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WATER COLOR [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Painting (Arts)
DEF

A design or picture executed with a paint in which the pigment is dissolved in water and bound by a colloid agent so that it adheres to the working surface when applied with the brush.

Key term(s)
  • water color

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peinture (Arts)
DEF

Œuvre obtenue à l'aide d'une peinture légère, délayée à l'eau, appliquée sur un papier spécial (papier-torchon).

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

The water spectral signature corresponding to the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

OBS

water colour: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

Key term(s)
  • water color

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Signature spectrale de l'eau correspondant à la bande visible du spectre électromagnétique.

OBS

couleur de l'eau : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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