self-luminous
Speech parts
1. self-luminous - Adjective
2. self-luminous - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Possessing in itself the property of emitting light.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
phosphor
light
bright
lighting
illumination
luminous
lighted
luminescence
luminescent
illuminated
illuminating
autofluorescent
photogenous
self-emitting
autoluminescent
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A typical self-luminous watch that uses radium paint contains around 1 microgram of radium.
Radium watch hands under ultraviolet light Radium was formerly used in self-luminous paints for watches, nuclear panels, aircraft switches, clocks, and instrument dials.