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CONTRASTE LUMINANCE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contrast of luminance
1, record 1, English, contrast%20of%20luminance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ratio of the difference between the luminances of an object and its background to the luminance of the background. 2, record 1, English, - contrast%20of%20luminance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contraste de luminance
1, record 1, French, contraste%20de%20luminance
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport de la différence des luminances du repère et de l'arrière-plan à la luminance de l'arrière-plan. 2, record 1, French, - contraste%20de%20luminance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Meteorología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contraste de luminancia
1, record 1, Spanish, contraste%20de%20luminancia
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cociente entre la diferencia de la luminancia de un objeto y la de su fondo y la luminancia del fondo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - contraste%20de%20luminancia
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- brightness range
1, record 2, English, brightness%20range
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- luminance range 2, record 2, English, luminance%20range
correct, see observation
- contrast 2, record 2, English, contrast
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ratio of the luminances of the highest and darkest parts of a scene, expressed either arithmetically or logarithmically. 2, record 2, English, - brightness%20range
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brightness range: loosely also called contrast. 3, record 2, English, - brightness%20range
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... the objective term is luminance range. 2, record 2, English, - brightness%20range
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- intervalle des luminances extrêmes
1, record 2, French, intervalle%20des%20luminances%20extr%C3%AAmes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- contraste de luminance 2, record 2, French, contraste%20de%20luminance
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] écart entre les parties les plus claires et les plus sombres [d'une scène] qui peut se mesurer à l'aide d'un posemètre. 1, record 2, French, - intervalle%20des%20luminances%20extr%C3%AAmes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-03-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- luminance contrast 1, record 3, English, luminance%20contrast
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Quantities defined by three specific formulae in which only the luminances of the objects being contrasted are entered as members. (cf. CIEVO, 1970, p. 122). 2, record 3, English, - luminance%20contrast
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contraste de luminance
1, record 3, French, contraste%20de%20luminance
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Objectivement et conventionnellement, on désigne sous le nom de «contraste de luminance» une grandeur définie par l'une [de trois formules] où n'interviennent que les luminances lumineuses [...] des deux réalisations dont on apprécie le contraste. 1, record 3, French, - contraste%20de%20luminance
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contraste de luminance : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 2, record 3, French, - contraste%20de%20luminance
Record 3, Key term(s)
- contraste
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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