luminous
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At its center is an active galactic nucleus, or AGN, where a supermassive black hole is actively consuming material and generating a luminous accretion disk.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
This is one of Hockney’s most iconic paintings — a large-scale image of a luminous blue swimming pool marked by a diver’s splash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
There was no luminous dial or companionable tick, just four numbers—12, 3, 6 and 9—with slashes for the other hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
There are K-Pop Demon Hunters-themed skincare packs for a "glow-boosting routine" for "skin that looks luminous".
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Only these trees are not green but bright and white, luminous in the darkness surrounding them.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing luminous
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