1
as in glare
brightness created by light reflected from a surface
the emerald had a pure, icy green luminance
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as in brightness
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the landscapes of the French painter Claude Lorraine have a unique luminance that no other artist has quite captured
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Recent Examples of luminance
This process of measuring maximum and minimum luminance levels and color capabilities of each TV and then mapping signals to each TV model’s capabilities continues with Dolby Vision 2.
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John Archer, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Mobile photography shone bright for aurorae, and for capturing luminance from solar winds.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 18 Aug. 2025
Our next test measures the contrast ratio, which indicates the difference in luminance between the brightest white and darkest black that a monitor can produce.
—PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
All of these parameters—luminance (brightness), chrominance (color), frame rate, and even laser-pulse rate—will be independently adjustable on future movie projectors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Feb. 2014
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John Archer, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Mobile photography shone bright for aurorae, and for capturing luminance from solar winds.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 18 Aug. 2025
Our next test measures the contrast ratio, which indicates the difference in luminance between the brightest white and darkest black that a monitor can produce.
—PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
All of these parameters—luminance (brightness), chrominance (color), frame rate, and even laser-pulse rate—will be independently adjustable on future movie projectors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Feb. 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminance
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Robitaille quickly picks her up, shooting a glare at her husband as their daughter begins to cry.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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The glare from the sun had been reflecting in the lenses and distracting Smith.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Motorola built the camera system around Sony’s LYTIA sensor to improve brightness and color accuracy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Those on a budget can find simple lanterns with multiple brightness levels at low price points.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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The sneakers come in 21 colors — but users can score them for 20 percent off in specific shades, including white and cielo blue, carnation and starlight glow, and droplet and druzy.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Clean fireplace glass regularly to maintain its glow and prevent soot or haze from hardening over time.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
10 Jan. 2026
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So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
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Your 4th House of Traditions gleams under today’s Full Moon, so private needs are potentially straining against public duties.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2026
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That smile could outshine the studio's gleam, the spark of resilience, hope and dream.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Jan. 2026
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His was an innings of belligerent brilliance.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Of course, the Longhorns derived some of their success from Manning’s individual brilliance.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Jan. 2026
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Nathan and everyone else here is ideally supportive; the sole negativity comes from the parents, who come off as rather one-dimensional caricatures of glint-eyed intolerance in their few scenes.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Emily says with that familiar glint of evil in her eye.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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To assess the roots, carefully remove the plant from its pot and examine them for firmness, lightness, and suppleness.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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But with Rawayana, depth is always masked by lightness.—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Luminance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminance. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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