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illumination vs luminosity

luminosity vs illumination

illumination and luminosity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
illumination Yes No No No
luminosity Yes No No No
As nouns, luminosity is a hypernym of illumination; that is, luminosity is a word with a broader meaning than illumination:
  • illumination: the luminous flux incident on a unit area
  • luminosity: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
Other hypernyms of illumination include brightness, brightness level, light, luminance, luminousness.
illumination (noun) luminosity (noun)
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
the luminous flux incident on a unit area
an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
the degree of visibility of your environment
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
Difference between illumination and luminosity

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