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TRIANGLE MAXWELL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-12-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chromaticity diagram
1, record 1, English, chromaticity%20diagram
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- colour triangle 2, record 1, English, colour%20triangle
correct
- chromatic diagram 2, record 1, English, chromatic%20diagram
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plane diagram formed by plotting one of the three chromaticity coordinates against another. 1, record 1, English, - chromaticity%20diagram
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is used for plotting light sources rather than surface colours. 3, record 1, English, - chromaticity%20diagram
Record 1, Key term(s)
- color triangle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diagramme de chromaticité
1, record 1, French, diagramme%20de%20chromaticit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- triangle des couleurs 1, record 1, French, triangle%20des%20couleurs
correct, masculine noun
- triangle de Maxwell 2, record 1, French, triangle%20de%20Maxwell
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diagramme plan présentant les résultats de mélanges de stimuli colorés, chaque chromaticité étant représentée par un point unique. 1, record 1, French, - diagramme%20de%20chromaticit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 3, record 1, French, - diagramme%20de%20chromaticit%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- diagramme colorimétrique
- diagramme chromatique
- triangle chromatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-05-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Maxwell triangle
1, record 2, English, Maxwell%20triangle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A colour diagram in the form of an equilateral triangle with the primaries represented at the vertices. 1, record 2, English, - Maxwell%20triangle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- triangle de Maxwell
1, record 2, French, triangle%20de%20Maxwell
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diagramme en couleur qui a la forme d'un triangle équilatéral et dont les primaires sont représentées aux sommets. 1, record 2, French, - triangle%20de%20Maxwell
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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