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luminosities

luminosities is the plural of luminosity.

Meaning of luminosity

Noun

luminosity (countable and uncountable, plural luminosities)

  1. (uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
    • They reported encountering a luminosity of great intensity and loving angelic beings.1994, Simcha Paull Raphael, Jewish Views of the Afterlife, page 360
  2. the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
  3. The rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions.
    • We recognize the same pattern as in the left panel, with dM stars being much less frequent flarers than dMe stars of similar luminosity.2012, O. Havnes, B. R. Pettersen, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, Activity in Cool Star Envelopes: Proceedings, page 56

Phrases with luminosities

Questions about luminosities

What is luminosities the plural of?
Luminosities is the plural of luminosity.

Words near luminosities in the dictionary

  1. luminophores
  2. luminopsin
  3. luminopsins
  4. luminoscope
  5. luminoscopes
  6. luminosities
  7. luminosity
  8. luminosity distance
  9. luminosity distances
  10. luminosity function
  11. luminotherapy

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