Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The condition or quality of being luminous.
- noun Physics The intensity of light per unit area of its source.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Luminousness: as, the luminance of the stars.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the quality of being
luminous - noun 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
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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
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Examples
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The first thing I noticed was how bright the display looked-a testament to its luminance, which is measured at
Macworld 2009
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"It has been suggested that double cones are used for achromatic (non-colour) tasks such as luminance, motion and polarization vision," Professor Marshall said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"It has been suggested that double cones are used for achromatic (non-colour) tasks such as luminance, motion and polarization vision," Professor Marshall said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"It has been suggested that double cones are used for achromatic (non-colour) tasks such as luminance, motion and polarization vision," Professor Marshall said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"It has been suggested that double cones are used for achromatic (non-colour) tasks such as luminance, motion and polarization vision," Professor Marshall said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The "luminance" of the light slowly rises and falls.
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Wikipedia definition for contrast ratio, which is as follows: "The contrast ratio is a measure of a display system, defined as the luminance of the brightest color (white) to that of the darkest color (black) that the system is capable of producing.
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Now that decisions actually matter, he's finding that the power of his luminance alone is not enough to get the job done.
Axelrod slams Romney 2009
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The thin mountain air allowed for an even brighter luminance.
Moon View Mountain Road Foster Trecost 2010
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 When combined with his light of will, their luminance caused a fatal disruption in the black rings:  in short, a short, causing the deaders to get blowed up real good.
Review: Green Lantern #47 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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