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apparent magnitude

apparent magnitude noun: a numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.; a star with apparent magnitude 0 gives an illuminance of 2.54 microlux just outside the earth's atmosphere, or 82% of that (2.08 microlux) under clear skies, and every increase of 1 unit represents a decrease in the light received by a factor of 2.512.

apparent magnitude: a numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.; a star with apparent magnitude 0...
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Noun

apparent magnitude (countable and uncountable, plural apparent magnitudes)

  1. a numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.; a star with apparent magnitude 0 gives an illuminance of 2.54 microlux just outside the earth's atmosphere, or 82% of that (2.08 microlux) under clear skies, and every increase of 1 unit represents a decrease in the light received by a factor of 2.512.

apparent magnitude meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Malay

apparent magnitude in Hindi

measure of the brightness of a heavenly body
सापेक्ष कांतिमान sāpekṣ kāntimān

apparent magnitude in Tamil

தோற்றப்பருமன்

apparent magnitude in Malay

measure of the brightness of a heavenly body
magnitud ketara

Forms of apparent magnitude

pluralapparent magnitudes

Questions about apparent magnitude

What does apparent magnitude mean?
Apparent magnitude means a numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.; a star with apparent magnitude 0 gives an illuminance of 2.54 microlux just outside the earth's atmosphere, or 82% of that (2.08 microlux) under clear skies, and every increase of 1 unit represents a decrease in the light received by a factor of 2.512.
What is apparent magnitude in Hindi?
Apparent magnitude in Hindi is सापेक्ष कांतिमान (sāpekṣ kāntimān). See Apparent magnitude meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is apparent magnitude?
Apparent magnitude is a noun.
What is the plural of apparent magnitude?
The plural of apparent magnitude is apparent magnitudes.

Words near apparent magnitude in the dictionary

  1. apparent brightnesses
  2. apparent charge
  3. apparent death
  4. apparent horizon
  5. apparent horizons
  6. apparent magnitude
  7. apparent magnitudes
  8. apparent temperature
  9. apparent temperatures
  10. apparent time
  11. apparentlie

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Adapted from Wiktionary: apparent magnitude (page history and authors); apparent magnitude (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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