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BACK LIGHT [3 records]

Record 1 2004-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting (Construction)
  • Installations and Equipment (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A light source that illuminates translucent material from behind (e.g., a back-lit graphic panel).

Key term(s)
  • back light

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage (Construction)
  • Aménagement et équipements (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Source de lumière qui illumine un matériel translucide de l'arrière (p. ex. un panneau d'affichage graphique rétroéclairé).

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting
  • Television Arts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

Source d'éclairage placée derrière le sujet face à la caméra.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Water Transp.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par eau)

Spanish

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