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Definition: Lustre |
LustreNoun1. A surface coating for ceramics or porcelain. 2. A quality that outshines the usual. 3. The visual property of something that shines with reflected light. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "lustre" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | LUSTRE (A French acronym for Synchronous real-time Lucid). Real-time dataflow language for synchronous systems, especially automatic control and signal processing. A Lucid subset, plus timing operators and user-defined clocks. Designed for automatic control applications. It is based on the idea that automatic control engineers use to analyse, and specify their systems in terms of functions over sequences (sampled signals). It thus seems both safe and cost effective to try to compile directly those descriptions into executable code. A lot of work has been done, so as to get efficient compilation, and also in formal verification. The language has been used in nuclear plant control, and will be used in aircraft control. ["Outline of a Real-Time Data-Flow Language", J.-L. Bergerand et al, Proc IEE-CS Real Time Systems Symp, San Diego, IEEE Dec 1985, pp. 33-42]. ["LUSTRE: A Declarative Language for Programming Synchronous Systems", P. Caspi et al, Conf Rec 14th Ann ACM Symp on Princ Prog Langs, 1987]. (1994-10-12). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Chemistry | In mineralogy, a variation in the nature of the reflecting surface of minerals. . . . The principal kinds of -- are: metallic, adamantine, vitreous, resinous, pearly, silky and greasy. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | The display of different intensities of light, reflected both specularly and diffusely from different parts of a surface exposed to the same incident light. High lustre is associated with gross differences of this kind, and empirical measurements of lustre depend on the ratio of the intensities of reflected light for specified angles of incidence and viewing. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Lustre describes the appearance of the surface of a gemstone. For example, a diamond is said to have an adamantine lustre. The word lustre traces its origins back to the Latin word lux, meaning "light", and generally implies radiance, gloss, or brilliance.Other descriptive terms used for gems include metallic; for example pyrite has a metallic lustre. Vitreous, like glass; resinous, like amber; waxy, like jade; greasy, like soapstone; pearly; and silky.
The term is also used to describe other items with a particular sheen (for example, fabric), especially silk and satin.
See also hornblende for a description of lustrous ores.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lustre."
Synonyms: LustreSynonyms: brilliancy (n), luster (n), sheen (n), shininess (n), splendor (n), splendour (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Lustre |
| English words defined with "lustre": Lustering, Lustred, Lustring. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "lustre": Beefeaters, beta chalcocite ♦ chalcosine ♦ dress-face finish ♦ greasy quartz ♦ milky quartz, mixed end ♦ natural graphite ♦ redruthite, Runs may Read ♦ vitreous copper ♦ wrong end. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "lustre": Luster Lustre. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Lustre" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (chandelier, glaze, gloss, luster, lusters, lustre, pendant, sheen), Portuguese (chandelier, electrolier, glaze, luster, lustre, sheen, shine, shoeshine), Spanish (brilliance, brilliancy, glaze, glitter, gloss, glossiness, luster, lustre, panache, polish, sheen, shoe cream, shoe polish, shoeblacking, shoeshine). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Lustre (2003) | |
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Young | Affliction is the good man's shining scene; prosperity conceals his brightest ray; as night to stars, woe lustre gives to man. |
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The verses told only of the night and the balmy breeze and the maiden lustre of the moon |
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| "Lustre" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.32% of the time. "Lustre" is used about 147 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.32% | 146 | 26,107 |
| Noun (common) | 0.68% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 147 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Lustre, MT |
Expressions using "lustre": gold lustre ♦ Luster Lustre ♦ metallic lustre. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "lustre": lack-lustre. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
lustre | 35 | color lustre | 3 |
liquid lustre | 31 | cookware craft lustre | 3 |
lustre craft | 9 | copper jug lustre | 3 |
blue lustre | 6 | green holly lustre | 3 |
lustre ware | 5 | cal lustre | 3 |
copper lustre | 4 | langage lustre | 2 |
andrew lustre | 4 | blue carpet lustre | 2 |
lustre product | 4 | farnley lustre | 2 |
lustre king | 4 | gloria lustre | 2 |
chicago lustre viburnum | 4 | car liquid lustre wax | 2 |
art jones lustre | 4 | lipfinity lustre | 2 |
ava lustre | 3 | lustre magazine | 2 |
luster lustre paper photographic | 2 | ||
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| Language | Translations for "lustre"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | lustër (finishing, glaze, gloss, luster, polish, sheen, shine, varnish, whitewash), lavdi (glory, halo, luster), shkëlqim (aureola, aureole, blaze, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, distinction, eclat, effulgence, flamboyance, flamboyancy, flame, glint, glitter, glory, gloss, glow, halo, irradiation, lambency, luster, nimbus, pageantry, polish, pomp, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, resplendence, scintillation, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour), porcelan (China, luster, porcelain), famë (celebrity, eminence, fame, glory, hearsay, kudos, laurels, luster, Mark, nimbus, notoriety, recognition, renown, report, reputation, repute, rumor, rumour). (various references) | |
Arabic | فترة خمس سنوات (luster), مجد (adoration, assiduous, canonize, celebrate, celebrity, diligent, enthrone, eulogize, exalt, extol, fame, glorify, glory, industrious, kudos, laborious, laud, laurels, luster, magnify, popularity, praise highly), تلألأ (glint, glisten, luster, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | слава (aureole, fame, glory, kudos, laurels, luster, record, renown), реноме (fame, luster, note, rating), гланцирам (glaze, satin), гланц (finish, glaze, luster, polish, reflet, sheen), великолепие (brilliance, brilliancy, glory, grandeur, luster, magnificence, pomp, richness, splendor, splendour, state, style), лъскавина (brightness, gloss, glossiness, luster, polish, sheen, shine, varnish, veneer), лъскав плат от памук и вълна (luster), лустро (gloss, luster, polish, top dressing, varnish, veneer), блясък (blaze, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, coruscation, dash, eclat, effulgence, fire, flash, glamor, glamour, glance, glint, glitter, glory, gloss, glossiness, heraldry, illumination, irradiation, lambency, light, luminance, luminosity, luster, pageantry, polish, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, resplendence, resplendency, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour), престиж (luster, prestige), полюлей. (various references) | |
Chinese | 光辉 (Irradiant). (various references) | |
Czech | lesk (brilliance, dazzle, glare, gleam, glitter, gloss, glossiness, luster, polish, radiance, refulgence, shimmer, shine, splendour), sláva (distinction, eclat, fame, gl, gloriole, glory, kudos, luster, renown, show, stardom). (various references) | |
Danish | lustrefarve (luster color), lustre (luster, luster color), lusterfarve (luster), glanseffekt, glans (brightness, brillance, brilliance, finish, glans, glaze, gloss, lustre of fabric, polish, sheen), garnforveksling (colour, count, filament, mixed end, or shade from the adjacent normal threads., twist, wrong end), falsk tråd (colour, count, filament, mixed end, or shade from the adjacent normal threads., twist, wrong end), falsk garn (colour, count, filament, mixed end, or shade from the adjacent normal threads., twist, wrong end), brillians (brightness, brillance, glaze, gloss, lustre of fabric). (various references) | |
Dutch | lusterverf (luster color), lusterkleur (luster), verkeerde draad (colour, count, filament, mixed end, or shade from the adjacent normal threads., twist, wrong end), glans (gloss, sheen). (various references) | |
Finnish | lysteri (luster, luster color), loiste (light, shine, sparkle), säihky (sparkle), kruunu (chandelier, coronet, crown), kimalleväri (luster, luster color), kiilto (gloss, polish), kiiltävyys (brilliancy, glossiness), hohde (gleam, sheen, shimmer). (various references) | |
French | lustre (luster, lusters), brillant (lucid, lustrous), éclat (luster). (various references) | |
German | glanz (brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, effulgence, finery, glamor, glamour, glance, glare, gleam, glitter, glory, gloss, glossiness, luminosity, luminousness, luster, polish, radiance, refulgence, resplendence, sheen, sheens, shine, shininess, sparkle, splendor, splendour), lüster (chandelier, chandeliers, luster). (various references) | |
Greek | στιλπνότητα (brilliance, gloss, glossiness, luster, lustrousness, polish, sleekness). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לז"ור (brighten, lambent, pomp, shine), ל"בריק (burnish, polish, shine, sparkle), זיו (brightness, brilliance, glamor, splendour), זו"ר (brightness, brilliance, flaring, glamor, glamour, incandescent, lustrous, magnificence, radiance, radiant, sheen, shine), ב"יקות (luminance). (various references) | |
Hungarian | fénylés (effulgence, lucency, luster), zománcos csillogás (luster), lüsztermáz (luster), lüszter (luster, lustrine, lustring), hírnév (boast, celebrity, distinction, fame, glory, kudos, luster, name, renown, reputation, repute), fény (blaze, clarity, glaze, gloss, light, luster, Lustrum, pageantry, polish, pomp, refulgence, revolving light, shine, splendor, splendour, state), fémes csillogás (luster), csillár (chandelier, luster, pendant). (various references) | |
Italian | lustro (glory, gloss, glossy, luster, lustrous, moist, prestige, sheen, shine, shining, shiny), lucentezza (brightness, glossiness, luster, polish, sheen, shine). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 光沢 (brilliance, glossy finish, polish). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | "うたく (brilliance, glossy finish, polish). (various references) | |
Manx | sollyssid (brightness, brilliance, clearness, gloss, illustration, lightness, luminosity, polish, radiance, resplendence, sheen, transparency), soilsheanys (shininess, splendidness), skell (gleam, glimpse; instant, shimmer), gillid (brightness, clearness, light, white, white of snow, whiteness). (various references) | |
Norwegian | glans (glamour, glory, gloss). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ustrelay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | brilho (blaze, brilliance, brilliancy, burnish, eclat, effulgence, fire, flashing, glisten, glitter, gloss, glossiness, glow, illumination, irradiation, lucidity, luster, polish, radiance, radiancy, resplendence, scintillation, shine, varnish, vivacity). (various references) | |
Romanian | lustru (gloss, glossiness, luster, lustrum, polish, shallowness, shine, varnish, veneer), lustrin, lustrã (luster, pendant), luciu (glaze, glitter, glory, gloss, glossiness, luster, sheen, shine, slippery, splendor, splendour), strãlucire (bravery, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, coruscation, eclat, effulgence, fineness, fire, flame, flash, flashing, flush, gaiety, glitter, gloss, glow, gorgeousness, grandeur, irradiance, irradiation, lucency, luminosity, luster, panoply, pomp, radiance, radiancy, radiation, refulgence, resplendence, richness, scintillation, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour), slavã (fame, glory, luster, praise, sky), renume (fame, luster, name, recognition, renown, report, reputation, repute), glorie (eclat, eminence, fame, glory, luster, renown), faimã (blaze of publicity, celebrity, eclat, fame, flare, luster, name, notoriety, renown, rep, reputation, repute), candelabru (candelabra, candelabrum, chandelier, luster). (various references) | |
Russian | блеск (brilliance, brilliancy, coruscation, effulgence, flash, flying colors, glint, glitter, glitz, gloss, lambency, luster, radiance, radiancy, resplendence, resplendency, scintillation, sheen, sheens, shine, shininess, splendor, splendour). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | luster (chandelier, luster), lister (lister, luster), sjaj (blazon, blazonry, brilliance, brilliancy, burnish, eclat, effulgence, gloss, glow, luminosity, luster, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour), sijanje (luster), odblesak (glance, gleam, luster, reflection). (various references) | |
Spanish | lustre (brilliance, brilliancy, glaze, glitter, gloss, glossiness, luster, panache, polish, sheen, shoe cream, shoe polish, shoeblacking, shoeshine), brillantez (brilliance, brilliancy, luminousness, radiance, radiancy, refulgence). (various references) | |
Swedish | ljuskrona (chandelier), glans (brightness, brilliancy, burnish, eclat, glare, glaze, glitter, glory, gloss, lambency, panache, polish, pride, resplendence, sheen, shine, splendor, splendour). (various references) | |
Thai | กลายเป็นมันเงา (luster). (various references) | |
Turkish | sır (arcana, arcanum, cabala, cabbala, confidence, enamel, foil, glaze, glazing, hugger mugger, huggermugger, luster, mystery, riddle, secret), parlaklık (brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, effulgence, flamboyance, flame, flashiness, glazing, gleam, glitter, glossiness, gorgeousness, incandescence, irradiance, lambency, liveliness, lucency, luminescence, luminosity, luster, lustrousness, polish, radiance, resplendence, sheen, shine, sleekness, splendidness, splendor, splendour, vividness), parıltı (blink, glance, glare, gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, luster, Orient, shimmer), ihtişam (array, bravery, brightness, costliness, effulgence, flamboyance, glory, grandeur, grandness, luster, magnificence, pomp, pride, resplendence, splendor, splendour, stateliness, sumptuousness), cila (chaser, dope, finish, finishing, glaze, glazing, gloss, luster, polish, polisher, polishing, rubbing varnish, shine, varnish, veneer, veneering, wax), avize (chandelier, luster). (various references) | |
Turkmen | lowurdy (flame, shine), яalpyldy (brilliance, shine). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | слава (aureola, aureole, celebration, celebrity, chit chat, fame, glorification, glory, luster, odor, odour, renown), люстра (chandelier, luster), блиск (blaze, brightness, brilliance, burnish, coruscation, effulgence, glance, irradiation, luster, oriency, pomp, resplendence, scintillation, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour). (various references) | |
Welsh | graen (fear, gloss, grain, grief, grievous, sad, ugly). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "lustre": lustred, lustres. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "lustre" (pronounced lu"ster) |
| 5 | l u" s t er | bluster, cluster, fluster, Luster. |
| 4 | -u" s t er | duster, adjuster, Buster, juster, muster, thruster. |
| 3 | -s t er | dumpster, Easter, administer, alabaster, ancestor, aster, banister, bannister, barrister, blaster, blister, blockbuster, bolster, booster, broadcaster, burgomaster, canister, cannister, caster, Castor, cloister, coaster, concertmaster, coster, Dempster, Dexter, digester, disaster, ester, faster, Feaster, fester, filibuster, forecaster, Forester, Foster, gangbuster, gangster, Gaster, grandmaster, hamster, harvester, headmaster, heister, holster, huckster, imposter, impostor, investor, jester, keister, kiester, lackluster, laster, Leister, Lister, lobster, master, minister, Minster, Mister, mobster, molester, monster, muenster, Munster, nester, Nestor, newscaster, oldster, oleaster, ouster, oyster, paster, pastor, pester, pilaster, plaster, pollster, polyester, poster, postmaster, prankster, protester, quartermaster, raster, register, requester, rester, ringmaster, roadster, roaster, roister, rooster, roster, royster, schoolmaster, scoutmaster, seamster, semester, sequester, shyster, sinister, sister, spinster, sportscaster, stepsister, taskmaster, taster, teamster, tester, tipster, toaster, toastmaster, transistor, trickster, trimester, twister, Ulster, upholster, waster, Webster, Wester, youngster, zoster. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: luster, result, rustle, sutler, ulster. | |
| Words within the letters "e-l-r-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: lures, lutes, rules, trues, tules. | |
-2 letters: erst, lest, lets, lues, lure, lust, lute, rest, rets, rues, rule, ruse, rust, ruts, slue, slur, suer, suet, sure, tels, true, tule, user. | |
-3 letters: els, ers, let, leu, res, ret, rue, rut, sel, ser, set, sue, tel, use, uts. | |
-4 letters: el, er, es, et, re, us, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-l-r-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: bluster, butlers, cluster, cutlers, estrual, fluster, fluters, hurtles, hustler, lusters, lustier, lustred, lustres, relucts, restful, results, ruliest, runlets, rustled, rustler, rustles, rutiles, saluter, spurtle, strudel, subtler, sutlers, turtles, ulsters. | |
+2 letters: baluster, blurters, blusters, blustery, burliest, clotures, clouters, clusters, clustery, clutters, coulters, cruelest, cultures, culverts, curliest, deluster, diluters, elytrous, flouters, flusters, flutters, frustule, gestural, gruntles, gurglets, guttlers, hurtless, hustlers, insulter, lectures, lustered, lustrate, lutherns, luthiers, moulters, multures, neutrals, outliers, poulters, purplest, quilters, refutals, resalute, resculpt, resolute, resulted, rivulets, rosulate, rundlets, rustable, rustlers, rustless, ruthless, saluters, sluttier, splutter, spurtles, staumrel, streusel, strudels, struggle, studlier, stumbler, subtiler, sulfuret, sultrier, surliest, troubles, truckles, truffles, trundles, trunnels, tumblers, tumbrels, tummlers, turfless, turnsole, turtlers, tutelars, uralites, urostyle, utiliser, utricles, vaulters, vestural, vultures. | |
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