl(j)uːmɪnʌɪz/ transitive. To make luminous; to apply a luminous substance to.
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luminize1958
1958 Oxf. Mail 9 July 1 Home radiation hazard in luminizing clocks.
1959 Times 30 Apr. 6/5 A Swiss firm was using strontium to luminize their watches.
1967 Health Physics XIII. 613/2 Where large numbers of the same type of dial are to be luminised, the paint is often applied by machine.
Derivatives
ˈluminized adj.
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luminized1967
1967 Health Physics XIII. 614/1 In some cases the rest periods are spent on work with luminised articles.
ˈluminizing n.
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luminizing1958
1958 Times 20 June 11/7 Luminizing belongs to the daunting group of hazards associated with radiation.
1959 New Scientist 19 Nov. 980/2 The clock industry has its own luminizing regulations.
1967 Health Physics XIII. 613/1 It was possible to make body radio~activity measurements on almost all the personnel employed on luminising in these workshops.
ˈluminizer n. one who luminizes objects.
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the world > matter > physics > atomic nucleus > radioactivity > spontaneous emission of light > [noun] > action of making luminous > one who luminizes
luminizer1958
1958 Ann. 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.
1967 Health Physics XIII. 613/2 Radium luminous compound is usually obtained by the luminiser in the form of a powder.
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