Definitions for luminance

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luminance lu·mi·nance

Spelling: [loo-muh-nuh ns]

IPA: /ˈlu mə nəns/

Luminance is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 395 anagrams from letters in luminance (aceilmnnu).

Definitions for luminance

noun

1. the state or quality of being luminous.
2. Also called luminosity. the quality or condition of radiating or reflecting light:
3. Optics. the quantitative measure of brightness of a light source or an illuminated surface, equal to luminous flux per unit solid angle emitted per unit projected area of the source or surface.

Origin of luminance

1875-80; Latin lūmin- (stem of lūmen) light + -ance

Examples for luminance

The remainder of the big room receded into a grey twilight encircling the patch of luminance.

A luminance seemed to come from above, from the unseen heights of the magnificent double staircase.

A few fluoros cast wan puddles of luminance on the plastic flooring.