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Luminant vs Luminiferous - What's the difference?

luminant | luminiferous |

As adjectives the difference between luminant and luminiferous

is that luminant is that illuminates; luminous while luminiferous is producing, or transmitting light; luminous.

luminant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That illuminates; luminous
    • ----

    luminiferous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Producing, or transmitting light; luminous.
  • * The luminiferous Ether

    • Derived terms

    *luminiferous aether

    References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989