English Explanatory Dictionary

solar luminosity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a unit of radiant flux (power emitted in the form of photons) conventionally used by astronomers to measure the luminosity of stars, galaxies and other celestial objects in terms of the output of the Sun.

Word forms

solar luminosity solar luminosities
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