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luminousity

luminousity is the misspelling 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

Questions about luminousity

What is luminousity the misspelling of?
Luminousity is the misspelling of luminosity.

Words near luminousity in the dictionary

  1. luminous energy
  2. luminous flux
  3. luminous fluxes
  4. luminous intensities
  5. luminous intensity
  6. luminousity
  7. luminously
  8. luminousness
  9. luminousnesses
  10. lumiphore
  11. lumiphores

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