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orthochromatic [1 record]

Record 1 2016-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
DEF

Pertaining to sensitized materials that can be exposed by ultraviolet, blue, and green light, but not deep orange or red.

OBS

orthochromatic: term standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
DEF

Se dit des couches photographiques dont la sensibilité aux couleurs du spectre s'étend du violet au jaune, mais non sensibles au rouge.

DEF

Appellation étymologiquement fausse désignant une émulsion sensibilisée spectralement jusqu'à la limite des radiations orangées et à l'exclusion du rouge.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fotografía
  • Física radiológica (Teoría y aplicación)
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
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