Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superluminous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-lu-mi-nous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of high luminosity

adj

Of high luminosity

Etymology

From super- + luminous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

super-luminous (alternative)

Phrases

superluminous spiral galaxy super-Eddington

Frequently Paired Words

hyperluminous luminous subluminous ultraluminous super-Eddington superlumic superluminal

Questions

What does superluminous mean?
Of high luminosity
Where does superluminous come from?
From super- + luminous.

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