LUMINOSITY

Luminosity

Luminosity is generally understood as a measurement of brightness. Each discipline, however, defines the term differently, depending on what is being measured.

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luminosity

Noun

  1. the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
  2. the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
  3. the rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions


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