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TRANSMITTED LIGHT [2 records]

Record 1 2003-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Photography
  • Optical Instruments
DEF

Light traveling from a primary light source (as opposed to reflected light in which the reflecting surface acts as a secondary light source).

OBS

transmitted light: term standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Photographie
  • Instruments d'optique
CONT

La lumière est réfléchie, transmise ou absorbée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reprography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reprographie
DEF

Rayonnement lumineux projeté au travers d'un document, lorsque celui-ci est maintenu entre la source lumineuse et l'observateur.

Spanish

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