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LUX SECOND [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Optics
  • Photography
DEF

unit based on the lux, used in sensitometry for measuring exposure. It is the amount of light that falls in one second on a surface illuminated with an intensity of one lux.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Optique
  • Photographie
DEF

Unité de quantité d'éclairement ou d'excitation lumineuse, équivalant à la quantité d'éclairement produite en une seconde par un éclairement d'un lux.

Spanish

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