Synonyms for luminosity
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : loo-muh-nos-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌlu məˈnɒs ɪ ti |
Définition of luminosity
Origin :- 1630s, "quality of being luminous," from French luminosité or else a native formation from luminous + -ity. In astronomy, "intrinsic brightness of a heavenly body" (as distinguished from apparent magnitude, which diminishes with distance), attested from 1906.
- noun radiance
- It is the radiations of light which they throw off; it is their luminosity—their transparency.
- Extract from : « Sex=The Unknown Quantity » by Ali Nomad
- There was luminosity where the ships had encountered each other.
- Extract from : « The Aliens » by Murray Leinster
- Value or luminosity of colors ranges between these two extremes.
- Extract from : « A Color Notation » by Albert H. Munsell
- But this luminosity is not entirely confined to the minute creatures of the sea.
- Extract from : « The Ocean and its Wonders » by R.M. Ballantyne
- He nodded toward the circular area of luminosity on the sea.
- Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster
- Now the mist about him took on a luminosity which was of a different kind.
- Extract from : « Nightmare Planet » by Murray Leinster
- Abnormal darkness,” it was added, “follows as a reaction after luminosity.
- Extract from : « Curiosities of Light and Sight » by Shelford Bidwell
- If we need a noun we say "luminosity," which is abstract, being derived from an adjective.
- Extract from : « Instigations » by Ezra Pound
- We have been shooting like a meteor as to rapidity, but without its luminosity.
- Extract from : « Speeches of Benjamin Harrison » by Benjamin Harrison
- Mistcherlich's method is based upon the luminosity of the vapors of phosphorus.
- Extract from : « Legal Chemistry » by A. Naquet
Antonyms for luminosity
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