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luminance vs illuminance

illuminance vs luminance

luminance and illuminance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
luminance Yes No No No
illuminance Yes No No No
As nouns, illuminance is a hyponym of luminance; that is, illuminance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than luminance:
  • luminance: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
  • illuminance: the luminous flux incident on a unit area
Other hyponyms of luminance include illumination, incandescence, glow, luminescence.
luminance (noun) illuminance (noun)
the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light the luminous flux incident on a unit area
Difference between luminance and illuminance

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