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OBJECT PERCEIVED COLOUR [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • The Eye
DEF

the color perceived to belong to an object, resulting from characteristics of the object, of the incident light, and of the surround, the viewing direction and observer adaptation.

Key term(s)
  • perceived object colour
  • object perceived color

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Oeil
DEF

Couleur perçue rapportée à un objet, que cet objet paraisse lumineux ou non par lui-même.

Spanish

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