Luminosity

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  • noun. The condition or quality of being luminous.
  • noun. Something luminous.
  • noun. The ratio of luminous flux at a specific wavelength to the radiant flux at the same wavelength.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The quality of being luminous or bright; luminousness; the radiation or reflection of light.
  • noun. Specifically, the intensity of light in a color, measured photometrically.
  • noun. In botany, phosphorescence.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or state of being luminous; luminousness.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
  • noun. the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
  • noun. the rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
  • Word Usage
    "The word luminosity describes the nature of celestial light, and the music of composer James Whitbourn is a celebration of that light: peaceful, radiant and clear."
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