Literary notes about luminescent (AI summary)
In literature, "luminescent" is often employed to evoke both the magical and the scientific, imbuing descriptions with a quality of inner, sometimes ethereal glow. It can characterize natural phenomena, as when organisms or plant life are depicted glowing in the darkness, enhancing a sense of mystery and wonder [1, 2]. In more poetic or mystical contexts, the term transforms ordinary settings into dreamlike realms, where celestial seas or enchanted garments appear to radiate with otherworldly light [3, 4]. At times, it is also used in precise, technical descriptions that heighten the sensory details of a scene, rendering scientific observations as luminous moments of discovery [5, 6].
- Either the mycelium alone or the fruiting body alone, or both, may be luminescent.
— from The Nature of Animal Light by E. Newton (Edmund Newton) Harvey - Apart from the fitful gleams of luminescent animals, there is utter darkness in the deep waters.
— from The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)A Plain Story Simply Told by J. Arthur (John Arthur) Thomson - I pursued you over the luminescent astral sea where the glorious angels sail.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - She was slight and dark and around her shoulders the luminescent shimmer of her winged cloak flowed like another flame.
— from Falcons of Narabedla by Marion Zimmer Bradley - The dying sun reflected on a luminescent bolt of cloth, somewhat like a spun-aluminum fabric.
— from The Day of the Dog by Anderson Horne - The body of the object was shaped like a bullet and gave off a "pale, luminescent blue glow."
— from The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt
