ALTANA Color-View User Manual
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GLOSSARY
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Colorimetry
the study of color measurement
Colorist
a person trained in measuring
color, synonymous with color
scientist
Color Scales
standardized
mathematical
reference systems which allow
the representation of spectral
data in two or three dimensions
Color Scientist
see Colorist
Color Tolerance
the permissible color difference
between standard and specified
color
Gloss
1) the property of the surface
which involves specular first
surface reflectance and is
responsible for lustrous or
mirror-like appearance
2) the aspect of the reflecting
properties
of
an
object
determined by the brightness
and configuration of images
(ASTM E 284, E-12)
3) the angular selectivity of
directional
reflectance
of
surface-reflected
light
responsible for the degree to