Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  dividend(noun) that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly. 2  dividend(noun) a number to be divided by another number. 3  dividend(noun) a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  shimmer, play(verb) a weak and tremulous light. 2  shimmer(verb) shine with a weak or fitful light. 3  shimmer(verb) give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk.
luminous. adj. 1. radiating or reflecting light; shining; glowing: luminous colours. 2. (not in technical use) exhibiting luminescence: luminous paint. 3. full of light; well-lit. 4. (General Physics) (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated according to the visual sensation produced in an observer rather than by absolute energy measurements Compare radiant: luminous flux; luminous intensity.