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CROMINANCIA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Video Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chrominance
1, record 1, English, chrominance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The information that defines the colour (hue and saturation) of a television image, but not the brightness. 1, record 1, English, - chrominance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Vidéotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chrominance
1, record 1, French, chrominance
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Représentation des informations relatives à la couleur d'une image de télévision. 1, record 1, French, - chrominance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
signal de chrominance 1, record 1, French, - chrominance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
- Técnicas de video
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- crominancia
1, record 1, Spanish, crominancia
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] información gráfica que contiene las informaciones relativas [al] tono y [a] la saturación de color pero no [al] brillo de una imagen [de televisión]. 1, record 1, Spanish, - crominancia
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Pigments and Colours (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chrominance
1, record 2, English, chrominance
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The colorimetric difference between the colour stimulus and a reference stimulus of a given chromaticity and of the same luminance, expressible as the product of the chromaticity difference and the luminance. 2, record 2, English, - chrominance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chrominance: designation standardized by CIE (International Commission on Illumination). 3, record 2, English, - chrominance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chrominance
1, record 2, French, chrominance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Différence colorimétrique entre une couleur donnée et une couleur de référence, de même luminance [...] [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 2, record 2, French, - chrominance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chrominance : désignation normalisée par l'AFNOR et la Commission internationale de l'éclairage (CIE). 3, record 2, French, - chrominance
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Óptica
- Pigmentos y colores (Artes)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- crominancia
1, record 2, Spanish, crominancia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diferencia colorimétrica entre cualquier color y un color de referencia de igual luminancia, teniendo el color de referencia una cromaticidad especifica. 1, record 2, Spanish, - crominancia
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