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LUMINOSITY CURVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spectral sensitivity curve
1, record 1, English, spectral%20sensitivity%20curve
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A graph of sensitivity as a function of spectral wavelength or, less frequently, of spectral wave number or frequency. 2, record 1, English, - spectral%20sensitivity%20curve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Often synonymous with luminosity curve, but usually restricted to threshold measurements rather than suprathreshold matches. 2, record 1, English, - spectral%20sensitivity%20curve
Record 1, Key term(s)
- luminosity curve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courbe de sensibilité spectrale
1, record 1, French, courbe%20de%20sensibilit%C3%A9%20spectrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Concordance entre la sensibilité spectrale de la rhodopsine et la courbe d'efficacité lumineuse scotopique. 2, record 1, French, - courbe%20de%20sensibilit%C3%A9%20spectrale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1981-04-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- luminosity curve
1, record 2, English, luminosity%20curve
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A curve depicting the visual threshold at different wavelengths. The luminosity curve for daylight vision has its greatest sensitivity at about 555 millimicrons; the comparable curve for night vision has its greatest sensitivity at about 505 millimicrons. 1, record 2, English, - luminosity%20curve
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Note: Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics. 2, record 2, English, - luminosity%20curve
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- courbe de visibilité relative 1, record 2, French, courbe%20de%20visibilit%C3%A9%20relative
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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