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Webster 1913 Edition

Luminiferous

Luˊmi-nif′er-ous

,

Adj.

[L.

lumen

light +

-ferous

.]

Producing light; yielding light; transmitting light;

as, the

luminiferous

ether

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Luminiferous

LUMINIF'EROUS

,

Adj.

[L. lumen, light, and fero, to produce.]

Producing light.