Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as isophotal.

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  • noun A contour of equal luminance in an image.

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Examples

  • “Abstract: …fully relatavistic particle simulations allow a detailed study of a magnetized plasma galaxy model…Simulation derived morphologies, radiation intensities, frequency spectra and isophote patterns are produced by the model which can be directly compared to observational data…of barred spiral galaxies…”

    Dark Energy Model Explains 'Hubble Sequence' of Galaxies | Universe Today 2010

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