luminiferous

[ loo-muh-nif-er-uhs ]

/ ˌlu məˈnɪf ər əs /

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adjective

producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.

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Origin of luminiferous

1795–1805; <Latin lūmin- (see lumen) + -i- + -ferous

OTHER WORDS FROM luminiferous

un·lu·mi·nif·er·ous, adjective

Words nearby luminiferous

luminary, lumine, luminesce, luminescence, luminescent, luminiferous, luminism, luminophore, luminosity, luminosity class, luminous

How to use luminiferous in a sentence

But if the luminiferous ether is not matter, and fluid matter too, what is the meaning of its undulations?
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
This represents a particle of the luminiferous ether, moving at the greatest speed when it is at the middle position.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 467, December 13, 1884|Various
One thing we are sure of, and that is the reality and substantiality of the luminiferous ether.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 467, December 13, 1884|Various
Comets make a disturbance in the air, and perhaps the luminiferous ether is split up by the motion of a comet through it.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 467, December 13, 1884|Various

Circular polarized light consists of undulations of luminiferous ether having a circular motion.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 467, December 13, 1884|Various