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luminosity

[loo-muh-nos-i-tee] / ˌlu məˈnɒs ɪ ti /
NOUN
radiance
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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This result suggests a relationship between X-ray luminosity and rotation velocity, and that the accretion system changed during the faint phase.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025

“I have no medium that can give me color of such wonderful luminosity as the Autochrome plate,” wrote the photographer Edward Steichen in 1908.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

These fanciful instances benefit from Mari Fukuhara’s score, a drizzle of aural luminosity.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

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".

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

The old thick walls sucked in coat after coat of whitewash made with lime in salt water, which, as it dried, seemed to have a luminosity of its own.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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