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Illumination vs Reflectance - What's the difference?

illumination | reflectance |

As nouns the difference between illumination and reflectance

is that illumination is the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated while reflectance is (physics) the ratio of the flux reflected to that incident on a surface.

illumination

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
  • Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
  • Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).

    • reflectance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) The ratio of the flux reflected to that incident on a surface

    • See also

    * reflectivity