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MESOPIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mesopic
1, record 1, English, mesopic
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Having the characteristics of mesopic vision or pertaining to levels of illumination between the photopic and scotopic ranges. 2, record 1, English, - mesopic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mésopique
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9sopique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à la marge intermédiaire entre les niveaux correspondant à la vision photopique (par cônes) et à la vision scotopique (par bâtonnets). 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9sopique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-10-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- The Eye
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mesopic vision
1, record 2, English, mesopic%20vision
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
vision with luminance conditions between those of photopic and scotopic vision, that is between about one footlambert and 0.01 footlambert. 2, record 2, English, - mesopic%20vision
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Oeil
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vision mésopique
1, record 2, French, vision%20m%C3%A9sopique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vision intermédiaire entre la vision photopique et la vision scotopique. 1, record 2, French, - vision%20m%C3%A9sopique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-11-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
- Optical Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- nyktometer
1, record 3, English, nyktometer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- nyctometer 2, record 3, English, nyctometer
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument for testing visual acuity in the dark-adapted eye and changes in visual acuity upon sudden exposure to glare. 3, record 3, English, - nyktometer
Record 3, Key term(s)
- nyktometre
- nyctometre
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
- Instruments d'optique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nyctomètre
1, record 3, French, nyctom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le nyctomètre de Rodenstock, le sujet observe une série de tests situés dans une coupole. Les tests permettent de mesurer rapidement l'adaptation d’un sujet ainsi que sa réadaptation après un bref éblouissement, l'étude de la vision mésopique après une adaptation précédant l'éblouissement, l'examen de la vision mésopique pendant l'éblouissement. 2, record 3, French, - nyctom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir à la page 21850 F10 6 de la source EMOPH pour de plus amples renseignements sur "nyctomètre". 3, record 3, French, - nyctom%C3%A8tre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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