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Meaning of Luminance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈluːmɪnəns

Definitions

  1. The quality of being luminous.
  2. The amount of light that passes through, is emitted, or is reflected from a particular area, and falls within a given solid angle.
  3. The luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the direction and the solid angle containing that direction (i.e. luminous intensity divided by unit area), measured in stilbs or apostilbs.

Equivalents

العربية الإضاءة
Français luminance
日本語 輝度
Polski jasność
Português luminância
Українська яскравість

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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