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MESOPIQUE [2 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
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