a. 发光的, 明亮的

[医] 发光的

[ adj ]
softly bright or radiant
<adj.all>
a house aglow with lightsglowing embers
lambent tongues of flame
the lucent moon
a sky luminous with stars

Luminous \Lu"mi*nous\, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F.
lumineux. See {Luminary}, {Illuminate}.]
1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright;
as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.

Fire burneth wood, making it . . . luminous.
--Bacon.

The mountains lift . . . their lofty and luminous
heads. --Longfellow.

2. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made
the room luminous.

Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the
darkness. --Longfellow.

3. Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a
luminous mind. `` Luminous eloquence.'' --Macaulay. `` A
luminous statement.'' --Brougham.

{Luminous paint}, a paint made up with some phosphorescent
substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to
a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time.

Syn: Lucid; clear; shining; perspicuous.
※ -- {Lu"mi*nous*ly}, adv. --
{Lu"mi*nous*ness}, n.