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ADDITIVE COLOURS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- additive colour 1, record 1, English, additive%20colour
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- additive color 2, record 1, English, additive%20color
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
additive colours, additive colors: Red, green and blue (RGB), the colours of light used in monitors and scanners, which give the perception of white when added together. 1, record 1, English, - additive%20colour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To illustrate how additive colors might be used in remote sensing, consider exposing three aerial photographs over an area with the same black-and-white panchromatic film but with different filters on the camera. 2, record 1, English, - additive%20colour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
additive colour; additive color: terms usually used in the plurial. 3, record 1, English, - additive%20colour
Record 1, Key term(s)
- additive colours
- additive colors
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couleur additive
1, record 1, French, couleur%20additive
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
couleurs additives : Le rouge, le vert et le bleu (RVB), couleurs primaires utilisées dans les moniteurs et les lecteurs optiques, qui sont perçues comme du blanc lorsqu'elles sont additionnées. 2, record 1, French, - couleur%20additive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La présence des trois couleurs primaires donne du blanc tandis que l'absence de toute couleur correspond au noir. On parle alors de couleurs additives puisque, plus il y a de couleur, plus il y a de lumière. 3, record 1, French, - couleur%20additive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
couleur additive : terme utilisé habituellement au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - couleur%20additive
Record 1, Key term(s)
- couleurs additives
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Óptica
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- color aditivo
1, record 1, Spanish, color%20aditivo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El principio básico del control de color consiste en conocer la diferencia entre los espacios cromáticos aditivo y substractivo. La luz roja, verde y azul son los componentes del color aditivo. Cuando estos componentes se mezclan en proporciones iguales, el resultado es la luz blanca. 1, record 1, Spanish, - color%20aditivo
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