VOCABULARY LIST


CHAPTER 1

Physics
Physiology
Perceptual Psychology

CHAPTER 2


Monochromatic					Wavelength
Nanometer					Visible Spectrum
Refraction					Spectroscope
Spectral Power Distribution			Spectrophotometer
Brightness					Hue
Saturation					Achromatic
Additive Color Mixing				Subtractive Color Mixing
Primary Colors					Complementary Colors
Secondary Colors				Newton's Color Circle
Additive Mixing					Reflected Light
Visual Persistence				Selective Absorption
Primary Colors					Transmitted
Incident					Spectral Transmittance
Spectral Transmittance Curve			Spectral Filter
Primary Filter					Neutral Density Filter
Pigment						Continuous Tone
Half Tone Process				Lithography
Letterpress Plate				Color Separation
Spectral Reflectance Curve			Translucent
Diffuse						Transparent
Exponential Shape				Bouguers Law
Dichroism

THEORY OF LIGHT AND COLOR
VOCABULARY

CHAPTER 3


Color Space					Chromaticity Diagram
Munsell System					Hue Scale
Chroma						Oswald Color System
Dominant Wavelength				Purity
Luminance					Tint
Isotones					The C.I.E. Diagram
Achromatic Point				Equal Power Point
Complimentary Dominant Wavelength		Gamut
Colorimeter					Tristimulus Values
The Local Theory of Color			Psychophysics
Color Matching Functions			The Maxwell Triangle
C.I. E. Primaries 				C.I. E. Chromaticity Diagram
Standard Sources				Additive Color Matching
Metamerism

CHAPTER 4


Wavelength					Amplitude
Intensity					Speed
The speed of light				Refractive Index
Electromagnetic Spectrum			Infrared
Ultrviolet					Transverse Wave
Polarization Direction				Completely Polarized
Unpolarized					Partially Polarized
Polarization by Absorption			Transmission Direction
Malus' Law					Polarization by Reflection
Glare						Incident Plane
Brewster's Angle				Polarization by reflection
Stress Birefringence				Polarization by Scattering
interference					constructive interference
destructive interference			coherent light
spatially incoherent light			thin film
antireflective coating				Newton's rings
iridescence					diffraction
Airy's disk					resolution
diffraction grating				second order interference
opalesence

CHAPTER 5

Quantum Effects					Photon
The Photoelectric Effect			Joules
Quantum Energies				Line Spectrum
Specular reflection				Resonance
Diffuse reflection				Absorption
Dichroic materials				Normal dispersion
Ray optics					Anomalous dispersion
Photons						Dispersion
Hero's Law					Snell's Law
Oscillator
ground state					excited states
spectrograph					line spectrum
flame test
Quantum						Fluorescence
Phosphorescence
Chemiluminescence
Bioluminescence
Luciferin
Luciferase
Triboluminescence
Thermoluminescence
Incandescence
Electroluminescece

CHAPTER 7 

Blackbody
Blackbody radiation
Equilibrium
Kelvin scale
Wien displacement law
Stefan-Boltzmann law
Color temperature
Luminous efficiency
Luminous efficacy
Studio meter
Welsbach mantle
Electrical discharge lamp
Fluorescent lamp
Glow tubes
Sodium arc lamp
Mercury arc lamp
Strobe lamp
LASER
Monochromatic
Coherent
Collimated
Energy gap
Diode





CHAPTER 8 

Refractive index					Chromatic aberration
Medium							Achromatic doublet
Critical angle						Spherical aberration
Total internal reflection				Coma 
Light pipe						Astigmatism
Light guide						Anastigmatic lenses
Focal point						Distortion
Focal length						Curvature of field
Converging lens						Magnifier
Diverging lens						Ocular
Double convex						Objectives Magnification
Plano-convex						Depth of field
Double concave						rinciple image
plano-concave						Focal plane
Optical axis						Reticle
Real image						Galilean telescope
Virtual image						Angular magnification
Strength of a lens					Field of view
Diopter							Image brightness
f-number						Resolution
Thin lens formula					Reflecting telescope
Compond lens						Gain
Virual subject						Lenticular screen
Beaded screen						Frenel lens
Lenticular lens


CHAPTER 9 

Dry-plate process
Roll film
Autochrome process
Focus
Exposure time
Aperature setting
Reciprocity
Leaf shutter
Plane shutter
Blur circle
Far field
View camera
Reflex camera
Viewfinder camera
Emulsion
Halation
Latent image
Development center
Orthochrmatic
Panchromatic
Arithmetically
Logarithmically
Polaroid film

CHAPTER 10 

Suspensory ligaments
Ciliary muscle
Accommodation
Prebypia
Bifocals
Trifocals
Retina
Fovea
Macula

	
CHAPTER 12 

holography					hologram
illuminance					phase
real image					virtual image
volume hologram					rainbow hologram
		
CHAPTER 14 
mirage						inferior mirage
Snell's law					superior mirage
looming						scintillation
primary bow					secondary bow
supernumerary bows				Alexander's dark band
atmospheric halo				diffuse
pencil crystal					plate crystal
Perry's arc					diffraction
corona						glory
light scattering				blue sky
haze						red sunsets
stepped leader