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luminance in German

luminance in German is Leuchtdichte — luminance means the quality of being luminous.

luminance in German

Leuchtdichte
noun
(optics) The luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the direction and the solid angle containing that direction (i.e. luminous intensity divided by unit area), measured in stilbs or apostilbs.

What does "luminance" mean?

  1. noun The quality of being luminous.
  2. noun The amount of light that passes through, is emitted, or is reflected from a particular area, and falls within a given solid angle.
  3. noun The luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the direction and the solid angle containing that direction (i.e. luminous intensity divided by unit area), measured in stilbs or apostilbs.
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What is "luminance" in German?

"luminance" in German is Leuchtdichte. luminance means: The quality of being luminous.

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