luminesce
luminesce · luminesces · luminesced · luminescing
To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies,…To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent.
US/ˌlumɪˈnɛs/
Meaning
1 sensesTo give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent.
Phosphorus will only begin to luminesce at a certain small pressure of oxygen.
be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence
Origin
Back-formation from luminescent.Back-formation from luminescent.
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Forms
luminesces, luminescing, luminesced, luminesced| Base form | luminesce · to luminesce |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | luminesces |
| Present participle | luminescing |
| Past simple | luminesced |
| Past participle | luminesced |
regular · Lesson
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle