ILLUMINANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does illuminant mean? 

• ILLUMINANT (noun)
  The noun ILLUMINANT has 1 sense:

1. something that can serve as a source of light

  Familiarity information: ILLUMINANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ILLUMINANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something that can serve as a source of light

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("illuminant" is a kind of...):

fuel (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy)

Derivation:

illuminate (make lighter or brighter)