Sentence examples for dimming effect from inspiring English sources
Kepler-11e was found by using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured.
Slower tempos afford slower dimming, which makes the dimming effect more noticeable.
The transit slightly dims the host star; this periodic dimming effect is then noted by Kepler.
This dimming effect could have already saved the world from as much as 0.5C warming that might have been expected from the quantities of carbon now in the air, according to Johan Rockström, chief scientist at Conservation International.
By measuring the length and regularity of this dimming effect, it is possible to extrapolate a great deal of information about the planet, including its radius, mass, and density.
Other possible structures that could be causing the unusual dimming effect include artificial space habitats or a planet-sized object built to provide long-lasting and far-reaching signals to other galactic inhabitants, according to the Seti Institute in Mountain View, California.
The Moon acts like a giant searchlight in the sky, making spotting fainter objects more challenging, in effect dimming down their light.
Edison's lightbulb, as Williams illustrated in Streetcar, suffers the inherent handicap of direct-light glare, and Blanche's lamp-shade solution, while reducing glare, has the inescapable effect of dimming the light.
To examine the effects of dimming the experiments were performed with 100, 71, and 49% light source intensities, which were equal to 230 , 210 and 190 V supply voltage, 7252 lm, and 5179 lm, and 3557 lm, respectively.
