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luminance vs incandescence

incandescence vs luminance

luminance and incandescence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
luminance Yes No No No
incandescence Yes No No No
As nouns, incandescence is a hyponym of luminance; that is, incandescence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than luminance:
  • luminance: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
  • incandescence: light from heat
Other hyponyms of luminance include illuminance, illumination, glow, luminescence.
luminance (noun) incandescence (noun)
the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light light from heat
the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
Difference between luminance and incandescence

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