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noun
A description of the distribution of surface brightness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
A description of the distribution of light intensity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Data that describes the manner in which a light source behaves, and the type of shadows that are cast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
An outline or profile in which the figure is light and the background is shadow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: art, arts
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