lumination

/l(j)uːmɪˈneɪʃən/

lumination · noun — illumination; specifically, artificial illumination.

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lumination is pronounced /l(j)uːmɪˈneɪʃən/.

Etymology

From luminate + -ion, or a Latin *lūminātiōnem (“illumination”), from lūminō (“to brighten, to illuminate; to reveal (throw light on)”), from lūmen (“light”) (probably from lūx (“light”) + -men (suffix forming neuter nouns of the third declension)), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-s-men (“light”) (from Proto-Italic *louks, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; light; white”) + *-mn̥ (suffix indicating a noun))) + Latin -tiōnem (“-tion”, suffix forming a noun relating to some action or the result of an action) (from Proto-Italic *-tiō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming nouns from verbs)).

noun

Illumination; specifically, artificial illumination.

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Words closest in meaning

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illumining 73% match — illumination vs lumination →
photoillumination 72% match — illumination by light, typically as part of a manufacturing process vs lumination →
illuminant 72% match — Something that illuminates. vs lumination →
nonillumination 71% match — Absence of illumination. vs lumination →
illuminating 70% match — Providing illumination or light. vs lumination →
luminate 68% match — To illuminate. vs lumination →
lighting 67% match — The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided. vs lumination →
preillumination 66% match — Illumination prior to some other process. vs lumination →