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ILLUMINATION [7 records]

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Record 1 2023-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting
  • Architectural Design
  • Heritage
DEF

The lighting up of a building, town, etc. (now usually in a decorative way, with coloured lights arranged in artistic designs, etc.), in token of festivity or rejoicing.

CONT

National illumination initiative. On May 6 and 7, 2023, federal buildings in Canada's Capital Region and landmarks elsewhere across the country are invited to light up in emerald-green to celebrate His Majesty's Coronation. Illuminations will also be conducted in the United Kingdom, as well as other Commonwealth nations, on May 7.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage
  • Conception architecturale
  • Patrimoine
CONT

Initiative d'illumination nationale. Les 6 et 7 mai 2023, les édifices fédéraux dans la région de la capitale du Canada et des sites d'intérêt ailleurs au pays sont invités à s'illuminer en vert émeraude afin de célébrer le couronnement de Sa Majesté. Des illuminations auront aussi lieu le 7 mai au Royaume-Uni et dans d'autres pays du Commonwealth.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Iluminación
  • Diseño arquitectónico
  • Patrimonio
CONT

La iluminación de monumentos y fachadas emblemáticas de la ciudad es posible gracias a que al proyecto de iluminación led se le sumó la telegestión. Esta tecnología permite programar de forma remota y anticipada las iluminaciones temáticas, con variaciones de intensidad y color, en conmemoración de fechas nacionales de países o aniversarios […]

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Record 2 2021-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

... this includes information operations and non-lethal artillery munitions, such as, illumination, smoke, pamphlet or carbon fibre strips.

OBS

illumination; illum: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
OBS

éclairage; éclair : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de armas
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Record 3 2007-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Physics
  • Optics
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Quotient of the luminous flux incident on an infinitesimal element of a surface containing the point under consideration, by the area of that element.

CONT

Illuminance (usually 'E' in formulas) is the total amount of visible light illuminating (incident upon) a point on a surface from all directions above the surface. This "surface" can be a physical surface or an imaginary plane. Therefore illuminance is equivalent to irradiance weighted with the response curve of the human eye.

OBS

Standard unit for illuminance is Lux (lx) which is lumens per square meter (lm/m²). There are several older units of illuminance: footcandle: 1 fc = 10.764 lx; phot: 1 ph = 10 000 lx. Typical illuminance values are: 1 lx = full moon; 10 lx = street lighting; 100-1 000 lx = workspace lighting; 10 000 lx = surgery lighting; 100 000 lx = plain sunshine.

OBS

"Illumination" is a deprecated term for "illuminance".

OBS

illuminance: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique spatiale
  • Optique
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Quotient du flux lumineux reçu par un élément infinitésimal d'une surface entourant le point considéré, par l'aire de cet élément.

OBS

Le symbole de l'éclairement est Er.

OBS

Les unités du Système international (SI) : [...] l'éclairement lumineux E, dont l'unité est le lux (lm/m²) [...]

OBS

éclairement lumineux : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física espacial
  • Óptica
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Cociente entre el flujo luminoso incidente sobre un elemento infinitesimal de superficie que contiene el punto considerado por el área de dicho elemento.

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Record 4 2005-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Museums
  • Publication and Bookselling
DEF

[A printed] or hand applied decoration in different colour of initial letter, chapter heads, tail pieces, vignettes, etc.

CONT

Illumination in a manuscript.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muséologie
  • Édition et librairie
DEF

Lettre ornée ou peinture de petites dimensions illustrant les feuillets d'un livre ou d'un manuscrit.

CONT

Enluminure sur un manuscrit.

OBS

On retrouve surtout cet ornement dans les manuscrits du Moyen-Âge, les livres d'heures et les ouvrages religieux.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Lighting (Construction)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

... the amount of light reaching a surface.

DEF

The luminous influx received per unit area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Éclairage (Construction)
  • Infographie
DEF

[...] flux lumineux reçu par unité de surface.

OBS

Il [flux lumineux] s'exprime en lux (lx). Le lux est l'unité d'éclairement lumineux d'un récepteur situé dans un faisceau lumineux homogène donnant un flux de un lumen par mètre carré et orienté perpendiculairement aux rayons.

OBS

éclairement lumineux; éclairement : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
  • Iluminación (Construcción)
  • Gráficos de computadora
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Record 6 2002-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Optics
DEF

Illumination due to solar radiation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Optique
DEF

Éclairement dû au rayonnement solaire.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cultural Practices (Agriculture)
OBS

of plants

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soin des cultures (Agriculture)
OBS

des plantes

Spanish

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