bioluminescência
Portuguese, noun/ˌbi.o.lu.mi.neˈsẽ.sjɐ/
bioluminescência is spelled B-I-O-L-U-M-I-N-E-S-C-Ê-N-C-I-A (16 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 124,583rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bioluminescência is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bioluminescence (emission of light by a living organism)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does bioluminescência mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebioluminescence (emission of light by a living organism)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of bioluminescência
- bioluminescências plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bioluminescência?
- Brazil /ˌbi.o.lu.mi.neˈsẽ.sjɐ/
- Portugal /ˌbi.ɔ.lu.mi.nɨʃˈsẽ.sjɐ/
- Portugal /ˌbi.ɔ.lu.mi.nɨˈʃẽ.sjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bioluminescência
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bioluminescência in Portuguese?
bioluminescência appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).