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luminance factor [2 records]

Record 1 2001-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
OBS

luminance factor: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

facteur de luminance : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte aéreo
OBS

factor de luminancia : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1985-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Illumination Engineering
DEF

the ratio of the luminance of a surface or medium under specified conditions of incidence, observation, and light source, to the luminance of a perfectly reflecting or transmitting, perfectly diffusing surface or medium under the same conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Éclairagisme
DEF

Rapport de la luminance lumineuse du corps à celle d'un diffuseur parfait par réflexion ou par transmission éclairé dans les mêmes conditions.

Spanish

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