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RETROREFLECTED [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Highway and Street Lighting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coefficient of retroreflected luminance
1, record 1, English, coefficient%20of%20retroreflected%20luminance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ratio of the luminance of a field and the illuminance of a plane perpendicular to the illumination direction at that field, for observation and illumination directions close to each other and both forming grazing angles with the road surface. 1, record 1, English, - coefficient%20of%20retroreflected%20luminance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coefficient of retroreflected luminance : term and definition proposed by the World Road Association. 2, record 1, English, - coefficient%20of%20retroreflected%20luminance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éclairage des voies de circulation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coefficient de luminance rétroréfléchie
1, record 1, French, coefficient%20de%20luminance%20r%C3%A9tror%C3%A9fl%C3%A9chie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport de la luminance d'un champ et de l'éclairement d'un plan perpendiculaire à la direction d'éclairage, pour des directions d'observation et d'éclairage proches l'une de l'autre et formant un angle rasant avec la surface de la chaussée. 2, record 1, French, - coefficient%20de%20luminance%20r%C3%A9tror%C3%A9fl%C3%A9chie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coefficient de luminance rétroréfléchie : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route. 2, record 1, French, - coefficient%20de%20luminance%20r%C3%A9tror%C3%A9fl%C3%A9chie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1979-05-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- retroreflected
1, record 2, English, retroreflected
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The intensity of the retroreflected radiation is dependent on the intensity of the incident radiation : an increase of the latter results in an increase of the former. 1, record 2, English, - retroreflected
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rétro-réfléchi
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9tro%2Dr%C3%A9fl%C3%A9chi
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) un émetteur à impulsion lumineuse, dont la source est un laser à rubis du type déclenché, émet une impulsion lumineuse brève et puissante en direction de la cible. La lumière rétro-réfléchie ou rétrodiffusée par la cible est captée par un récepteur constitué d'un télescope de grand diamètre qui la concentre sur un photodétecteur. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9tro%2Dr%C3%A9fl%C3%A9chi
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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