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POLARIZED LIGHT [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

Light in which the wave vibrates in one plane rather than all planes as it does in ordinary (unpolarized) light.

OBS

Light may become polarized by reflection, or by passing through optical devices or through sheets known as polarizing filters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Lumière constituée de rayonnements ne vibrant que dans un plan au lieu de vibrer dans toutes les directions comme c'est le cas de la lumière ordinaire.

OBS

La lumière peut être polarisée par réflexion, par passage dans des systèmes optiques ou des filtres dits polarisants.

Spanish

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