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luminosity
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luminosity
n.
quality or condition of being luminous, brightness; something which emits light; strength of light emitted from a light source
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Luminosity
In astronomy, luminosity is the total amount of energy emitted by a star, galaxy, or other astronomical object per unit time. It is related to the brightness, which is the luminosity of an object in a given spectral region.
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luminosity
Noun
1. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
(synonym) brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light
(hypernym) physical property
(hyponym) illuminance, illumination
(attribute) bright
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Luminosity
(n.)
The quality or state of being luminous; luminousness.
The quality or state of being luminous; luminousness.
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Luminosity
The total energy radiated into space every second by a celestial object such as a star.
