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PHOTOELECTRIC METER [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Optical Instruments
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
OBS

An exposure meter utilising a photo cell which either generates an electric current when light falls on it, or changes in resistance to a current flowing through it.

Key term(s)
  • photoelectric meter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
CONT

Un posemètre photoélectrique est composé de deux parties principales : la cellule photoélectrique proprement dite et le galvanomètre ou micro-ampèremètre.

OBS

photoélectrique : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • posemètre photo-électrique

Spanish

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