luminosity |
superluminous |
In astronomy terms the difference between luminosity and superluminous
is that
luminosity is the rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions while
superluminous is having a very high luminosity.
As a noun luminosity
is the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance.
As an adjective superluminous is
having a very high luminosity.