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Luminiferous meaning

Producing or transmitting light; luminous.

Using Luminiferous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Producing or transmitting light; luminous.
  • In the example corpus, luminiferous often appears in combinations such as: luminiferous aether, the luminiferous, of luminiferous.

Context around Luminiferous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

aether 4× medium 1×

Sentence patterns with Luminiferous

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the luminiferous aether and 1× called the luminiferous aether in 1× of a luminiferous aether through 1× of the luminiferous medium were 1× plenum of luminiferous aether rather 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he wrote another 1× instead lorentz made 1× it was thought 1× one way to 1× the assumption of 1×

Common sentence endings:

a microscopic scale 1× electromagnetic field existed 1× the light propagates 1× theories of light 1× were less explicit 1×

Words around Luminiferous

Just before it in the word index:

luminex 8 luminescent 14 luminescence 25 lumineers 6 lumine 5 luminate 9

Just after it in the word index:

luminol 3 luminor 3 luminosa 2 luminosities 13 luminosity 125 luminoso 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Luminiferous

  • In this selection, "luminiferous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, aether and medium stand out and add context to how "luminiferous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the luminiferous aether and and called the luminiferous aether in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "luminiferous" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with luminiferous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Instead, Lorentz made a distinction between matter and the luminiferous aether and sought to apply the Maxwell equations at a microscopic scale. (22 words)

It was thought at the time that empty space was filled with a background medium called the luminiferous aether in which the electromagnetic field existed. (25 words)

One way to reconcile the two theories (electromagnetism and classical mechanics) is to assume the existence of a luminiferous aether through which the light propagates. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

He wrote another famous paper in 1864 under the title of A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field in which the details of the luminiferous medium were less explicit. (29 words)

The assumption of a spatial plenum of luminiferous aether, rather than a spatial vacuum, provided the theoretical medium that was required by wave theories of light. (26 words)

It was thought at the time that empty space was filled with a background medium called the luminiferous aether in which the electromagnetic field existed. (25 words)

Example sentences (5)

He wrote another famous paper in 1864 under the title of A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field in which the details of the luminiferous medium were less explicit.

Instead, Lorentz made a distinction between matter and the luminiferous aether and sought to apply the Maxwell equations at a microscopic scale.

It was thought at the time that empty space was filled with a background medium called the luminiferous aether in which the electromagnetic field existed.

One way to reconcile the two theories (electromagnetism and classical mechanics) is to assume the existence of a luminiferous aether through which the light propagates.

The assumption of a spatial plenum of luminiferous aether, rather than a spatial vacuum, provided the theoretical medium that was required by wave theories of light.

Common combinations with luminiferous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "luminiferous" in a sentence?
An example: "He wrote another famous paper in 1864 under the title of A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field in which the details of the luminiferous medium were less explicit." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "luminiferous" from authentic English texts.
What does "luminiferous" mean?
Luminiferous means: Producing or transmitting light; luminous.
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