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visual magnitude — Magnitude Mag ni*tude, n. [L. magnitudo, from magnus great. See {Master}, and cf. {Maxim}.] 1. Extent of dimensions; size; applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness. [1913 Webster] Conceive those particles of bodies to be so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
visual magnitude — noun : the brightness of a celestial body determined by eye estimation with or without optical aid or by other instrumentation equivalent to the eye in spectral sensitivity * * * Astron. magnitude (def. 5a) … Useful english dictionary
Magnitude — Mag ni*tude, n. [L. magnitudo, from magnus great. See {Master}, and cf. {Maxim}.] 1. Extent of dimensions; size; applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness. [1913 Webster] Conceive those particles of bodies to be so disposed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
magnitude — Mag ni*tude, n. [L. magnitudo, from magnus great. See {Master}, and cf. {Maxim}.] 1. Extent of dimensions; size; applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness. [1913 Webster] Conceive those particles of bodies to be so disposed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Magnitude of a star — Magnitude Mag ni*tude, n. [L. magnitudo, from magnus great. See {Master}, and cf. {Maxim}.] 1. Extent of dimensions; size; applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness. [1913 Webster] Conceive those particles of bodies to be so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
magnitude — magnitudinous /mag ni toohd n euhs, tyoohd /, adj. /mag ni toohd , tyoohd /, n. 1. size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle. 2. great importance or consequence: affairs of magnitude. 3. greatness of size or amount. 4.… … Universalium
Magnitude (astronomy) — For other uses, see Magnitude (disambiguation). Magnitude is the logarithmic measure of the brightness of an object, in astronomy, measured in a specific wavelength or passband, usually in optical or near infrared wavelengths. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Visual kei — Направление: J Rock Истоки: глэм метал поп панк готик рок электронная музыка Место и время возникновения: 1982 1985 … Википедия
Visual Angle Illusion — The visual angle, V degrees, subtended by a viewed object sometimes looks larger or smaller than its actual value, creating a visual angle illusion (V illusion).These V illusions have been explicitly described by many vision researchers,… … Wikipedia
Apparent magnitude — Magnitude Mag ni*tude, n. [L. magnitudo, from magnus great. See {Master}, and cf. {Maxim}.] 1. Extent of dimensions; size; applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness. [1913 Webster] Conceive those particles of bodies to be so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
