absolute brightness
Astronomy
noun
The brightness of a star or other celestial object as it would be as seen from a standard distance (now usually ten parsecs).
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- phthalylsulphathiazole
- phthanite
- phthiocol
- phthioic acid
- Phthiraptera
- phthirapteran
- phthiriasis
- phthirophagous
- phthisiatry
- phthisic
- phthisical
- phthisiogenesis
- phthisiogenetic
- phthisiologist
- phthisiology
- phthisiophobia
- phthisiotherapist
- phthisiotherapy
- phthisis
- phthisozoics
- phub
- phubber
- phubbing
- phugoid
- Phuket