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luminance

/ˈluːmɪnəns/

luminance noun: the quality of being luminous.

Noun

luminance (countable and uncountable, plural luminances)

  1. The quality of being luminous.
  2. The amount of light that passes through, is emitted, or is reflected from a particular area, and falls within a given solid angle.
  3. The luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the direction and the solid angle containing that direction (i.e. luminous intensity divided by unit area), measured in stilbs or apostilbs.

luminance meaning in Tamil

luminance in Tamil

ஒளிர்வு, ஒளி விளக்கம்

Synonyms of luminance

  • photometric brightness

Forms of luminance

pluralluminances

Words formed from luminance

Questions about luminance

What does luminance mean?
Luminance means the quality of being luminous.
What is luminance in Tamil?
Luminance in Tamil is ஒளிர்வு, ஒளி விளக்கம். See Luminance meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is luminance?
Luminance is a noun.
How do you pronounce luminance?
Luminance is pronounced /ˈluːmɪnəns/.
What is the plural of luminance?
The plural of luminance is luminances.

Words near luminance in the dictionary

  1. luminacins
  2. luminaire
  3. luminaires
  4. luminal
  5. luminally
  6. luminance
  7. luminances
  8. luminant
  9. luminants
  10. luminaphone
  11. luminaphones

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