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LUMINANCE EQUIVALENTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-10-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- equivalent veiling luminance
1, record 1, English, equivalent%20veiling%20luminance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Luminance which has to be added, by superposition, to the luminance of both the adapting background and the object in order to make the luminance difference threshold in the absence of disability glare the same as that experienced in the presence of disability glare. 1, record 1, English, - equivalent%20veiling%20luminance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- luminance équivalente de voile
1, record 1, French, luminance%20%C3%A9quivalente%20de%20voile
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Luminance qui doit être ajoutée, par superposition, à celle du fond d'adaptation et de l'objet afin que le seuil différentiel de luminance en l'absence d'éblouissement perturbateur devienne le même que celui qui existe dans les conditions d'éblouissement perturbateur. 1, record 1, French, - luminance%20%C3%A9quivalente%20de%20voile
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
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- equivalent luminance
1, record 2, English, equivalent%20luminance
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Luminance of a comparison field in which the radiation has the same spectral composition as that of a full radiator at the temperature of freezing platinum and which has the same luminosity as the field considered under the specified photometric conditions of measurement; the comparison field must have a specified size and shape which may be different from that of the field considered. 1, record 2, English, - equivalent%20luminance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
equivalent luminance (of a field of given size and shape, for a radiation of arbitrary relative spectral composition). 1, record 2, English, - equivalent%20luminance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- luminance équivalente
1, record 2, French, luminance%20%C3%A9quivalente
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Luminance d'un champ de comparaison dont le rayonnement a la même composition spectrale que celle du corps noir à la température de congélation du platine et qui a la même luminosité que le champ considéré dans des conditions de mesure photométrique déterminées; le champ de comparaison doit avoir des dimensions et une forme définies, mais qui peuvent être différentes de celles du champ considéré. 1, record 2, French, - luminance%20%C3%A9quivalente
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
luminance équivalente (d'un champ de dimensions et de forme données, pour un rayonnement de composition spectrale relative arbitraire). 1, record 2, French, - luminance%20%C3%A9quivalente
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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