Meanings
nounabsolute magnitude (countable and uncountable, plural absolute magnitudes)
plural absolute magnitudes
- countableuncountableastronomyThe intrinsic luminosity that a celestial body would have if viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs or about 32.6 light years.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 絕對星等 /绝对星等
- 絕對星等 /绝对星等 (juéduì xīngděng)intrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
Dutch absolute grootte, absolute helderheid
- absolute grootteintrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
- absolute helderheidintrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
Finnish absoluuttinen magnitudi
- absoluuttinen magnitudiintrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
French magnitude absolue
- magnitude absolueintrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
German Absolute Helligkeit
- Absolute Helligkeitintrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
Greek απόλυτο μέγεθος
- απόλυτο μέγεθος (apólyto mégethos)intrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
Hindi निरपेक्ष कांतिमान
- निरपेक्ष कांतिमान (nirpekṣ kāntimān)intrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
Icelandic reyndarbirta, reyndarbirtustig
- reyndarbirtaintrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
- reyndarbirtustigintrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
Irish dearbhmhéid
- dearbhmhéidintrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
Malay magnitud mutlak
- magnitud mutlakintrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
Romanian mărime absolută
- mărime absolutăintrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
Russian абсолю́тная звёздная величина́
- абсолю́тная звёздная величина́ (absoljútnaja zvjózdnaja veličiná)intrinsic luminosity of a celestial body
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APA
absolute magnitude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20magnitude
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“absolute magnitude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20magnitude. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absolute magnitude,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20magnitude.
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