luminosity

luminosity

English

Noun

luminosity (plural luminosities)

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

Derived terms

• high-luminosity
• low-luminosity

Translations

state of being luminous

French: luminosité (fr) f Georgian: სხივიერობა (sxivieroba), სხივოსნობა (sxivosnoba) German: Helligkeit (de) f Indonesian: kilau (id) Italian: luminosità (it) f

Korean: 발광성 (balgwangseong) Romanian: luminozitate (ro) Russian: свечение (ru) n (svečenije) Spanish: luminosidad (es) f Turkish: parlaklık (tr)

ratio of luminous to radiant flux

Greek: φωτεινότητα (el) f (foteinótita)

Italian: luminosità (it) f

rate at which a star radiates energy

Finnish: luminositeetti German: Leuchtkraft f Greek: φωτεινότητα (el) f (foteinótita) Italian: luminosità (it) f Norwegian: Bokmål: luminositet m Nynorsk: luminositet m

Spanish: luminosidad (es) f Turkish: kadir (tr)

References

• luminosity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia