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achromatic color [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • IT Security
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

[In printing,] a colour with no hue, like white, black or grey.

OBS

achromatic color: term standardized by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE).

Key term(s)
  • achromatic colour

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
DEF

Au sens psycho-sensoriel du terme, couleur perçue dépourvue de tonalité chromatique. Au sens psycho-physique du terme, couleur psycho-physique de pureté nulle.

DEF

[En imprimerie,] couleur sans teinte, telle que le blanc, le noir et le gris.

OBS

couleur achromatique : terme normalisé par la Commission internationale de l'Éclairage (CIE).

Spanish

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