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luminosity

[loo-muh-nos-i-tee] / ˌlu məˈnɒs ɪ ti /
NOUN
radiance
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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The research team investigated the long-term evolution of the X-ray luminosity and rotation period of P13 from 2011 to 2024, using the archival data of XMM-Newton, Chandra, NuSTAR, and NICER.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025

“I have no medium that can give me color of such wonderful luminosity as the Autochrome plate,” wrote the photographer Edward Steichen in 1908.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

She found a relationship between their variation period, or pulse, and their intrinsic brightness or luminosity.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2025

In the Rhapsody, though, Kim delivered incisive accompaniment without interfering with Kantorow’s sophisticated luminosity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

Conversely, if we knew the luminosity of stars in other galaxies, we could work out their distance by measuring their apparent brightness.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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