luminosity
- Noun. (uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance.
- Noun. (physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor.
- Noun. (astronomy) the rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions.
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