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- [loo-muh-nuh ns]
- /ˈlu mə nəns/
- /ˈluːmɪnəns/
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- [loo-muh-nuh ns]
- /ˈlu mə nəns/
Definitions of luminance word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of LUMINANCE brightness 3
- noun luminance the state or quality of being luminous. 1
- noun luminance Also called luminosity. the quality or condition of radiating or reflecting light: the blinding luminance of the sun. 1
- noun luminance Optics. the quantitative measure of brightness of a light source or an illuminated surface, equal to luminous flux per unit solid angle emitted per unit projected area of the source or surface. 1
- noun luminance The intensity of light emitted from a surface per unit area in a given direction. 1
- noun Definition of luminance in Technology (graphics) (Or "tone", "luminance", "value", "luminosity", "lightness") The coordinate in the HSB colour model that determines the total amount of light in the colour. Zero brightness is black and 100% is white, intermediate values are "light" or "dark" colours. The other coordinates are hue and saturation. 1
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Origin of luminance
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < Latin lūmin- (stem of lūmen) light + -ance
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Parts of speech for Luminance
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preposition
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luminance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for luminance
noun luminance
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- glow — a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
- brightness — the condition of being bright
- fluorescence — the emission of radiation, especially of visible light, by a substance during exposure to external radiation, as light or x-rays. Compare phosphorescence (def 1).
- radiance — radiant brightness or light: the radiance of the tropical sun.
Antonyms for luminance
noun luminance
- darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
- illuminance — illumination (def 6).
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