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Brightness
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The black level of a display screen. Although it may sound peculiar, the brightness adjusts the "black level" of the display system (how black the black is). See contrast.

Brightness
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brightest star in Centaurus constellation; closest star to Earth. [Astronomy: NCE, 74]
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April birthstone, most reflective of gems. [Gem Symbolism: Jobes, 440–441]
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bright star visible to naked eye and nearest to the north celestial pole. [Astronomy: EB, VIII: 79]
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dog star; brightest star in the heavens. [Astronomy: EB, IX: 238]
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glow of electrical discharge appearing on towers and ships’ masts. [Physics: EB, VIII: 780]
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bright planet, second from the Sun. [Astronomy: EB, X: 392]
(graphics)brightness - (Or "tone", "luminance", "value", "luminosity", "lightness") The coordinate in the HSB colour model that determines the total amount of light in the colour. Zero brightness is black and 100% is white, intermediate values are "light" or "dark" colours.

The other coordinates are hue and saturation.
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