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BLANC REFERENCE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Illumination Engineering
DEF

Agreed light sources specified in such a way that their energy distribution can be reproduced.

OBS

Any of three standard light intensities, A, B, and C, used for illumination when phenomena involving color are measured. A is the light from a filament at 2,848K (2,575°C/4,667°F), B is noon sunlight, and C is normal daylight. B and C are defined with respect to A.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Éclairagisme
CONT

Pour normaliser les essais pratiques aussi bien que les calculs, la C.I.E. a défini plusieurs lumières étalons, destinées à servir suivant le cas de couleur achromatique (blanc) de référence.

OBS

Voir fiche "illuminants normalisés CIE".

Key term(s)
  • couleur achromatique de référence
  • blanc de référence

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
CONT

La technologie des luminophores permettant d'obtenir trois primaires, le système colorimétrique est complet si l'on définit le blanc de référence [...]

Spanish

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