Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
lumière rasante (science)
English translation:
tangential/oblique light
Added to glossary by
Conor McAuley
Jun 28, 2005 10:27
18 yrs ago
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French term
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lumière rasante
French to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
"• Photographie en lumière visible, ***lumière rasante***, sous ultra violet et réflectographie
infra rouge"
Lateral light, contrast, I can't quite formulate this one properly.
Field: analysis of old paintings.
infra rouge"
Lateral light, contrast, I can't quite formulate this one properly.
Field: analysis of old paintings.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +3 | incident/tangential/oblique light |
Meri Buettner
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| 5 +2 | raking light |
Paul Hirsh
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| 5 | side lighting |
David Vaughn
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| 3 | low-angled light |
Karen Tucker (X)
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| 3 | grazing light |
David Sirett
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Proposed translations
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Meri Buettner
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incident/tangential/oblique light
Termium: OBS: The technique consists of illuminating the document to be analysed, in the absence of any ambient light, by means of a thin beam of light practically parallel to its surface, or at a very slight angle (20 degrees).
Peer comment(s):
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Bianca Jacobsohn
: Oblique light sounds right to me. I also see that the Termium definition is in the field of police/optics - maybe this is something to keep in mind?
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Clare Macnamara
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thanks
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Christopher Crockett
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thanks
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David Vaughn
: The others are possible, but "incident light" is definitely wrong. It is used for measuring the light that falls upon a subject, in contrast with the light that is reflected from the subject - a black cat doesn't reflect as much light as a white one.
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it's the first term given in Termium for lumière rasante...what else can I say
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Meri et al."
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French term (edited):
lumi�re rasante
low-angled light
I know nothing about this topic, but I found the translation in my Harper Collins dictionary.
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French term (edited):
lumi�re rasante
grazing light
ref.
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Paul Hirsh
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French term (edited):
lumi�re rasante
raking light
light almost parallel to the surface, this is the term
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Note added at 1 hr 4 mins (2005-06-28 11:32:21 GMT)
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http://www.hawkinsonphotography.com/raking.html
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Note added at 1 hr 5 mins (2005-06-28 11:33:17 GMT)
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the above link refers to examining old paintings
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Note added at 1 hr 4 mins (2005-06-28 11:32:21 GMT)
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http://www.hawkinsonphotography.com/raking.html
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Note added at 1 hr 5 mins (2005-06-28 11:33:17 GMT)
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the above link refers to examining old paintings
Peer comment(s):
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Christopher Crockett
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thanks Christopher!
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
: nice link :-)
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thanks Sue!
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French term (edited):
lumi�re rasante
side lighting
May not sound very elegant, but this is the common term in English for the more elegant common French term.
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