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Luminance vs Glowy - What's the difference?

luminance | glowy |

As a noun luminance

is the quality of being luminous.

As an adjective glowy is

glowing.

luminance

English

Noun

(wikipedia luminance) (-)
  • the quality of being luminous
  • the luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the direction and the solid angle containing that direction, i.e. luminous intensity divided by unit area; measured in stilbs or apostilbs

    • Synonyms

    *photometric brightness

    See also

    *brightness

    glowy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • glowing
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