effective temperature — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

effective temperature

دمای ِ ا ُسکرمند

damâ-ye oskarmand

Fr.: température effective

A measure of the surface temperature of a star derived from the total emitted energy,
assuming that the star is a → blackbody emitter (→ Stefan-Boltzmann law, → Planck’s radiation law). See also
→ brightness temperature; → color temperature.

See also: → effective; → temperature.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics