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Radiancy vs Brightness - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between radiancy and brightness

is that radiancy is the property of being radiant while brightness is the quality of being bright.

radiancy

English

Noun

(radiancies)
  • The property of being radiant.
    • What radiancy of glory, / What light beyond compare! — Neale.
  • (physics) The amount of energy emitted, flux.

    • brightness

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia brightness) (en-noun)
  • The quality of being bright.
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  • The perception elicited by the luminance of an object.
  • Intelligence, cleverness.

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