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luminal

/lˈumənəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
lu-mi-nal
IPA
/lˈumənəl/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of or pertaining to the lumen

adj

of or pertaining to the nature of light

adj

light-speed; having the speed of light (usually in the void)

noun

The drug phenobarbital.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin lumina (“lights”) + English -al.

Usage

Derived Forms

transluminal interluminal subluminal superluminal abluminal adluminal centriluminal endoluminal extraluminal infraluminal intraluminal juxtaluminal

Frequently Paired Words

lumic luminous

Synonyms

lumic sodium thiopental phenobarbital phenobarbitone purple heart

Antonyms

basalolateral

Questions

How do you pronounce luminal?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈumənəl/.
What does luminal mean?
of or pertaining to the lumen
Where does luminal come from?
From Latin lumina (“lights”) + English -al.

How to pronounce luminal

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