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luminosity
[ loo-muh-nos-i-tee ]
/ ˌlu məˈnɒs ɪ ti /
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noun, plural lu·mi·nos·i·ties.
the quality of being intellectually brilliant, enlightened, inspired, etc.: The luminosity of his poetry is unequaled.
something luminous.
Astronomy. the brightness of a star in comparison with that of the sun: the luminosity of Sirius expressed as 23 indicates an intrinsic brightness 23 times as great as that of the sun.
Also called luminosity factor. Optics. the brightness of a light source of a certain wavelength as it appears to the eye, measured as the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at that wavelength.
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non·lu·mi·nos·i·ty, nounself-lu·mi·nos·i·ty, nounWords nearby luminosity
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British Dictionary definitions for luminosity
luminosity
/ (ˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the condition of being luminous
something that is luminous
astronomy a measure of the radiant power emitted by a star
physics the attribute of an object or colour enabling the extent to which an object emits light to be observedFormer name: brightness See also colour
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