luminosity
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French luminosité or luminous + -ity.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɒsɪti
Noun
[edit]luminosity (countable and uncountable, plural luminosities)
- (uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
- (physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
- (astronomy) the rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]state of being luminous
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ratio of luminous to radiant flux
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rate at which a star radiates energy
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References
[edit]- luminosity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia