|  luminance 
 
 the quality of being luminous;
 emitting or reflecting light
 - its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun
 • Syn:
 luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminousness, light
 • Derivationally related forms:
 light (for: light), bright (for: luminousness), bright (for: brightness), luminous (for: luminosity)
 • Hypernyms:
 physical property
 • Hyponyms:
 illuminance, illumination, incandescence, luminescence, glow
 • Attrubites:
 bright, dull
 
 
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