Apparent+distance
1apparent — apparent, ente [ aparɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • aparant 1155; p. prés. de apparoir 1 ♦ Qui apparaît, se montre clairement aux yeux. ⇒ ostensible, visible. Porter un insigne d une manière apparente. Grossesse peu apparente. C est très apparent (cf. Cela se… …
2Distance modulus — The distance modulus is a way of expressing distances that is often used in astronomy. Contents 1 Definition 2 Different kinds of distance moduli 3 Usage 4 References …
3Apparent magnitude — Asteroid 65 Cybele and 2 stars with their magnitudes labeled The apparent magnitude (m) of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, normalized to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere.… …
4APPARENT — ENTE. adj. Qui est visible, évident, manifeste. Se placer à l endroit le plus apparent. Il y a des procédés pour rendre plus apparente l écriture des vieux manuscrits. Ce manque de régularité est peu apparent, est très apparent. On dit qu il est… …
5APPARENT, ENTE — adj. Qui est visible, évident, manifeste. Se placer à l’endroit le plus apparent. Il y a des procédés pour rendre plus apparente l’écriture des vieux manuscrits. Ce manque de régularité est peu apparent, est très apparent. On dit qu’il est riche… …
6Apparent time — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… …
7angular distance — Apparent distance, distance as measured by an angle …
8apparent candlepower — Optics. a measure of the luminous intensity of an extended source of light in terms of the candlepower of a point source of light that has an equivalent luminous intensity when placed at the same distance as the extended source. * * * …
9apparent brightness — noun The brightness of a star as measured by an observer, as opposed to its intrinsic brightness when corrected for distance or absorption …
10apparent candle power — noun : the candle power of an extended source of light that is equal to the candle power of a point source of light which if located at the extended source would produce an equivalent illumination at the distance specified …
