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effective aperture [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
02.04.10 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

apparent field of view of a scanner or similar device determined by the smaller of the spot size and the physical aperture of the scanner for reception of reflected light

OBS

effective aperture: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-2:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Optical Instruments
DEF

... the light beam reaching the lens from a distant object point along its axis, which passes through the edge of the limiting aperture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Instruments d'optique
DEF

Nombre que l'on obtient en multipliant l'ouverture relative f/ par le rapport de l'image : distance/longueur focale; cette ouverture effective s'utilise en photomacrographie, en particulier pour trouver la distance flash-sujet.

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Optics
DEF

This is the diameter of the light beam reaching the lens from a distant object point along its axis, which passes through the edge of the limiting aperture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Optique
CONT

L'ouverture relative de l'objectif est le rapport géométrique existant entre la distance focale et le diamètre du faisceau lumineux parallèle à l'axe optique qui passe par le diaphragme (ou diamètre utile du diaphragme).

Spanish

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