extinction de lumière — šviesos ekstinkcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. extinction of light vok. Extinktion des Lichtes, f rus. ослабление света, n; экстинкция света, f pranc. extinction de lumière, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Extinction (astronomy) — Extinction is a term used in astronomy to describe the absorption and scattering of electromagnetic radiation by matter (dust and gas) between an emitting astronomical object and the observer. Interstellar extinction also called Galactic… … Wikipedia
Extinction (psychology) — Extinction in psychology refers to the lowering of the probability of a response when a characteristic reinforcing stimulus is no longer presented. In classical conditioning, this refers to the decline of a conditioned response when a conditioned … Wikipedia
Extinction (disambiguation) — Extinction or extinct may refer to:In science:* In the physical sciences, extinction is another word for the attenuation of radiation by absorption and/or scattering. ** Extinction coefficient, a measure of how well a material attenuates… … Wikipedia
Extinction coefficient — refers to several different measures of the absorption of light in a medium:*In chemistry, the molar absorptivity, the mass extinction coefficient or the molar extinction coefficient are all similar parameters defining how strongly a chemical… … Wikipedia
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Extinction — Ex*tinc tion, n. [L. extinctio, exstinction: cf. F. extinction.] 1. The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. State of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Light meter — A light meter is a device used to measure the amount of light. In photography, a light meter is often used to determine the proper exposure for a photograph. Typically a light meter will include a computer, either digital or analogue, which… … Wikipedia
Extinction ratio — In telecommunications, extinction ratio ( r e ) is the ratio of two optical power levels, of a digital signal generated by an optical source, e.g., a laser diode, where P 1 is the optical power level generated when the light source is on, and P 2 … Wikipedia
Light pollution — This article is about light pollution in the visible spectrum. For information on pollution in the radio spectrum, see radio spectrum pollution. This time exposure photo of New York City at night shows skyglow, one form of light pollution … Wikipedia