"light curve" meaning in English

See light curve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-light curve.wav Forms: light curves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} light curve (plural light curves)
  1. (astronomy) a graph of the intensity of radiation from an astronomical object as it changes with time Wikipedia link: light curve Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-light_curve-en-noun-dm1hx7O9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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