"absolute magnitude" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæb.səˌlut/ [US], /ˌæb.səˈljut/ [US], /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tjud/ [US], /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tud/ [US] Forms: absolute magnitudes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} absolute magnitude (countable and uncountable, plural absolute magnitudes)
  1. (astronomy) The intrinsic luminosity that a celestial body would have if viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs or about 32.6 light years. Wikipedia link: absolute magnitude Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy Related terms: apparent magnitude, bolometric magnitude Translations (intrinsic luminosity of a celestial body): 絕對星等 (Chinese Mandarin), 绝对星等 (juéduì xīngděng) (Chinese Mandarin), absolute grootte [masculine] (Dutch), absolute helderheid [masculine] (Dutch), absoluuttinen magnitudi (Finnish), magnitude absolue [feminine] (French), Absolute Helligkeit [feminine] (German), reyndarbirta [feminine] (Icelandic), reyndarbirtustig [neuter] (Icelandic), dearbhmhéid [feminine] (Irish), magnitud mutlak (Malay), mărime absolută [feminine] (Romanian), абсолю́тная звёздная величина́ (absoljútnaja zvjózdnaja veličiná) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-absolute_magnitude-en-noun-~yQc27KZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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