teralumen

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A massive measure of luminous flux equal to one trillion lumens.

An SI unit of visible light emission representing 10¹² lumens. This extreme multiple is rarely used in commercial lighting but can describe the theoretical output of massive astronomical events or extreme high-energy plasma experiments. It scales standard photometric measurements up to planetary or stellar levels.

Heard on the job

The theoretical flash from the atmospheric detonation was estimated at over a teralumen.

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