FINALS Flashcards
THE STANDARD UNIT OF MEASUREMENT FOR ELECTRIC CURRENT (1 COULOMB/SEC)
AMPERE
A SINGLE OPAQUE OR TRANSLUCENT ELEMENT USED TO CONTROL LIGHT DITRIBUTION AT ANGLES
BAFFLE
A DEVICE USED TO OPERATE FLUORESCENT AND HID LAMPS
BALLAST
B.E.F.
BALLAST EFFICIENCY FACTOR
B.F.
BALLAST FACTOR
UNIT OF LUMINOUS INTENSITY
CANDELA
C.E.C.
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
C.U.
COEFFICIENT OF UTILIZATION
DISPERSED LIGHT DISTRIBUTION
DIFFUSE
A METRIC USED TO COMPARE LIGHT OUTPUT TO ENERGY CONSUMPTION
EFFICACY
(3) QUANTITY OF ILLUMINATION
- LIGHT OUTPUT
- LIGHT LEVEL
- BRIGHTNESS
(3) QUANTITY MEASURES
- LUMINOUS FLUX
- ILLUMINANCE
- LUMINANCE
(3) QUALITY MEASURES
- VISUAL COMFORT PROBABILITY (VCP)
- SPACING CRITERIA (SC)
- COLOR RENDERING INDEX (CRI)
A SENSATION CAUSED BY LUMINANCES IN THE VISUAL FIELD THAT ARE TOO BRIGHT
GLARE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LUMINANCE OF AN OBJECT AND ITS BACKGROUND
CONTRAST