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What is the noun for luminary?

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luminance
  1. the quality of being luminous
  2. the amount of light that passes through, is emitted, or is reflected from a particular area, and falls within a given solid angle
  3. the luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the direction and the solid angle containing that direction, i.e. luminous intensity divided by unit area; measured in stilbs or apostilbs
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    1. “The luminance of the full moon bathed the midnight forest in an ethereal glow.”
      “The painter meticulously applied a thin layer of varnish to enhance the luminance of his artwork.”
      “This transform space allows luminance and chrominance to be processed separately.”
luminosity
  1. (uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
  2. (physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
  3. (astronomy) the rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions
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    1. “This subdued range of luminosity makes it hard to judge picture quality.”
      “Chartres new luminosity and stained-glass windows illustrate a second principle of medieval aesthetics.”
      “This subdued range of luminosity makes it hard to accurately judge picture quality.”
luminary
  1. One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in their chosen field; a leading light.
  2. An artificial light; an illumination.
  3. A body that gives light; especially, one of the heavenly bodies.
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    1. “You can become a star, a luminary of our time, simply by appearing in a soap opera.”
      “As a luminary and law minister, he cannot be expected to overstep his jurisdiction and transgress his limits beyond his domain.”
      “In a preoccupation with a perfectionism, we manufacture planters, luminary and furniture of decoration.”
lumination
  1. (rare) Illumination; specifically, artificial illumination.
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    1. “The lumination of fireworks filled the night sky with vibrant colors.”
      “It was nearly dark, and the tiny white lights she had strung up like holiday decorations in the cherry laurel had come on by their timer and delivered the garden into an almost Christmassy lumination and loveliness.”
      “O dang it, Roger, did 'e ever see sich a sight afore? My gom! what a glorious lumination like! My goles! what a mort of gentry-folk!”
luminousness
  1. The quality of being luminous.
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    1. “He placed it in the thin streak of daylight, and its luminousness was almost immediately restored.”
      “Paul Wilson Neymar had proved his luminousness yet again – discounting Portugal, perhaps no other country relies as heavily on its star – and even Fred, onside or not, was about to postpone a doubt or two.”
luminousnesses
luminations
luminosities
  1. plural of luminosity
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    1. “Stars, however, come in a staggering range of luminosities, spanning ten orders of magnitude ten powers of ten.”
      “Stars as massive as this will have luminosities about one million times greater than that of the Sun.”
      “Visual galactic luminosities show similar spreads among the three types, but the irregulars tend to be less luminous.”
luminances
luminaries
  1. plural of luminary
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    1. “Sipping bottled water before the concert in Huntington in March, he ticked off a long list of luminaries with whom he had worked.”
      “It is a humble but honest place, with food more hearty than fancy, and prices appealing to mere mortals and theatrical luminaries alike.”
      “In the capable hands of his bandmates, largely comprised of Cowtown's art rock luminaries, they swell to epic freakout proportions.”
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