luminous energy

British  

noun

1.  Qv.  energy emitted or propagated in the form of light; the product of a luminous flux and its duration, measured in lumen seconds

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Example Sentences

Surfaces of liquid light draw the luminous energy of the space around her into the hefty sculpture's forbidding mass.

From Los Angeles Times

Dye-based cells are similar to the silicon-based variety found on rooftops around the world in that both rely on a semiconductor to assist the conversion of luminous energy into the electrical sort.

From Economist

All electric lamps are contrivances for converting into luminous energy a percentage of the electric energy that is supplied through the mains.

From Project Gutenberg

The former is a poor radiator; furthermore, the lime radiates a relatively greater percentage of its total energy in the form of luminous energy.

From Project Gutenberg

One may radiate more luminous energy and less infra-red energy, and for another the reverse may be true.

From Project Gutenberg