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HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM VAPOR LUMINAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting Fixtures
DEF

A street lighting luminaire.

Key term(s)
  • high pressure sodium vapour luminaire
  • high pressure sodium-vapor luminaire
  • high-pressure sodium-vapor luminaire

French

Domaine(s)
  • Luminaires
DEF

[Luminaires] à décharge [qui] émettent une lumière jaune-orange, plus éblouissante que les [luminaires] au sodium à basse pression, et [qui] donnent un rendu des couleurs un peu meilleur que ces derniers.

OBS

Actuellement, c'est ce type de [luminaires] qui est le plus couramment installé pour l'éclairage public, bien que son efficacité lumineuse soit moins bonne que celles des [luminaires] au sodium à basse pression.

Spanish

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