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▸ noun: (physics, astronomy) The optical effect where, when certain wavelengths (not in the spectrum of visible light) are examined, the edge of the disk of a star appears brighter than the center of the disk.
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▸ noun: (physics, astronomy) The optical effect where, when certain wavelengths (not in the spectrum of visible light) are examined, the edge of the disk of a star appears brighter than the center of the disk.
Similar:
linebroadening,
gravity darkening,
bolometric correction,
Doppler broadening,
gravity-darkening,
luminous energy,
apparent brightness,
luminosity function,
luminescence,
photoheating,
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