luminosity (ˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ
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Definitions
noun
- the condition of being luminous
- something that is luminous
- astronomy a measure of the radiant power emitted by a star
- physics the attribute of an object or colour enabling the extent to which an object emits light to be observed
brightness See also colour
Usage examples
There was a luminosity in her eyes that had not been there for many years.
, COLDHEART CANYON (2001)It's been eight decades and a year, but time has failed to dim that luminosity about her face.
India Today (1998)"They recorded the velocity and the altitude on radar, and the luminosity of the objects.
New Zealand Herald (2004)Scott's gold literally makes the works occasions of reflection by letting the luminosity have its way.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Jacopo pulled out a piece to show him, and Paolo looked at its unusually veined luminosity , as pale as the flesh of a corpse.
, THE COLOUR OF HEAVEN (2003)