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apparent magnitude

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noun Astronomy.
  1. the magnitude of a star as it appears to an observer on the earth.
Compare absolute magnitude.

Origin of apparent magnitude

First recorded in 1870–75
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British Dictionary definitions for apparent magnitude

apparent magnitude

noun
  1. another name for magnitude (def. 4)
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apparent magnitude in Science

apparent magnitude

  1. See under magnitude.
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