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DENSITOMETER [6 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

densitometer: an item in the "Chemical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

densitomètre : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement chimiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

A device used to verify the accuracy of a sheet of film or a printed piece.

OBS

A densitometer works by shining a light through a sheet of film (in the case of a transmission densitometer) or reflecting light off an object (in the case of a reflection densitometer) and measuring how opaque or dense the object is. Densitometers are used to verify that ink is being laid down properly on a sheet of paper, or that the film used for making printing plates is properly exposed and properly developed.

Key term(s)
  • densitometre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
DEF

Appareil de mesure de l'opacité d'un film ou de l'absorption de la lumière par un matériau réfléchissant.

OBS

[Le densitomètre] sert à contrôler la densité des films et des encres d'impression de sorte que la sortie finale soit conforme au cahier des charges.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Electrodiagnosis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Électrodiagnostiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Material y equipo (Investigación científica)
  • Electrodiagnóstico
DEF

Equipo que permite medir la densidad. Se denomina así a los equipos diseñados para el cálculo de la densidad ósea mediante sistemas de absorciometría de fotones.

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Record 4 2010-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

An instrument which measures optical density by measuring the intensity of transmitted or reflected light [and that] is used to measure photographic density.

Key term(s)
  • densitometre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Instrument permettant de mesurer la densité optique. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

Appareil destiné à mesurer sur le terrain la densité d'un matériau.

OBS

densitomètre : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Ciencias biológicas
DEF

Instrumento utilizado para medir la transparencia de un material.

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Record 5 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
02.02.18 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

photometer for measuring reflectance or transmittance optical density [IEC 50 (845), 845-05-27]

OBS

A densitometer measures the degree to which light is transmitted through or reflected from a material.

OBS

A calibrated photometer compares the transmitted or reflective light with the incident light, and the result may be displayed as percentage reflectance or density.

OBS

densitometer: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-2:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Photography
  • Radiography (Medicine)
DEF

A photoelectric or visual instrument for measuring the opacity (or photographic density) of a developed photographic plate or film by measuring the density of the silver deposit in a photographic image. The device constantly reduces the intensity of a standard light until it matches an identical beam of light that has been transmitted through or reflected from the material to be measured.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Photographie
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
DEF

Photomètre servant à la mesure de la densité optique des échantillons de surfaces photographiques traitées (suivant des normes de développement et de fixage.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo (Artes gráficas e imprenta)
  • Fotografía
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
DEF

Opacímetro para medir la densidad de una fotografía por transparencia (clisés) o por reflexión (papel).

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