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Record 1 2016-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Optics
DEF

The degree to which a lens, optical system, or film emulsion is able to define the details of an image, expressed as the maximum number of black lines, with equal white interspaces per millimeter, discernible in the image.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Optique
CONT

Le pouvoir résolvant est l'aptitude de l'émulsion du film à séparer les détails les plus fins. Il se mesure en paires de lignes par mm et est fonction du contraste de l'image.

Spanish

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