Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultraluminous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ul-tra-lu-mi-nous
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very luminous

adj

Very luminous

adj

Having a luminosity near below, at, or, exceeding Eddington luminosity, exceeding the Eddington limit

Etymology

From ultra- + luminous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ultra-luminous (alternative)

Derived Forms

ULIRG ULX ULXB

Frequently Paired Words

hyperluminous luminous subluminous superluminous Eddington limit Eddington luminosity super-Eddington

Questions

What does ultraluminous mean?
Very luminous
Where does ultraluminous come from?
From ultra- + luminous.

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