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PRONUNCIATION OF LUCIFEROUS

luciferous  [luːˈsɪfərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUCIFEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Luciferous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LUCIFEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of luciferous in the English dictionary

The definition of luciferous in the dictionary is bringing or giving light.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LUCIFEROUS


auriferous
ɔːˈrɪfərəs
bacciferous
bækˈsɪfərəs
calciferous
kælˈsɪfərəs
cocciferous
kɒkˈsɪfərəs
coniferous
kəˈnɪfərəs
cruciferous
kruːˈsɪfərəs
dorsiferous
dɔːˈsɪfərəs
furciferous
fɜːˈsɪfərəs
gypsiferous
dʒɪpˈsɪfərəs
laticiferous
ˌlætɪˈsɪfərəs
metalliferous
ˌmɛtəˈlɪfərəs
muciferous
mjuːˈsɪfərəs
nuciferous
njuːˈsɪfərəs
odoriferous
ˌəʊdəˈrɪfərəs
ossiferous
ɒˈsɪfərəs
quartziferous
kwɔːtˈsɪfərəs
seminiferous
ˌsɛmɪˈnɪfərəs
siliciferous
ˌsɪlɪˈsɪfərəs
splendiferous
splɛnˈdɪfərəs
vociferous
vəʊˈsɪfərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUCIFEROUS

lucid
lucid dream
lucid dreamer
lucidity
lucidly
lucidness
lucifer
luciferase
luciferin
lucifugous
lucigen
Lucilius
Lucina
lucite
luck
luck out
lucken
luckenbooth
luckengowan

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUCIFEROUS

adulterous
boisterous
cadaverous
cancerous
dangerous
generous
humorous
lecherous
murderous
noncancerous
numerous
obstreperous
onerous
preposterous
prosperous
serous
slanderous
sorcerous
thunderous
treacherous
tuberous

Synonyms and antonyms of luciferous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «luciferous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUCIFEROUS

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The translations of luciferous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «luciferous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

光明的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

luciferous
570 millions of speakers

English

luciferous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

luciferous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

luciferous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

светоносно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luciferous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

luciferous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

luciferous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Luciferous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

luciferous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

luciferous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

luciferous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Luciferous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

luciferous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளி கொடுக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ल्यूसफेरस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

luciferous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

luciferous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

luciferous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

світлоносні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

luciferous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

luciferous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

luciferous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luciferous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

luciferous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of luciferous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUCIFEROUS»

The term «luciferous» is normally little used and occupies the 150.479 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUCIFEROUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about luciferous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUCIFEROUS»

Discover the use of luciferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to luciferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Diffident Naturalist: Robert Boyle and the Philosophy of ...
As Boyle described it, "Man's power over the creatures consists in his knowledge of them, whatever does increase his knowledge, does proportionately increase his power." Luciferous experiments "whose more obvious use is to detect to us ...
Rose-Mary Sargent, 1995
2
Winter Solstice
Having been arrested and brought before the King the next day, St. Patrick stood calm in faith and purpose as a druid priest, a servant of Luciferous, railed against him for the druid was esteemed by the King to be almost like a God himself for ...
David Caldarola, 2011
3
Assembly of the Weapons: none
Odette grasped her katana and ran at the Luciferous; she dug her sword in the rock sheet and broke it away, baring the void for all to see. The Luciferous waved its arm and smacked her into the wall behind it. It floated forwards and glared at ...
W. G. Stanley, 2012
4
Winter Solstice: Volume 1 of the Alaric Trilogy
Having been arrested and brought before the King the next day, St. Patrick stood calm in faith and purpose as a druid priest, a servant of Luciferous, railed against him for the druid was esteemed by the King to be almost like a God himself for ...
David Caldarola, 2011
5
The Works ... to which is Prefixed the Life of the Author. A ...
For though that famous distinction, introduced by the lord Verulam, whereby experiments are sorted into luciferous and fructiserous, may be (if rightly understood) of commendable use; yet it would much mislead those, that should so ...
Robert I Boyle, 1772
6
The Imperial Magazine
Hence then, this ether, as being indispensable to the operation of every luciferous impulse, and being, in fact, the substratum or subject-matter of light, as air is of sound in general, must necessarily have had a precedent and independent ...
‎1831
7
Report of the Annual Meeting
An illumination on so vast a scale could be kept up only by the inexhaustible magazine of aether disseminated through space, and ever ready to manifest its luciferous propertios on large spheres, whose attraction renders it sufficiently dense ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting, 1858
8
The Reasoner
The true source of the latent element of light is not in the solar orb, but in space, diffused through it The sun is an agent for the bringing forth into vivid existence its due portion of the illuminating or luciferous element. its unequal diffusion ...
George Jacob Holyoake, 1852
9
Popular physical astronomy: or, An exposition of remarkable ...
But the facts which have been adduced in support of the two rival theories, may be all satisfactorily explained by supposing that the earth's rotation causes the luciferous fluid of space to flow in around the poles, while it escapes at the ...
Daniel Vaughan, 1858
10
The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts ...
But around the sun a much stronger attractive force gives this ethereal fluid the compression necessary for a constant chemical action, and a steady development of light; while the realms of space furnish inexhaustible supplies of the luciferous ...
‎1858

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUCIFEROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term luciferous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
E3 Bingo: 2015 Edition
[+] View Conversation (0). Avatar. by Luciferous Sunday, June, 14, 2015 at 09:22. I reckon were guaranteed a full house this year. Edit Delete. «Game Informer, Jun 15»
2
SAD: Girl Tells How Her Father Had Sex With Her With Condom To …
What a "Luciferous world". Like · Reply · Jun 11, 2015 6:19am. Ogechi Olumba ·. Works at National Population Commission of Nigeria. Incest! «NAIJ.COM, Jun 15»
3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
by Luciferous Monday, June 01, 2015 at 08:05 AM. I just hope SE can be more honest with the fanbase, give us a definite yay or nay on Sony ... «Game Informer, Jun 15»
4
Zardari announces uplift package as PPP stages show of strength in …
Reply. Yawwnnnnnnnnnnnnn!Recommend. Silas. Apr 27, 2015 - 12:12AM. Reply. God-Emperor Asif Hiro-hito ZardariRecommend. Luciferous. «The Express Tribune, Apr 15»
5
Brothers in arms: 'The enemy wants to denigrate the ummah by …
Luciferous. Apr 27, 2015 - 12:34AM. Reply. Please anyone tell me in Almighty's name; what makes this man so holy? Leading prayers in Kaaba ... «The Express Tribune, Apr 15»
6
Severing ties: MQM chief disowns Governor Sindh Ishratul Ebad
Luciferous. Apr 23, 2015 - 6:16AM. Reply. Very entertaining; almost like his compatriot Monty Python troupe but his rate is much higher for his ... «The Express Tribune, Apr 15»
7
'Pakistan needs short-range "tactical" nuclear weapons to deter India'
Luciferous. Mar 25, 2015 - 10:02AM. Reply. Pakistan and India need “tactics” to fight hunger, poverty, illiteracy, ignorance, unemployment; not ... «The Express Tribune, Mar 15»
8
Saulat Mirza's execution should not be postponed: Khursheed Shah
Mar 22, 2015 - 2:31PM. Reply. Shouldn't Mumtaz Qadri be punished as decided by the court ? Recommend. Luciferous. Mar 23, 2015 - 1:16AM. «The Express Tribune, Mar 15»
9
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF GENERAL BUHARI
But to others, he was a Luciferous character who must have escaped from the pit of hell to haunt God's creatures on planet earth. I will not ... «THISDAY Live, Feb 15»
10
Balancing Survival Vs. Action In Rise Of The Tomb Raider
by Luciferous Wednesday, February, 25, 2015 at 06:03. There is a part of me that misses the whole 'medipack' thing, it would have been cool if ... «Game Informer, Feb 15»

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