luminosity
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "They reported encountering a luminosity of great intensity and loving angelic beings."
- "We recognize the same pattern as in the left panel, with dM stars being much less frequent flarers than dMe stars of similar luminosity."
- "We derive rotation periods, photometric activity indices, flaring energies, mass loss rates, gyrochronological ages, X-ray luminosities and consider implications for the planetary magnetospheres and habitability."
Etymology
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Phrases
Eddington luminosity
high-luminosity
low-luminosity
luminosity distance
luminosity function
solar luminosity