'Illuminant' definitions:
Definition of 'illuminant'
From: WordNet
noun
Something that can serve as a source of light
Definition of 'Illuminant'
From: GCIDE
- Illuminant \Il*lu"mi*nant\, n. [L. illuminans, -antis, p. pr. of illuminare.] That which illuminates or affords light; as, gas and petroleum are illuminants. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'illuminant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aglow,
- beaming,
- beamy,
- benzine,
- blushing,
- bright and sunny,
- burning,
- candescent,
- candle,
- coal oil,
- electric light bulb,
- electricity,
- fire,
- flame,
- flushing,
- gas,
- gasoline,
- gleaming,
- gleamy,
- glim,
- glinting,
- glowing,
- illuminating,
- illuminating gas,
- illuminative,
- illuminator,
- illumining,
- incandescent,
- incandescent body,
- irradiative,
- kerosene,
- lamp,
- lamping,
- lantern,
- light,
- light as day,
- light bulb,
- light source,
- luciferous,
- lucific,
- luciform,
- luminant,
- luminary,
- luminative,
- luminiferous,
- luminificent,
- luminous,
- lustrous,
- match,
- moon,
- oil,
- orient,
- paraffin,
- petrol,
- petroleum,
- radiant,
- rutilant,
- rutilous,
- shining,
- shiny,
- source of light,
- starbright,
- starlike,
- starry,
- stars,
- streaming,
- suffused,
- sun,
- sunny,
- sunshiny,
- taper,
- torch
Words containing 'Illuminant'
- Illuminable,
- Illuminate,
- Illuminated,
- Illuminating,
- Illumination,
- Illuminative,
- Illuminator,
- Illumine,
- Illuminer,
- Illuminism,
- Illuminize,
- Illuminized,
- Illuminizing,
- Illuminous,
- illuminance,
- Illuminating gas,
- Unit of illumination,
- illumination unit,
- source of illumination,
- ultraviolet illumination,
- dark field illumination,
- dark ground illumination