photometric brightness
[ fō′tə-mĕt′rĭk ]
See luminance.
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Words nearby photometric brightness
photomacrograph, photomap, photomechanical, photomechanical transfer, photometer, photometric brightness, photometry, photomicrograph, photomicroscope, photomontage, photomorphogenesis
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