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METAMERISME [2 records]

Record 1 2012-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
  • Painting (Arts)
DEF

A term used in color technology to describe an undesirable effect sometimes exhibited when two colors that match each other under one kind of illumination (daylight, fluorescent tube, tungsten bulb) differ from each other when seen under another light source.

CONT

Glass, surface texture, transparency, and ratio of pigment to binder may contribute to metamerism in colors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
  • Peinture (Arts)
DEF

Propriété qui affecte deux ou plusieurs réalisations colorées métamères. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

CONT

D'ailleurs, les experts se servent du métamérisme pour déceler les repeints.

OBS

métamérisme : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
CONT

Metameric colour stimuli are spectrally different radiations that produce the same colour under the same viewing conditions. The corresponding property is called metamerism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
CONT

Les stimuli de couleurs métamères sont des rayonnements de composition spectrale différente produisant la même couleur dans les mêmes conditions de vision : La propriété correspondante est appelée métamérisme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
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