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luminosity distance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
lu-mi-nos-i-ty dis-tance
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An estimate of the distance of a body based on its luminosity and the inverse square law.

Inflected Forms

luminosity distances (plural)

Phrases

angular size distance Hubble law distance standard candle

Frequently Paired Words

angular size distance Hubble law distance standard candle

Questions

What does luminosity distance mean?
An estimate of the distance of a body based on its luminosity and the inverse square law.

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