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Luminous may refer to: Music * Luminous (group), a South Korean boy band * ''Luminous'' (EP), a 2004 EP by Cesium_137 * ''Luminous'' (John Hicks and Elise Wood album), 1985–88 * ''Luminous'' (The Horrors album), 2014 * ''Luminous'', an album by Chris Murphy * ''Luminous'', an album by Bill Nelson, 1991 * ''Luminous'', an album by Scandal, 2024 * "Luminous" (ClariS song), 2012 * "Luminous" (Jedward song), 2012 Other uses * ''Luminous'' (book), a 1998 short story collection by Greg Egan * Luminous (typeface), a foundry type made by Ludwig & Mayer * Luminous flame, a flame emitting visible light * Luminous mind, a term used in Buddhist doctrine * Luminous Mysteries, meditations on the Rosary in the Catholic Church * Luminous Productions, a defunct video game developer ** Luminous Engine, a video game engine * Luminous: The Symphony of Us, a fireworks-based nighttime spectacular at Disney's Epcot theme park * Project Luminous, a project by The Walt Disney Company that became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminous (group)
Luminous (, stylized in all caps) was a South Korean Korean boy band formed and managed by SE Group Entertainment (formerly Barunson WIP). The group consisted of four members: Youngbin, Suil, Steven, and Woobin. They debuted on September 9, 2021, with the extended play (EP) ''Youth'' and disbanded on February 9, 2025. History Luminous was originally set to begin releasing music with a different name and company in 2019, but the group's debut was delayed. Vocal trainer Kim Sung-eun, who had previously worked with numerous artists including BTS and Twice, founded the music agency Barunson WIP and took in the ensemble with members Youngbin, Suil, Steven, and Woobin. The name of the group was decided by vote and given the meaning of "a light shining brightly even in the dark". A fictional universe was introduced as part of Luminous's concept and the members symbolize the elements of thunder (Suil), fire (Steven), light (Youngbin), and moonlight (Woobin). On August 17, 2021, Barunson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminous Mind
Luminous mind ( Skt: or , Pali: ; Tib: ; Ch: ; Jpn: ) is a Buddhist term that appears only rarely in the Pali Canon, but is common in the Mahayana sūtras and central to the Buddhist tantras. It is variously translated as "brightly shining mind" or "mind of clear light", while the related term ''luminosity'' (Skt. ; Tib. ; Ch. ; Jpn. ; Kor. ) is also translated as "clear light" or "luminosity" in Tibetan Buddhist contexts or " purity" in East Asian contexts. The Theravada school identifies the "luminous mind" with the '' bhavanga'', a concept first proposed in the Theravāda Abhidhamma. The later schools of the Mahayana identify it with '' bodhicitta'' and '' tathagatagarbha''. The luminosity of mind is of central importance in the philosophy and practice of the Buddhist tantras, Mahamudra, and Dzogchen. Early Buddhist texts The Early Buddhist Texts contain mentions of luminosity or radiance that refer to the development of the mind in meditation. In the ''Saṅgī ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminescence
Luminescence is a spontaneous emission of radiation from an electronically or vibrationally excited species not in thermal equilibrium with its environment. A luminescent object emits ''cold light'' in contrast to incandescence, where an object only emits light after heating. Generally, the emission of light is due to the movement of electrons between different energy levels within an atom after excitation by external factors. However, the exact mechanism of light emission in vibrationally excited species is unknown. The dials, hands, scales, and signs of aviation and navigational instruments and markings are often coated with luminescent materials in a process known as ''luminising''. Types * Ionoluminescence, a result of bombardment by fast ions * Radioluminescence, a result of bombardment by ionizing radiation * Electroluminescence, a result of an electric current passed through a substance ** Cathodoluminescence, a result of a luminescent material being struck by elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminance
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, is emitted from, or is reflected from a particular area, and falls within a given solid angle. The procedure for conversion from spectral radiance to luminance is standardized by the CIE and ISO. Brightness is the term for the ''subjective'' impression of the ''objective'' luminance measurement standard (see for the importance of this contrast). The SI unit for luminance is candela per square metre (cd/m2). A non-SI term for the same unit is the nit. The unit in the Centimetre–gram–second system of units (CGS) (which predated the SI system) is the stilb, which is equal to one candela per square centimetre or 10 kcd/m2. Description Luminance is often used to characterize emission or reflection from flat, diffuse surfaces. Luminance levels indicate how much luminous power could be det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Luminous
''Star Wars: The High Republic'' is a multimedia project consisting of various stories from the ''Star Wars'' franchise set during the " High Republic" era, which spans approx. 500 to 1000 years before the Skywalker Saga and is set hundreds of years after the fall of the "Old Republic". The initiating event of the sub-franchise is "The Great Disaster" involving the antagonistic "space Vikings" known as the Nihil and the subsequent intervention of the Jedi. The series' novel series is divided into three phases. The first, ''Light of the Jedi'', ran from January 2021 to February 2022. The second phase, ''Quest of the Jedi'', started in October 2022. The third phase, ''Trials of the Jedi'', began in November 2023 with the release of George Mann's novel ''The Eye of Darkness''. The series' television series include the animated '' Young Jedi Adventures'' (2023–present) and the live-action '' The Acolyte'' (2024). Premise The High Republic era was a golden age for both the Gala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Symphony Of Us
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminous Engine
, originally called , is a multi-platform game engine developed and used internally by Square Enix and later on by Luminous Productions. The engine was developed for and targeted at eighth-generation hardware and DirectX 11-compatible platforms, such as Xbox One, the PlayStation 4, and versions of Microsoft Windows. It was conceived during the development of '' Final Fantasy XIII-2'' to be compatible with next generation consoles that their existing platform, Crystal Tools, could not handle. The engine powered the tech demos ''Agni's Philosophy'' and ''Witch Chapter 0'' initially, and has since been used in two of company's titles—'' Final Fantasy XV'', an entry in their ''Final Fantasy'' franchise, and an original IP titled '' Forspoken''. In early 2018, the development team of ''Final Fantasy XV'' was established by Square Enix as a new subsidiary studio dubbed Luminous Productions. The aim was to create new AAA video games for a global audience using the Luminous Engine. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminous Productions
was a Japanese video game development studio and a subsidiary of Square Enix. Originally known as Business Division 2, Luminous Productions was the development team responsible for '' Final Fantasy XV'' and was one of 12 Business Divisions (internal development and production divisions) that Square Enix had at the time before the company consolidated its development divisions in 2020. The current name and development structure of the studio was formed on 27 March 2018 as an external company. The aim of the company was to create AAA video games for a global audience using Square Enix's proprietary Luminous Engine. On 28 February 2023, Square Enix Holdings announced that on 1 May 2023, Luminous Productions would reorganize and merge with Square Enix Co. Ltd internally, citing the merging of the two would "enhance the Group's ability to develop HD games". In June 2023, it was noticed in CEDEC Awards that Luminous Productions was listed as Creative Business Unit II, the divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminous Mysteries
The Rosary (; , in the sense of "crown of roses" or "garland of roses"), formally known as the Psalter of Jesus and Mary (Latin: Psalterium Jesu et Mariae), also known as the Dominican Rosary (as distinct from other forms of rosary such as the Franciscan Crown, Bridgettine Rosary, Rosary of the Holy Wounds, etc.), refers to a set of prayers used primarily in the Catholic Church, and to the physical string of knots or beads used to count the component prayers. When referring to the prayer, the word is usually capitalized ("the Rosary", as is customary for other names of prayers, such as "the Lord's Prayer", and "the Hail Mary"); when referring to the prayer beads as an object, it is written with a lower-case initial letter (e.g. "a rosary bead"). The prayers that compose the Rosary are arranged in sets of ten Hail Marys, called "decades". Each decade is preceded by one Lord's Prayer (" Our Father"), and traditionally followed by one Glory Be. Some Catholics also recite the " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminous Flame
A luminous flame is a burning flame which is brightly visible. Much of its output is in the form of visible light, as well as heat or light in the non-visible wavelengths. An early study of flame luminosity was conducted by Michael Faraday and became part of his series of Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, ''The Chemical History of a Candle''. Luminosity In the simplest case, the yellow flame is luminosity, luminous due to small soot particles in the flame which are heated to incandescence. Producing a deliberately luminous flame requires either a shortage of combustion air (as in a Bunsen burner) or a local excess of fuel (as for a kerosene torch). Because of this dependency upon relatively inefficient combustion, luminosity is associated with diffusion flames and is lessened with premixed flames. The flame is yellow because of its temperature. To produce enough soot to be luminous, the flame is operated at a lower temperature than its efficient heating flame (see #Bunsen b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminous (EP)
Cesium_137 is an American futurepop musical group composed of Isaac Glendening and Vince Guzzardo. It originally also included Matt Cargill. History The group's first release was the album ''Advanced/Decay'' in 2001 on Tonedeaf Records. Its style was electro-industrial. It gained widespread attention, particularly with the moody dance track "Regrets", which was also released as a single and became a danceclub hit. Soon after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Matt Cargill joined the U.S. military and was no longer available as a member of Cesium_137. Cesium_137 had a hiatus of three years before their next release. That release was ''Elemental'' in 2004; it was issued with Metropolis Records, a much more prominent label than Tonedeaf. It was soon followed by an E.P. release, ''Luminous'', also in 2004 on Metropolis; it composed largely of remixed material from ''Elemental''. Cesium_137's style was much mellower and synthpop inspired and less angst-ridden on these releases than o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
