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NUMERICAL COLOR DATA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textiles: Preparation and Processing
- Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- numerical color data
1, record 1, English, numerical%20color%20data
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... more critical color tolerances are required and groups of acceptable material need to be divided into subgroups whose overall color differences are smaller. This finer subdivision of colors is known as "shade sorting". This finer subdivision may be made either visually by a trained observer or, increasingly, by a [spectrophotometer] and a scheme for sorting the resulting numerical color data. 1, record 1, English, - numerical%20color%20data
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
- Teintures et pigments (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- données numériques de couleurs
1, record 1, French, donn%C3%A9es%20num%C3%A9riques%20de%20couleurs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bien qu'un groupe d'unités puisse être considéré comme acceptable (...) en ce qui a trait aux nuançages des couleurs, cette collection peut contenir des unités qui seraient inacceptables (...) Dans de tels cas, des tolérances plus sévères sont nécessaires, et les groupes de textiles acceptables doivent être divisés en sous-groupes dont les différences de couleurs sont plus faibles. Cette subdivision plus subtile des couleurs est connue sous le terme [nuançages des couleurs]. Celle-ci peut être faite visuellement par un observateur entraîné à cette fin ou (...) à l'aide d'un spectrophotomètre et selon un procédé de tri des données numériques de couleurs. 1, record 1, French, - donn%C3%A9es%20num%C3%A9riques%20de%20couleurs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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