different between terms vs lumination

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Etymology

From luminate +? -ion, or a Latin *l?min?ti?, *l?min?ti?nem (“illumination”), from l?min?r, l?min?re (from l?min? (“to brighten, to illuminate; to reveal (throw light on)”), from l?men (“light”) (probably from l?x (“light”) + -men (“suffix forming neuter nouns of the third declension”)), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-s-men (“light”) (from Proto-Italic *louks, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; light; white”) + *-mn? (“suffix indicating a noun”))) + Latin -ti?, -ti?nem (“-tion, suffix forming a noun relating to some action or the result of an action”) (from Proto-Italic *-ti?, from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (“suffix forming nouns from verbs”)), equivalent to luminate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /l(j)u?m??ne???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /lum??ne???n/
• Hyphenation: lu?mi?na?tion

Noun

lumination (countable and uncountable, plural luminations)

1. (rare) Illumination; specifically, artificial illumination.

Synonyms

• brightening
• lighting
• illumination

Antonyms

• darkening
• shadowing

Derived terms

• translumination

Related terms

• illuminate
• illuminatingly
• illumine
• luminate (obsolete)
• lumine (obsolete)

Translations

Anagrams

• Toulminian