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luminosity

noun as in radiance

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"This allows us to help explain the extreme luminosities of active galactic nuclei as well as the acceleration of particles to nearly the speed of light."

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The Guardian's three star review said his "words glitter with feeling" and added that he "singularly shines, his luminosity putting the others slightly in the shade".

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She found a relationship between their variation period, or pulse, and their intrinsic brightness or luminosity.

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The most striking feature of the renovated cathedral is the luminosity of the stonework.

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The M dwarfs are low-mass stars that have a mere fraction of the Sun's mass and luminosity.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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