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Luminosity vs Effulgence - What's the difference?

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Luminosity is a related term of effulgence.


As nouns the difference between luminosity and effulgence

is that luminosity is (uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance while effulgence is a state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.

luminosity

English

Noun

(wikipedia luminosity) (luminosities)
  • (uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
  • (physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
  • (astronomy) the rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions

    • effulgence

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
  • * 1875 , , New York Edition 1909, hardcover, page 457
    • He stood for a moment taking in the effulgence .
  • * 1826 , , Chapter 12
    • [...]-the clear effulgence of the stars by night-[...].

    Related terms

    * effulgent * refulgence