Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subluminous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sub-lu-mi-nous
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of lower luminosity

adj

Describing a star that is fainter than main-sequence stars of the same colour

Etymology

From sub- + luminous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more subluminous (comparative) most subluminous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

hyperluminous luminous superluminous ultraluminous

Questions

What does subluminous mean?
Of lower luminosity
Where does subluminous come from?
From sub- + luminous.

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