bioluminescence
French, noun/bjo.ly.mi.nɛ.sɑ̃s/
bioluminescence is spelled B-I-O-L-U-M-I-N-E-S-C-E-N-C-E (15 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 119,721st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bioluminescence is a French feminine noun meaning “bioluminescence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Phénomène biologique qui produit de la lumière”.
What does bioluminescence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebioluminescence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Phénomène biologique qui produit de la lumière.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bioluminescence
- bioluminescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bioluminescence?
- /bjo.ly.mi.nɛ.sɑ̃s/
- /bjo.ly.mi.ne.sɑ̃s/
- \bjɔ.ly.mi.nɛ.sɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bioluminescence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bioluminescence in French?
bioluminescence appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).