See Also: luminiferous(medicine)
luminiferous(dictionary)

nerd (oh) and luminiferous (iou)


nerd (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Probably from nerd, name of a strange creature in If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss, U.S. children's writer]
someone who seems only interested in Computers and Other technical things - used to show disapproval
-synonym geek geek
::a computer nerd
someone who seems very boring and unfashionable, and is not good at communicating with Other people in social situations
-- nerdy adj
::nerdy glasses

luminiferous (iou)



luminiferous adjective. E19.
[formed as LUMINESCENT: see -FEROUS.]
Producing or transmitting light. Chiefly Hist. in luminiferous ether.