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LUMINANCE FACTOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Transport
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- luminance factor
1, record 1, English, luminance%20factor
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
luminance factor: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 2, record 1, English, - luminance%20factor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport aérien
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- facteur de luminance
1, record 1, French, facteur%20de%20luminance
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
facteur de luminance : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 2, record 1, French, - facteur%20de%20luminance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transporte aéreo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- factor de luminancia
1, record 1, Spanish, factor%20de%20luminancia
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
factor de luminancia : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 1, Spanish, - factor%20de%20luminancia
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-11-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Illumination Engineering
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- luminance factor
1, record 2, English, luminance%20factor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the ratio of the luminance of a surface or medium under specified conditions of incidence, observation, and light source, to the luminance of a perfectly reflecting or transmitting, perfectly diffusing surface or medium under the same conditions. 2, record 2, English, - luminance%20factor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Éclairagisme
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- facteur de luminance lumineuse
1, record 2, French, facteur%20de%20luminance%20lumineuse
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport de la luminance lumineuse du corps à celle d'un diffuseur parfait par réflexion ou par transmission éclairé dans les mêmes conditions. 1, record 2, French, - facteur%20de%20luminance%20lumineuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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