LUMINESCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does luminesce mean? 

• LUMINESCE (verb)
  The verb LUMINESCE has 1 sense:

1. be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence

  Familiarity information: LUMINESCE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUMINESCE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they luminesce    ... he / she / it luminesces   
Past simple: luminesced   
Past participle: luminesced   
-ing form: luminescing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Hypernyms (to "luminesce" is one way to...):

reflect; shine (be bright by reflecting or casting light)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

luminescence (light from nonthermal sources)

luminescence (light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures)

luminescent (emitting light not caused by heat)