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FREQUENCE CRITIQUE FUSION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- critical flicker fusion test
1, record 1, English, critical%20flicker%20fusion%20test
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... this test uses a stroboscope to measure the rate at which flashing lights appear steady or fused into a constant light. 2, record 1, English, - critical%20flicker%20fusion%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- test de fréquence critique de fusion lumineuse
1, record 1, French, test%20de%20fr%C3%A9quence%20critique%20de%20fusion%20lumineuse
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La vigilance a été évaluée au moyen du test de fréquence critique de fusion lumineuse [...] 1, record 1, French, - test%20de%20fr%C3%A9quence%20critique%20de%20fusion%20lumineuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-10-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
- The Eye
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- critical flicker frequency
1, record 2, English, critical%20flicker%20frequency
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CFF 2, record 2, English, CFF
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- critical fusion frequency 3, record 2, English, critical%20fusion%20frequency
correct
- CFC 4, record 2, English, CFC
correct
- CFC 4, record 2, English, CFC
- fusion flicker frequency 5, record 2, English, fusion%20flicker%20frequency
- flicker fusion threshold 5, record 2, English, flicker%20fusion%20threshold
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The rate of presentation of intermittent, alternate or discontinuous photic stimuli that just gives rise to a fully uniform and continuous sensation obliterating the flicker. 5, record 2, English, - critical%20flicker%20frequency
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
- Oeil
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fréquence critique de fusion
1, record 2, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20critique%20de%20fusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- FCF 1, record 2, French, FCF
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fréquence critique de papillotement 1, record 2, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20critique%20de%20papillotement
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fréquence d’une stimulation lumineuse intermittente pour laquelle le sujet ne perçoit plus de papillotement, [et dont] la sensation est stable et continue. 1, record 2, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20critique%20de%20fusion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 2, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20critique%20de%20fusion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-07-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Ferry-Porter law
1, record 3, English, Ferry%2DPorter%20law
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- loi de Ferry-Porter
1, record 3, French, loi%20de%20Ferry%2DPorter
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loi stipulant que la fréquence critique de fusion(F) est directement proportionnelle au logarithme de la luminance(L) du stimulus. 1, record 3, French, - loi%20de%20Ferry%2DPorter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 3, French, - loi%20de%20Ferry%2DPorter
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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