LuminanceUnits Type ⤴
Luminance is a photometric measure of the luminous intensity per unit area of light travelling in a given direction. It describes the amount of light that passes through or is emitted from a particular area, and falls within a given solid angle.
Term
luminance
Category
Photometry
Provenance
QUDT
Provenance Uri
http://qudt.org/vocab/quantity#Luminance
Note
-
Default Unit
Candela per square meter (cd/m^2)
Dimension Symbol
L-2J1
Dimension Length
0
Dimension Mass
-2
Dimension Time
0
Dimension Current
0
Dimension Temperature
0
Dimension Amount
0
Dimension Light
0