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apparent magnitudes

apparent magnitudes is the plural of apparent magnitude.

Meaning of apparent magnitude

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.

Questions about apparent magnitudes

What is apparent magnitudes the plural of?
Apparent magnitudes is the plural of apparent magnitude.

Words near apparent magnitudes in the dictionary

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

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