luminescent

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   emitting light not caused by heat

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Questions about luminescent

What does luminescent mean?

luminescent means "emitting light not caused by heat".

How many syllables are in luminescent?

luminescent has 4 syllables: lu-mi-nes-cent. The stress falls on "nes". In IPA it is /ˌluməˈnɛsənt/.

Is luminescent a common word?

luminescent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with luminescent?

1 word rhymes with luminescent. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.