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Title

Lighting Quiz

Description

Photometrics definitions

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Subject

Architecture

Level

Undergraduate 3

Created

10/30/2012

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Term

Flux (lumens)

Definition

luminous flux light emitted in all directions by a source

Term

Intensity (candela)

Definition

light emitted in a specific direction by a source (used on polar graph)

Term

Illuminance (footcandles)

Definition

density of light on a surface

Term

Luminance (candelas/sq.ft)

Definition

light that is reflected from a surface in a given direction (back toward the eyes)

Term

Exitance (lumens per sq. ft)

Definition

total quantity of light emitted, reflected, or transmitted in all directions from a surface