Glossary entry

español term or phrase:

"foco luminoso"

inglés translation:

Light source

Added to glossary by Andrea Appel
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Feb 27, 2010 06:20
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español term

"foco luminoso"

español al inglés Técnico/Ingeniería Electrónica / Ing. elect.
La luz artificial no debe producir deslumbramiento, a causa de reflexión del foco luminoso en la superficie de trabajo o foco luminoso en la línea de visión.
Change log

Mar 30, 2010 08:10: Andrea Appel changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - ""foco luminoso""" to ""Light source""

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Light source

Since it's talking about the light reflecting on the desk or on the eyes of someone, I think it's appropriate to talk about the light source.
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agree Giovanni Rengifo : This was my first thought too.
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español term (edited): \\\"foco luminoso\\\"

Source of light.

foco - means focal point, the center of something, the source of something.

luminoso - means light.

source of light is the correct english term.
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light source

Un foco luminoso seems to refer to the "light source."
Un foco luminoso es un cuerpo que puede emitir luz propia.**
Existen do tipos de focos luminosos: naturales y artificiales. un foco luminoso natural es aquel que emite luz propia de forma espontánea.
Un foco luminoso artificiales aquel que no emite luz de forma espontánea, Sino en determinadas condiciones.
Los focos luminosos emiten luz en todas las direcciones.
¿Cómo se propaga la luz?
La luz en un medio homogéneo, como el aire, Se propaga siempre en línea recta y en todas las direcciones, A cada una de las líneas rectas que se propaga la luz desde un foco luminoso la denominamos rayo luminoso.
La velocidad con que se propaga la luz depende del medio que atraviesa,
Siempre en el aire es mas rápida(velocidad)300.000 Km/s.
El comportamiento de los cuerpos ante la luz
Los cuerpos que no emiten luz solo son visibles cuado son iluminados por
Un foco luminoso.
**luz propia is the key

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-02-27 11:45:27 GMT)
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neutral Giovanni Rengifo : Please bear in mind that there is no need to repeat answers, particularly considering that the exactly the same answer was provided more than 4 hours before yours.
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