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Brightness — is an attribute of visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of light. In other words, brightness is the perception elicited by the luminance of a visual target. This is a subjective attribute/property of an… … Wikipedia
Brightness — Bright ness, n. [AS. beorhines. See {Bright}.] 1. The quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness. [1913 Webster] A sudden brightness in his face appear. Crabbe. [1913 Webster] 2. Acuteness (of the faculties);… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brightness — O.E. beorhtnes brightness, clearness, splendor, beauty; see BRIGHT (Cf. bright) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
brightness — index sense (intelligence) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Brightness — [engl.], Helligkeit … Universal-Lexikon
brightness — [brīt′nis] n. 1. the quality or condition of being bright 2. the luminous aspect of a color (as distinct from its hue) by which it is regarded as approaching the maximum luminance of pure white or the lack of luminance of pure black … English World dictionary
brightness — /bruyt nis/, n. 1. the quality of being bright. 2. 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… … Universalium
brightness — /ˈbraɪtnəs/ (say bruytnuhs) noun 1. bright quality. 2. the quality of being intelligent or clever. 3. luminosity apart from hue; value. Pure white is of maximum brightness and pure black is of zero brightness. 4. Physics the amount of light that… …
brightness — blizgesys statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Krintančios šviesos veidrodinis atspindys. atitikmenys: angl. brightness; brilliance; gloss rus. блеск; глянец … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
brightness — skaistis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Šviečiančio ar šviesą sklaidančio paviršiaus šviesos ryškumas tam tikra kryptimi (Cd/m²). atitikmenys: angl. brightness; luminance; luminosity rus. яркость … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
