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: the attribute of light-source colors by which emitted light is ordered continuously from light to dark in correlation with its intensity compare hue sense 2c, lightness entry 1 sense 2a, saturation sense 4
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the brightness of the sunshine made me squint after an afternoon spent in a darkened movie theater
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The peak brightness has gotten a boost up to 3,000 nits, too.
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 25 June 2024
Take inspiration from this modern space, and hang a mirror with a mercury glass frame and add brightness with a table lamp to match.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2024
Luckily, Nanoleaf’s Skylight Smarter Kit is on sale for the first time, offering the rest of us a way to add some brightness to our day without melting to death.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 8 June 2024
When the change in brightness exceeds a certain threshold, the pixel registers an event and sets a new baseline brightness level.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 25 June 2024
Take inspiration from this modern space, and hang a mirror with a mercury glass frame and add brightness with a table lamp to match.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2024
Luckily, Nanoleaf’s Skylight Smarter Kit is on sale for the first time, offering the rest of us a way to add some brightness to our day without melting to death.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 8 June 2024
When the change in brightness exceeds a certain threshold, the pixel registers an event and sets a new baseline brightness level.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024
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“Brightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brightness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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brightness
noun
bright·ness
ˈbrīt-nəs 
: the one of the three psychological dimensions of color perception by which visual stimuli are ordered continuously from light to dark and which is correlated with light intensity compare hue, saturation sense 4a
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