as in glow
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
we could see inside the cave even without a flashlight because of the luminescence coming from some of the fungus on the walls
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The spotlight may shine on the actors, but the entire project wouldn’t exist without the luminescence your scripts provide.
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Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2024
The top of my head seemed shadowed, hiding from its own luminescence.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2024
Second only to Lynskey in luminescence in this movie is Wood, whose Tony named his dog Kevin and specializes in nunchucks and ninja stars.
—EW.com, 18 Jan. 2024
The primary technique that helped the team hone in on a date range was luminescence dating.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
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Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2024
The top of my head seemed shadowed, hiding from its own luminescence.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2024
Second only to Lynskey in luminescence in this movie is Wood, whose Tony named his dog Kevin and specializes in nunchucks and ninja stars.
—EW.com, 18 Jan. 2024
The primary technique that helped the team hone in on a date range was luminescence dating.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Luminescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminescence. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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