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17-22-061

bright

pertaining to high levels of brightness

Note 1 to entry: The adjectives "bright" and "light" principally have the same meaning, but usually have different applications: lights are described as "bright" or "dim", whereas surface colours are described as "light" or "dark". However, this distinction is not universal.

Note 2 to entry: This entry was numbered 845-02-29 in IEC 60050-845:1987.

Note 3 to entry: This entry was numbered 17-110 in CIE S 017:2011.

Publication date: 2020-12
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