luminance
Example Sentences
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Lynch’s affection for the city and its singular luminance emanates from the intimate prints documenting its otherwise overlooked corners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The study drew a link between higher levels of luminance - meaning the intensity of light - and the likelihood of experiencing glare.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
The Perseid meteor shower is back for its annual display, dotting our skies with its signature bright, streaking trails at peak luminance.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2024
A similar phenomenon may occur in the human brain, which has more plasticity early in life, and can easily learn to identify objects based on their luminance alone.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
Near the central star there may be a retinue of dead worlds, the remnants of planets once full of life and now airless and ocean-free, bathed in a wraithlike luminance.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
