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LUMINOUS INTENSITY [2 records]

Record 1 2013-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Lighting
DEF

The luminous flux incident on a small surface which lies in a specified direction from a light source and is normal to this direction, divided by the solid angle (in steradians) which the surface subtends at the source of light.

OBS

luminous intensity: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

OBS

luminous intensity; light intensity: terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Éclairage
DEF

Flux lumineux envoyé par une source de lumière dans un angle solide unité.

OBS

Cette grandeur s'exprime en candelas.

OBS

intensité lumineuse : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

OBS

intensité lumineuse : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
  • Iluminación
DEF

Flujo luminoso por unidad de ángulo sólido en una dirección dada.

OBS

intensidad luminosa; intensidad de la luz: términos y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1992-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Optics
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
DEF

Quotient of the luminous flux emitted by a source in a cone having an infinitesimal aperture, to the solid angle of that cone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Optique
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
DEF

Quotient du flux lumineux émis par une source dans un cône ayant une ouverture infinitésimale, par l'angle solide de ce cône.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Óptica
  • Astrofísica y cosmografía
DEF

Cociente entre el flujo luminoso emitido por una fuente o por un elemento de una fuente dentro de un cono infinitesimal que contiene la dirección dada por el ángulo sólido subtendido de dicho cono.

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