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MICROPHOTOMETRE [3 records]

Record 1 2004-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
DEF

An instrument for measuring the amount of light transmitted or reflected by small arens or for measuring the relative densities of spectrum lines on a photographic plate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
CONT

Microphotomètre spectral pour la détermination quantitative de la réflexion de l'absorption (extinction) et de l'intensité de fluorescence des particules, microscopiques.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec la photomicrographie. v. photomicrographic apparatus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de medida (Ingeniería)
DEF

Fotómetro especial para medir la luz transmitida por un cuerpo, por ejemplo, una placa fotográfica, en una zona muy reducida, cuya área puede ser solamente de unas milésimas de milímetro cuadrado.

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Record 2 2003-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Micrographics
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

An instrument used to measure the density of part of a printed type character [or image].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Micrographie
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Appareil du type photomètre utilisé pour la mesure de la variation de la densité photographique (gradient) en bordure des images.

CONT

Nous avons alors observé au microdensitomètre des zones de la micrographie comportant, selon nos calculs, plusieurs milliers de molécules de bactériorhodopsine. (Pour la science, avril 1984, p. 77).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Micrografía
  • Artes gráficas e imprenta
DEF

Fotómetro destinado a la medida de pequeñas variaciones en la densidad de una placa fotográfica.

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Record 3 1998-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

The optical instrument used to measure transmittance in atomic emission spectroscopy.

Key term(s)
  • microphotometre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

[...] instrument optique utilisé pour mesurer la transmittance en spectroscopie d'émission atomique.

Spanish

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