brightness
[ brahyt-nis ]
/ ˈbraɪt nɪs /
noun
the quality of being bright.
Optics.
the luminance of a body, apart from its hue or saturation, that an observer uses to determine the comparative luminance of another body. Pure white has the maximum brightness, and pure black the minimum brightness.
Words nearby brightness
brighten,
brightener,
brightening agent,
brightline,
brightline spectrum,
brightness,
brighton,
brighton and hove,
brights,
brightwork,
brigid
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British Dictionary definitions for brightness
brightness
/ (ˈbraɪtnɪs) /
noun
the condition of being bright
physics a former name for luminosity (def. 4)
psychol
the experienced intensity of light