English Explanatory Dictionary

limb brightening

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The optical effect where, when certain wavelengths (not in the spectrum of visible light) are examined, the edge of the disk of a star appears brighter than the center of the disk.

Word forms

limb brightening

Related words

gravity darkening
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