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Aluminous :: Aluminous (a.) Pertaining to or containing alum, or alumina; as, aluminous minerals, aluminous solution..

Dim :: Dim (superl.) Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.

Voluminous :: Voluminous (a.) Of great volume, or bulk; large..

Illuminous :: Illuminous (a.) Bright; clear.

Fireball :: Fireball (n.) A luminous meteor, resembling a ball of fire passing rapidly through the air, and sometimes exploding..

Illustrate :: Illustrate (v. t.) To make clear, bright, or luminous..

Incandescence :: Incandescence (n.) A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat..

Corona :: Corona (n.) A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as the sun or moon..

Self-luminous :: Self-luminous (a.) Possessing in itself the property of emitting light.

Anthracite :: Anthracite (n.) A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal..

Scioptics :: Scioptics (n.) The art or process of exhibiting luminous images, especially those of external objects, in a darkened room, by arrangements of lenses or mirrors..

Firefly :: Firefly (n.) Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae..

Fluminous :: Fluminous (a.) Pertaining to rivers; abounding in streama.

Voluminous :: Voluminous (a.) Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions..

Photopsia :: Photopsia (n.) An affection of the eye, in which the patient perceives luminous rays, flashes, coruscations, etc. See phosphene..

Corona :: Corona (n.) A peculiar phase of the aurora borealis, formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle..

Shadowy :: Shadowy (a.) Not brightly luminous; faintly light.

Illustrious :: Illustrious (a.) Possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid.

Fire Beetle :: Fire beetle () A very brilliantly luminous beetle (Pyrophorus noctilucus), one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; -- called also cucujo. The name is also applied to other species. See Firefly..

Meteor :: Meteor (n.) Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region..

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