Phrase guide

luminous energy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The radiant energy of the visible portion of a spectrum of light

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 2

the energy associated with visible light

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: radiant energy

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 發光能量 /发光能量 (fāguāng néngliàng) — SI-unit for luminous flux
  • Chinese Mandarin: 光能量 (guāng néngliàng) — SI-unit for luminous flux
  • Finnish: valoenergia — SI-unit for luminous flux
  • French: quantité de lumière — SI-unit for luminous flux
  • German: Lichtmenge — SI-unit for luminous flux
  • German: Lichtenergie — SI-unit for luminous flux
  • Japanese: 光度エネルギー (kōdo enerugī) — SI-unit for luminous flux
  • Japanese: 光量 (kōryō) — SI-unit for luminous flux
  • Korean: 발광 에너지 (balgwang eneoji) — SI-unit for luminous flux
  • Russian: лучи́стая эне́ргия (lučístaja enɛ́rgija) — SI-unit for luminous flux