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CENTRE PERSPECTIF [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Photography
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

The point of origin or termination of bundles of perspective light rays.

OBS

In a perfectly adjusted lens-camera system, the "exterior" and "interior" perspective centers correspond, respectively, to the front and rear nodal points.

Key term(s)
  • perspective centre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Photographie
  • Télédétection
DEF

[...] point de l’espace lié à [un objet à deux ou trois dimensions, ou à une image à deux dimensions] d’où sont issues des droites passant par chaque point de l’objet ou image et constituant le faisceau perspectif (ou la gerbe perspective) correspondant.

OBS

En pratique, ce centre représente la position de l’œil d’un observateur [...]

Spanish

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