intrinsic brightness

noun

The brightness that a star would have if not attenuated by distance or intervening gas or dust.

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Meanings

nounintrinsic brightness (plural intrinsic brightnesses)

plural intrinsic brightnesses

  1. astronomyThe brightness that a star would have if not attenuated by distance or intervening gas or dust.
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