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ANALOGOUS COLORS [2 records]

Record 1 2017-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
CONT

Related colours are called analogous colours and are often used to convey a certain mood or feeling.

Key term(s)
  • analogous colour
  • analogous color

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
CONT

[Série de couleurs] consécutives, ou côte à côte dans le cercle chromatique.

Key term(s)
  • couleur analogue

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

The control that adjusts the phase relationships of the NTSC [National Television System Committee] or PAL [Phase Alternate Line] color decoder.

OBS

The effect is to simultaneously change almost all colors in a manner analogous to rotating a color wheel(or painter's palette similarly arranged) and making color assignments(or picking up paint) based on the former position of the color wheel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Réglage qui ajuste la relation de phase du décodeur couleur NTSC ou PAL.

OBS

Le réglage de la teinte sert essentiellement sur le matériel grand public à compenser les rotations de phase du NTSC (Tint ou Hue). Certains vieux [téléviseurs] Simple PAL pouvaient en avoir.

Spanish

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