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SURFACE COLOUR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- surface colour
1, record 1, English, surface%20colour
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couleur de surface
1, record 1, French, couleur%20de%20surface
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode d'apparence de couleur réalisé quand la stimulation colorée inclut des informations concernant la structure d'un objet éclairé par une source qui est distincte de lui. 1, record 1, French, - couleur%20de%20surface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 1, French, - couleur%20de%20surface
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- surface colour
1, record 2, English, surface%20colour
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A real surface colour generally shows less lightness than the colour obtained by mixing a full colour with white (W) to obtain the same chromaticity. 1, record 2, English, - surface%20colour
Record 2, Key term(s)
- surface color
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- couleur de surface
1, record 2, French, couleur%20de%20surface
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couleur perçue rapportée à la surface d'un objet, que cet objet paraisse ou non lumineux par lui-même. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR.] 1, record 2, French, - couleur%20de%20surface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
couleur de surface : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 2, record 2, French, - couleur%20de%20surface
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-10-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- The Eye
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- non-self-luminous perceived colour
1, record 3, English, non%2Dself%2Dluminous%20perceived%20colour
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Colour perceived to belong to non-self-luminous object. 1, record 3, English, - non%2Dself%2Dluminous%20perceived%20colour
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
the term surface colour is preferred whenever the colour is perceived to belong to the surface of a non-self-luminous object. 1, record 3, English, - non%2Dself%2Dluminous%20perceived%20colour
Record 3, Key term(s)
- non-self-luminous colour
- non-self-luminous perceived color
- non-self-luminous color
- surface color
- surface colour
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Oeil
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- couleur perçue d'un objet non lumineux
1, record 3, French, couleur%20per%C3%A7ue%20d%27un%20objet%20non%20lumineux
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couleur perçue rapportée à un objet non lumineux par lui-même. 1, record 3, French, - couleur%20per%C3%A7ue%20d%27un%20objet%20non%20lumineux
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme couleur de surface est préféré dans le cas où la couleur perçue est rapportée à la surface d'un objet non lumineux par lui-même. 1, record 3, French, - couleur%20per%C3%A7ue%20d%27un%20objet%20non%20lumineux
Record 3, Key term(s)
- couleur d'un objet non lumineux
- couleur de surface
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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