visual magnitude

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noun

astronomy the magnitude of a star as determined by visual observationCompare photoelectric magnitude

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How to use visual magnitude in a sentence

Bottom line is that it will only be a BVR [beyond visual range] airplane.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most of them were large birds—hawks, egrets, and even peacocks—for spectacular visual effect as they took flight.
The Buddhist Business of Poaching Animals for Good Karma|Brendon Hong|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, the writers had to rely on visual cues and ambiance.
Yep, Korra and Asami Went in the Spirit Portal and Probably Kissed|Melissa Leon|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And since visual media is more compelling than any other medium, it is consistently their drug of choice.
North Korea’s Secret Movie Bootleggers: How Western Films Make It Into the Hermit Kingdom|Lizzie Crocker|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In movies, that language, visual and verbal, has yet to be mastered.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Never did events of the utmost magnitude hinge on incidents so trivial to the community at large.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
He devoured it whole with a kind of visual gulp—a flash; the entire meaning first, then lines, then separate words.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The magnitude, and variety, and demands of the objects embraced by it, define the times necessary for engaging in it.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
But this great re-emigration produced evils of no common magnitude in Brazil.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
Only less in order of magnitude than the hurricanes are the circular storms known as cyclones.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler