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CHROMATICITY COLOUR [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

... the dominant or complementary wavelength and purity aspects of the color taken together, or of the aspects specified by the chromaticity coordinates of the color taken together.

OBS

chromaticity: term standardized by CIE.

Key term(s)
  • chromaticity of a colour
  • color chromaticity
  • colour chromaticity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Caractéristique colorimétrique d'un stimulus de couleur, repérable soit par ses coordonnées trichromatiques, soit par l'ensemble de la longueur d'onde dominante (ou complémentaire) et de la pureté.

OBS

chromaticité : terme normalisé par la CIE et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
  • Pasta y papel
DEF

Capacidad de evaluar el color de una superficie como más o menos cromático.

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