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CHROMATIC COLOUR [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
DEF

Perceived color possessing a hue. Psychophysical color of greater than zero purity and hence possessing a dominant or complementary wavelength.

OBS

chromatic colour: term standardized by CIE.

Key term(s)
  • chromatic colour

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
DEF

Au sens psycho-sensoriel du terme, couleur perçue possédant une tonalité chromatique. Au sens psycho-physique du terme, couleur dont la pureté n'est pas nulle et possédant, par conséquent, une longueur d'onde dominante (ou complémentaire) dans le cas des pourpres. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR.]

OBS

couleur chromatique : terme normalisé par la CIE et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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