limb darkening

noun

The optical effect where the edge of the disk of a star appears darker than the center of the disk.

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Meanings

nounlimb darkening (uncountable)
  1. uncountableastronomyThe optical effect where the edge of the disk of a star appears darker than the center of the disk.
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