illuminance vs luminosity
luminosity vs illuminanceilluminance and luminosity both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| illuminance | Yes | No | No | No |
| luminosity | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
luminosity is a hypernym of
illuminance; that is, luminosity is a
word with a broader meaning than illuminance:
- illuminance: the luminous flux incident on a unit area
- luminosity: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
Other hypernyms of illuminance include
brightness, brightness level, light, luminance, luminousness.
| illuminance (noun) | luminosity (noun) |
|---|---|
| the luminous flux incident on a unit area | the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light |
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