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SECONDARY LIGHT SOURCE [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Reprography
DEF

Surface or object which is not self-emitting but receives light and re-directs it, at least in part, by reflection or transmission.

OBS

secondary light source: term standardized by CIE.

Key term(s)
  • secondary source

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Reprographie
DEF

Surface ou objet qui, n'émettant pas en propre, reçoit de la lumière et la restitue, au moins partiellement, par réflexion ou par transmission.

OBS

source secondaire de lumière : terme normalisé par la CIE.

Key term(s)
  • source secondaire

Spanish

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