In physics terms the difference between luminosity and luminescence
is that luminosity is the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor while luminescence is any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.
As nouns the difference between luminosity and luminescence
is that luminosity is the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance while luminescence is any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.
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
luminescence
Noun
(
en noun)
(physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.
Derived terms
* bioluminescence
* cathodoluminescence
* chemoluminescence
* crystalloluminescence
* electroluminescence
* photoluminescence
* radioluminescence / roentgenoluminescence
* radiophotoluminescence
* sonoluminescence
* thermoluminescence
Related terms
* luminesce
* luminescent
See also
* fluorescence
* phosphorescence
