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Word: Luminance
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century (as a general term meaning ‘light, brightness’): from Latin luminant- ‘illuminating’ (from the verb luminare) + -ance
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈluːmɪnəns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the intensity of light emitted from a surface per unit area in a given direction.
Short Definition:intensity of light emitted from surface per unit area in given direction
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