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单词 luminosity
释义
luminouslu‧mi‧nous /ˈluːmɪnəs/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINluminous
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin luminosus, from lumen ‘light’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • luminous road signs
  • luminous socks
  • He couldn't tell what time it was since his watch didn't have a luminous dial.
  • It's a good idea to paint your bike with luminous paint so that you are more visible to motorists.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But why should the choice involve a showy crown or a pair of luminous buttocks?
  • Her eyes were dark and luminous and her faintly olive skin normally carried a dusting of colour, high on her cheekbones.
  • Her eyes were huge, almost luminous in the shadowy light.
  • Tau Ceti is rather smaller, dimmer and less luminous than the Sun.
  • The mountains, luminous and romantic, lay all across the western horizon.
  • The sky was aflame with the aurora borealis, the eerily luminous northern lights.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwhen something shines in the dark
something that is luminous shines in the dark, especially because it is made from or painted with a substance that shines: · It's a good idea to paint your bike with luminous paint so that you are more visible to motorists.· He couldn't tell what time it was since his watch didn't have a luminous dial.
made from a very brightly coloured material which throws back light from its surface very strongly, and can easily be seen: · If you plan to jog along roadsides, it's a good idea to wear at least one article of fluorescent clothing.· I'm sorry, but fluorescent green socks are just not suitable for a job interview.
something that glows in the dark gives off a continuous soft light and can be easily seen when it is dark, especially because it is covered in special paint: · One of the children was playing with a yo-yo which glowed in the dark.· Outside the cathedral, vendors were selling small statues of the Virgin which glowed in the dark.
trademark having a very bright orange, green, yellow, or pink color: · Dickie was dressed in a Day-Glo orange vest, jeans and running shoes.· Outside the club, a woman was handing out day-glo green fliers.
WORD SETS
amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· The companion is a B-type star, 400 times as luminous as the Sun.· Lambda is a red K-type star over 5000 times as luminous as the Sun; binoculars show the colour well.· It is bluish-white, and 780 times as luminous as the Sun; its distance is 85 light-years.· Spica, over 2000 times as luminous as the Sun, is bluish-white.· Al Nath is a bluish-white star, almost 500 times as luminous as the Sun.· Both Alpha and Beta are very distant, and are well over 5000 times as luminous as the Sun.· Mirphak is an F5-type giant, 620 light-years away and 6000 times as luminous as the Sun.· It is 42 light-years away, and over 150 times as luminous as the Sun.
1shining in the dark:  luminous paint Her large dark eyes were almost luminous.2very brightly coloured, especially in green, pink, or yellow SYN  Day-Glo:  luminous green socksluminously adverbluminosity /ˌluːməˈnɒsəti $ -ˈnɑː-/ noun [uncountable] technical:  the sun’s luminosity
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