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Definition of Illuminant
1. Noun. Something that can serve as a source of light.
Definition of Illuminant
1. n. That which illuminates or affords light; as, gas and petroleum are illuminants.
Definition of Illuminant
1. Noun. Something that illuminates. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Illuminant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Illuminant
Literary usage of Illuminant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The School World (1905)
"It has been mentioned that one of its parts is the illuminant. In buying a lantern
the decision as to what illuminant shall be employed will probably ..."
2. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly by William Jay Youmans (1896)
"ACETYLENE, THE NEW illuminant. BT VJ YOUMANS. THE advent of the electric light,
the Siemens-Lungren regenerative burner, and the Welsbach incandescent ..."
3. Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping by Herbert B. Mason (1908)
"... burner, 6 wick ; illuminant, oil. Cape Finisterre, Battle of. In 1747 Vice-Admiral
Anson intercepted off Cape Finisterre a powerful French fleet bound ..."
4. Convention by National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, University of Georgia Dept. of Food Science (1896)
"Mr. Ferguson read the following paper : THE COMMERCIAL VALUE OF ACETYLENE GAS AS
AN illuminant Mr. President and Gentlemen of the National Electric Light ..."
5. Coal-tar and Ammonia by Georg Lunge (1916)
"It extends in two directions, viz., in the employment of benzols, especially
those boiling at higher temperatures, as a direct illuminant, and in that of ..."
6. Color and Its Applications by Matthew Luckiesh (1921)
"... difference in sensibility of various parts of the retina, the spectral character
and intensity of the illuminant, the surface character of the fabric, ..."
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