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ARTIFICIAL MOONLIGHT [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Lighting
DEF

Illumination of an intensity between that of starlight and that of a full moon on a clear night.

OBS

artificial moonlight: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Éclairage
DEF

Éclairage dont l'intensité est intermédiaire entre celles des lumières reçues des étoiles et de la pleine lune, par nuit claire.

OBS

clair de lune artificiel : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
  • Iluminación
DEF

Iluminación de intensidad comprendida entre la luz de las estrellas y la de la luna llena en una noche clara.

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