different between iridescent vs luminescent

English

Etymology

Coined around 1800, from Latin iris (“rainbow”) + -escent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.???d?s.?nt/
• Rhymes: -?s?nt

Adjective

iridescent (comparative more iridescent, superlative most iridescent)

1. (not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
2. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

Derived terms

See also

• luminescent
• fluorescent

Translations

Anagrams

• cretinised, indiscreet, indiscrete

French

Adjective

iridescent (feminine singular iridescente, masculine plural iridescents, feminine plural iridescentes)

1. iridescent

Further reading

• “iridescent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• indirectes, indiscrète

English

Etymology

From stem of Latin lumen (“light”) +? -escent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu?m??n?s(?)nt/
• Hyphenation: lumin?es?cent
• Rhymes: -?s?nt

Adjective

luminescent (comparative more luminescent, superlative most luminescent)

1. Emitting light by luminescence.

Derived terms

Related terms

• luminesce
• luminescence
• phosphorescent

See also

• fluorescent
• iridescent

Translations

Catalan

Adjective

luminescent (masculine and feminine plural luminescents)

1. luminescent

Derived terms

• bioluminescent

Related terms

• luminescència

Further reading

• “luminescent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “luminescent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “luminescent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “luminescent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Adjective

luminescent (feminine singular luminescente, masculine plural luminescents, feminine plural luminescentes)

1. luminescent

Derived terms

• bioluminescent

Related terms

• luminescence

Further reading

• “luminescent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French luminescent

Adjective

luminescent m or n (feminine singular luminescent?, masculine plural luminescen?i, feminine and neuter plural luminescente)

1. luminescent

Declension