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DENSITY EXPOSURE CURVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-01-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- density-exposure curve
1, record 1, English, density%2Dexposure%20curve
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sensitometric curve 2, record 1, English, sensitometric%20curve
correct
- D log E curve 2, record 1, English, D%20log%20E%20curve
correct
- H. and D. curve 3, record 1, English, H%2E%20and%20D%2E%20curve
correct, see observation
- H and D curve 4, record 1, English, H%20and%20D%20curve
correct, see observation
- characteristic curve 4, record 1, English, characteristic%20curve
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
H and D curve: alternative term for the D log E curve of a photographic emulsion. Devised by F. Hurter and V.C. Driffield in 1890 to display the tone reproduction characteristics of the emulsion. 4, record 1, English, - density%2Dexposure%20curve
Record 1, Key term(s)
- density exposure curve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courbe de noircissement
1, record 1, French, courbe%20de%20noircissement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- courbe caractéristique 2, record 1, French, courbe%20caract%C3%A9ristique
correct, feminine noun
- courbe sensitométrique 3, record 1, French, courbe%20sensitom%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe caractéristique de la sensibilité d'une couche photographique, obtenue en portant en abscisses les logarithmes décimaux des luminations et, en ordonnées, les densités optiques correspondantes. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 4, record 1, French, - courbe%20de%20noircissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue généralement sur la courbe sensitométrique, trois parties : a) la courbure inférieure, ou pied, b) la partie centrale à courbure moins accentuée, c) la courbure supérieure. [Citation reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.] 4, record 1, French, - courbe%20de%20noircissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
courbe sensitométrique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 5, record 1, French, - courbe%20de%20noircissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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