Luminescent

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Luminescent \Lu`mi*nes"cent\, a. [L. luminare to illuminate +
     -escent.] (Physics)
     Shining with a light due to any of the various causes which
     produce luminescence.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  luminescent
       adj : emitting light not caused by heat