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COLOR ESPECTRAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
DEF

Colour with degrees of saturation between no-hue and a pure spectral colour on the rim of the chromaticity diagram.

CONT

To the eye the monochromatic radiations are distinguished by the colour sensations they evoke. They display the well-known spectral colours that can be observed in the rainbow ...

OBS

spectrum color: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • spectral color
  • spectrum colour

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
DEF

Couleur correspondant [...] à une radiation monochromatique particulière.

OBS

couleur spectrale : terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR.

OBS

couleur spectrale : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
DEF

Color [...] que puede obtenerse por una mezcla de blanco y de un color del espectro.

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