luminiferous

English

Etymology

From Latin lumen, lumin- (“light”, noun) +‎ -ferous [from ferre (“to bear, carry”, verb) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives)].

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

luminiferous (comparative more luminiferous, superlative most luminiferous)

1. Producing or transmitting light; luminous.

Derived terms

• luminiferous aether

Translations

Translations

Italian: luminifero Russian: светоно́сный (ru) (svetonósnyj)

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “luminiferous”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.