electroluminescent

adjective

elec·​tro·​lu·​mi·​nes·​cent i-ˌlek-trō-ˌlü-mə-ˈne-sᵊnt 

: of or relating to luminescence resulting from a high-frequency discharge through a gas or from application of a current to a layer of phosphor

electroluminescence

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌlü-mə-ˈne-sᵊn(t)s 

noun

Examples of electroluminescent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a paper published on 3 January in Science Advances, researchers from Purdue University, in Indiana, have created a new prototype of electroluminescent thread that can glow blue, green, and yellow while maintaining its shape, even under the rigors of machine embroidery. —IEEE Spectrum, 18 Jan. 2024

The show car wears 40 layers of paint and includes 22 electroluminescent regions that certainly lend it a dramatic look. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2023

Lightwire Theater, a semifinalist on America’s Got Talent and winner of Fake Off, combines adult dancers in costumes and puppets — all covered in electroluminescent wire — to tell stories through movement and music. —Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2020

OLEDs have become popular since their emit light through flexible sheets of organic electroluminescent material, which also allows them to use less power for the beautiful display. —Nena Farrell, Sunset Magazine, 10 Jan. 2020

Lined with electroluminescent wire, the story plays out on stage through a cutting-edge blend of puppetry, technology and dance. —Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2019

Bright-orange electroluminescent paint strips on the sides of the ESF concept are its ultimate post-crash communication fallback, should either the adorable robot triangle or the rooftop triangle be out of commission and car-to-X links severed. —Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver, 21 May 2019

With the help of costumes of electroluminescent wires and LEDs, iLuminate — created in 2009 by Miral Koth, a software engineer and dancer — takes ballet into a dazzling new realm of light and movement. —Patrick Neas, kansascity, 7 Oct. 2017

Take one Venetian window blind and a stack of electroluminescent sheets. —Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2007

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for electroluminescent

• acquiescent
• adolescent
• arborescent
• coalescent
• convalescent
• deliquescent
• effervescent
• evanescent
• incandescent
• iridescent
• luminescent
• obsolescent