Lucent

lu's ent, a. Shining bright resplendent. = [L. hicens, p. pr. of lucere, to shine, fr. lux, lucis E. light, q. v.] — Lu'cid, -sid, a. Shining bright clear transparent easily understood clear distinct luminous sane reasonable. [L. lucid us, fr. lux.]— Lu'cidne , -cidlty, n. Quahty or state of being, etc. — Lucer'nal, a. Of or pert, to a lamp. [L. lucern a, lamp, fr. lucere.'] — Lu'cifer, -sY-fer, n. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star, — applied, in Isaiah, by metaphor, to a king of Babylon hence, Satan a match made of wood tipped with a combustible substance, to be ignited by friction. [L., light-bringiug, lux, and feme, to bring.] — Luciferous, a. Giving light affording means of discovery. — Luciflc, a. Producing light. [L. facere, to make.] — Lu'ciform, a. Resembling light. [L. form a, iorm.] — Lu'cubrate. To study by candle-light or a lamp. [L. lucubrare, -hratum, to work by lamp-light, fr. lux.] — Lucubra'tion, n. Act of, etc.; nocturnal study that composed by night; any literarv composition. Lu'cubra'tory, -to-rY, a. Composed hy night. — Lu'- culent, a. Lucid; clear; evident. [L. luculent us.]