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Term of the Road Dictionary

luminous intensity

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Road Equipment Road Lighting
  • Definition : Quotient of the luminous flux leaving a source and propagated in an element of solid angle by that element of solid angle [CEN].
  • Synonyms : light intensity

Lichtstärke

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Straßenausstattung Straßenbeleuchtung
  • Definition : Quotient aus dem in einer bestimmten Richtung ausgesandten Lichtstrom und dem durchstrahlten Raumwinkel -- Einheit Candela.

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