background illumination
11dark ground illumination — noun a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background • Syn: ↑dark field illumination • Hypernyms: ↑microscopy …
12ambient illumination — noun (image technol) The level of uncontrollable background light at a location • • • Main Entry: ↑ambient …
13Miles Tinker — Miles Albert Tinker is an American author. He is an internationally recognized authority on legibility of print [1] who published the results of some of the most comprehensive studies on the legibility of print ever conducted. Tinker conducted… …
14motion-picture technology — Introduction the means for the production and showing of motion pictures. It includes not only the motion picture camera and projector but also such technologies as those involved in recording sound, in editing both picture and sound, in… …
15Observational astronomy — Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory Observational astronomy is a division of the astronomical science that is concerned with getting data, in contrast with theoretical astrophysics which is mainly concerned with finding out the… …
16Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array — The Sunyaev Zel dovich Array (SZA) in California is surveying the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) to find clusters of galaxies. It has a similar design and similar astronomical goals to the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager. Observations commenced… …
17Visibility — In meteorology, visibility is a measure of the distance at which an object or light can be clearly discerned. It is reported within surface weather observations and METAR code either in meters or statute miles, depending upon the country.… …
18Floater — For other uses, see Floater (disambiguation). Floater Classification and external resources Simulated image of floaters against a blue sky ICD 10 H …
19PMD-Sensor — Ein Photomischdetektor, auch PMD Sensor genannt (englisch: Photonic Mixing Device), ist ein optischer Sensor, dessen Funktionsprinzip auf dem Lichtlaufzeitverfahren (engl.: Time of Flight siehe auch Time of flight Sensor) beruht und oft als… …
20Drafting machine — attached to a drawing board. A drafting machine is a very useful tool in technical drawing, consisting of a pair of scales mounted to form a right angle on an articulated protractor head that allows an angular rotation.[1] …
