luminar

English

Adjective

luminar (not comparable)

1. Relating to light
   • 1848, John Bernhard Stallo, General Principles of the Philosophy of Nature:

     Those who are familiar with the laws of interference, of the polarization of light, &c, know, that, according to the wave theory, the luminar vibrations are not longitudinal, like the vibrations of sound […]

2. Relating to lumens

Derived terms

• intraluminar
• triluminar

Anagrams

• ruminal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French luminaire.

Noun

luminar n (plural luminare)

1. lamp

Declension

Declension of luminar

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) luminar	luminarul	(niște) luminare	luminarele
genitive/dative	(unui) luminar	luminarului	(unor) luminare	luminarelor
vocative	luminarule		luminarelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lumiˈnaɾ/ [lu.miˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: lu‧mi‧nar

Noun

luminar m (plural luminares)

1. shining star

Further reading

• “luminar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014