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KELVINMETER [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Photography
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

Instrument for measuring the approximate colour temperature of a light source, usually by comparison of the relative intensities of two or three main components of the light - e.g. its red and blue or red, green and blue content.

Key term(s)
  • color temperature meter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Photographie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Appareil permettant de mesurer la répartition d'énergie spectrale dans les bandes du rouge et du bleu d'une source lumineuse.

Spanish

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