Encyclopedia - Luminance: Encyclopedia Ii - Luminance - Definition
Luminance is defined by where L is the luminance (cd/m2), F is the luminous flux or luminous power (lm), θ is the angle between the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Luminous Energy: Encyclopedia Ii - Luminous Energy - Units
The SI unit of luminous energy is the lumen second, which is unofficially known as the Talbot in honor of William Henry Fox Talbot. In ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Luminous Flux: Encyclopedia Ii - Luminous Flux - Contexts
Luminous flux is often used as an objective measure of the useful power emitted by a light source, and is typically reported on the packa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ufo Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Ufo
UFO's Dream Symbols: Circular, luminous "flying saucers" may symbolize superior intelligence or wisdom. What is "superi...   » Read the article

Article - Chakras: Sahasrara Chakra
Chakras: Sahasrara Chakra The seventh or crown chakra, sahasrara is of such a spiritual nature that restrictions of time, space, and mor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brightness: Encyclopedia - Brightness
Brightness is an attribute of visual perception in which a source appears to emit a given amount of light. In other words, brightness is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuv: Encyclopedia - Yuv
The YUV model defines a color space in terms of one luminance and two chrominance components. YUV is used in the PAL and NTSC systems of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Catheterization: Encyclopedia - Coronary Catheterization
A coronary catheterization is a minimally invasive procedure to access the coronary circulation and blood filled chambers of the heart us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosary: Encyclopedia - Rosary
The Rosary (from Latin rosarium, "crown of roses"), an important and traditional devotion of the Catholic Church consisting of a set of p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract and it can involve any part of it, from the mouth to the anus. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daqin Pagoda: Encyclopedia - Daqin Pagoda
Daqin Pagoda (大秦塔) in Zhouzhi, Shaanxi Province, China is the remnant of the earliest surviving Christian church in China. The chur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candela: Encyclopedia - Candela
The candela (symbol: cd) is the SI base unit of luminous intensity. Candela - Definition. The candela is the luminous intensity, in a gi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candle: Encyclopedia - Candle
A candle is a light source usually consisting of an internal wick which rises through the center of a column of solid fuel. Typically the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Luminous: Oceanography Dictionary - Luminous
  Definition and meaning of luminous:   luminous - emitting light. (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aureola: Encyclopedia - Aureola
An aureola or aureole (diminutive of Latin aura, "air") is the radiance of luminous cloud which, in paintings of sacred personages, surro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vibrio Harveyi: Encyclopedia - Vibrio Harveyi
Vibrio harveyi is a species of marine bioluminescent vibrio species almost ecologically identical to Vibrio fischeri. See that article fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuv: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuv - Luminance/chrominance Systems In General
The primary advantages of luminance/chrominance systems such as YUV, and its relatives YIQ and YDbDr, are that they remain compatible wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Catheterization: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronary Catheterization - Catheterization To Physically Treat Luminal Disease
By changing the diagnostic catheter to a guiding catheter, physicians can also pass a variety of instruments through the catheter and int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gamma Correction: Encyclopedia Ii - Gamma Correction - Terminology
The names of the various quantities are somewhat confusing. The term intensity refers strictly to the amount of light that is emitted per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Photometry Optics: Encyclopedia Ii - Photometry Optics - Photometric Vs. Radiometric Quantities
There are two parallel systems of quantities known as photometric and radiometric quantities. Every quantity in one system has an analogo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypergiant: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypergiant - Known Hypergiants
Hypergiant - Luminous blue variables. The most massive luminous blue variables are classified as hypergiants, and indeed they are the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosary: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosary - Days Of Recitation
For groups who say the Luminous Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries are recited on Mondays and Saturdays. The Luminous are recited on Thursda...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosary: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosary - Days Of Recitation
For groups who say the Luminous Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries are recited on Mondays and Saturdays. The Luminous are recited on Thursda...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Catheterization: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronary Catheterization - History
Coronary catheterization was introduced in the late 1950s. One of the first, presumably because of ethical concerns and fellow physicians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Catheterization: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronary Catheterization - Patient Participation
The patient being examined or treated is usually awake during coronary catheterization, ideally with only local anaesthesia and minimal g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Catheterization: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronary Catheterization - Equipment
Coronary catheterization is performed in a cardiac catheterization lab, usually located within a hospital. With current designs, the pati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Catheterization: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronary Catheterization - Diagnostic Procedure Description
During coronary catheterization (often referred to as a cath by physicians), blood pressures are recorded and X-Ray motion picture shadow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bloor Street Viaduct: Encyclopedia Ii - Bloor Street Viaduct - History
Bloor Street Viaduct - Design. The bridge was completed in 1918 and named for the Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII; it is 490 meters ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bloor Street Viaduct: Encyclopedia Ii - Bloor Street Viaduct - Suicide
Bloor Street Viaduct - A magnet for suicide. The Prince Edward Viaduct became a magnet for suicide. People could easily jump down off t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosary: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosary - The Mysteries
The recitation of the Rosary is traditionally dedicated to one of three sets of "Mysteries" to be said in sequence, one per night: the Jo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosary: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosary - The Mysteries
The recitation of the Rosary is traditionally dedicated to one of three sets of "Mysteries" to be said in sequence, one per night: the Jo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Radiance: Encyclopedia Ii - Radiance - Definition
Radiance is defined by where the approximation holds for small A and Ω, L is the radiance (W·m-2·sr-1), Φ is the radiant flux or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Causes
Crohn's disease - Barrier problem and autoimmunity to the luminal flora. The efficacy of immunosuppression, as well as scanty reports o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Causes
Crohn's disease - Barrier problem and autoimmunity to the luminal flora. The efficacy of immunosuppression, as well as scanty reports o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosary: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosary - Types Of Rosaries
Some national variations in terms of prayers used and structure occur in the form of the recitation of the Rosary. Rosary - One frequent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosary: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosary - Origins Of The Rosary
It is said that when Roman explorers came into India and encountered the Japa mala, they heard jap mala instead of japa mala. Jap means "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosary: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosary - Rosary Beads
A set of Rosary beads usually contains 50 beads in groups of ten (a decade), with an additional large bead before each decade. Some beads...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosary: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosary - Rosaries In Other Faiths
Eastern Christians use similar strings of beads, called "chotki," to pray, although among the Orthodox their use is mainly restricted to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosary: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosary - Rosary Beads
A set of Rosary beads usually contains 50 beads in groups of ten (a decade), with an additional large bead before each decade. Some beads...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosary: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosary - Types Of Rosaries
Some national variations in terms of prayers used and structure occur in the form of the recitation of the Rosary. Rosary - One frequent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosary: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosary - Rosaries In Other Faiths
Eastern Christians use similar strings of beads, called "chotki," to pray, although among the Orthodox their use is mainly restricted to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosary: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosary - Origins Of The Rosary
Prayer beads are also found in many other religions (notably Hinduism, where the practice appears to have started), and some have been fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are quite distinct diseases but in practice there are sometimes difficulties distinguishing betwee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are quite distinct diseases but in practice there are sometimes difficulties distinguishing betwee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Epidemiology
The disease typically first appears in young adults in their late teens and twenties, although it is not unknown for symptoms to first ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Complications
Crohn's disease - Short-term. The bowel shows segmental "hose pipe" thickening and shows full thickness chronic inflammation, giant cel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Treatment
Crohn's disease - Medication. Steroids are often necessary in initial stages and during flare-ups, although long-term steroid therapy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Epidemiology
The disease typically first appears in young adults in their late teens and twenties, although it is not unknown for symptoms to first ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Complications
Crohn's disease - Short-term. The bowel shows segmental "hose pipe" thickening and shows full thickness chronic inflammation, giant cel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Treatment
Crohn's disease - Medication. Steroids are often necessary in initial stages and during flare-ups, although long-term steroid therapy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The L Word: Encyclopedia Ii - The L Word - Premise
The L Word - Season 1. Set in West Hollywood, the series features Bette Porter (played by Jennifer Beals) and Tina Kennard (Laurel Holl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The L Word: Encyclopedia Ii - The L Word - Episodes
The L Word - Season 1 2004. The L Word - Season 2 2005. The L Word - Season 3 2006. ... See also:The L Word, The L Word - Premise...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - S-video: Encyclopedia Ii - S-video - Overview
The luminance (Y; brightness) signal and modulated chrominance (C; colour) subcarrier information are carried on separate synchronized si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candle: Encyclopedia Ii - Candle - Fuel And Candle Holders
Candles can be made of paraffin (a byproduct of petroleum refining), stearin (now produced almost exclusively from palm waxes), beeswax (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candle: Encyclopedia Ii - Candle - Hazards
Candles are a major cause of damaging fire in households. A former worry regarding the safety of candles was that a lead core is used in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candle: Encyclopedia Ii - Candle - Usage
Prior to the domestication of electricity, candles were a common source of lighting, before, and later in addition to, the oil lamp. Due ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lumen Unit: Encyclopedia Ii - Lumen Unit - Explanation
One lumen is the luminous flux emitted by a light source that puts out one candela of luminous intensity over a solid angle of one sterad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - S-vhs: Encyclopedia Ii - S-vhs - Technical Details
Like VHS, the S-VHS format uses a "color under" modulation scheme. S-VHS improves VHS's luminance resolution by boosting the frequency de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lumen Unit: Encyclopedia Ii - Lumen Unit - Links
Candela: The SI Unit of Luminous Intensity ... See also:Lumen unit, Lumen unit - Definition, Lumen unit - SI multiples, Lumen unit - E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meteos: Encyclopedia Ii - Meteos - Gameplay And Controls
Most of the action takes place at the bottom screen of the DS unit (atmosphere). Blocks ("Meteos") fall down from the top of the screen a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meteos: Encyclopedia Ii - Meteos - Planets
There are 32 planets total to play, each with its own unique rules, levels of gravity, music, and visuals: Geolyte, Firim, Oleana, Anasaz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Incandescent Light Bulb: Encyclopedia Ii - Incandescent Light Bulb - Efficacy And Efficiency
A light can waste power by emitting too much light outside of the visible spectrum. Only visible light is useful for illumination, and so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Incandescent Light Bulb: Encyclopedia Ii - Incandescent Light Bulb - Efficacy And Efficiency
A light can waste power by emitting too much light outside of the visible spectrum. Only visible light is useful for illumination, and so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shoggoth: Encyclopedia Ii - Shoggoth - Shoggoths In The Mythos
It was a terrible, indescribable thing vaster than any subway train – a shapeless congerie of protoplasmic bubbles, faintly self-lumino...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zeta Reticuli: Encyclopedia Ii - Zeta Reticuli - ζ1 Reticuli
ζ1 Reticuli is slightly less massive and luminous than the Sun. Spectral class of the star is G2.5 V. ... See also:Zeta Reticuli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carlos Castaneda: Encyclopedia Ii - Carlos Castaneda - Castaneda's Account Of Toltec Knowledge
There are three main elements to Castaneda's description of Toltec beliefs: a. mastery of awareness - nagual (2nd attention) and tonal (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charge-coupled Device: Encyclopedia Ii - Charge-coupled Device - Color Cameras
Digital color cameras generally use a Bayer mask over the CCD. Each square of four pixels has one filtered red, one blue, and two green (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skygazing: Encyclopedia Ii - Skygazing - Observations With A Refracting Telescope
A refracting telescope is an instrument that is constituted of one or several lenses and that focuses the luminous rays toward one point ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - SÉcam: Encyclopedia Ii - SÉcam - Technical Details
Just as the other color standards adopted for broadcast usage over the world, SÉCAM is a compatible standard, which means that Monochrom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyrian Church Of The East: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyrian Church Of The East - Early History
Assyrian Church of the East - The consolidation of the Church. Christian communities existed in the regions of Assyria, Babylonia, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyrian Church Of The East: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyrian Church Of The East - Modern Times
In the 15th century, the church decreed that the title of Patriarch could pass only to relatives of then-patriarch Mar Shimun IV. This up...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Self-luminous: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Self-luminous
self-luminous: Producing its own light; radiating light. (See also: Self-luminous , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Luminous Phenomena: Parapsychology Dictionary On Luminous Phenomena
Luminous Phenomena: The experience of strange lights or glows, often around objects or people.   (See also: Luminous Phenomen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Luminous Arc: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Luminous Arc
Luminous Arc. See ARC, ASCENDING AND DESCENDING   (See also: Luminous Arc , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occult...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Luminous Flux: Oceanography Dictionary - Luminous Flux
  Definition and meaning of luminous flux:   luminous flux - the rate of flow of light energy (Source: US National Oc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Self-luminous Matter: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Self-luminous Matter
Self-luminous Matter Matter which shines from itself and not by reflected light; the existence of such matter in interstellar space wa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ascending Arc - Luminous Arc: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Ascending Arc - Luminous Arc
A Theosophical definition of Ascending Arc - Luminous Arc :   Ascending Arc or Luminous Arc This term, as employed in theosophi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aura: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Aura
aura: The luminous colorful field of subtle energy radiating within and around the human body, extending out from three to seven feet....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aura: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Aura
aura: The luminous colorful field of subtle energy radiating within and around the human body, extending out from three to seven feet. T...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Divya: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Divya
DIVYA - divine, celestial, heavenly, luminous. (Sanskrit) (NAD)   (See also: DIVYA , Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  jyotir Dhyana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  jyotir Dhyana
 Jyotir Dhyana: luminous contemplation   (See also:  Jyotir Dhyana , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Illustrious: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Illustrious
illustrious: Very luminous or bright; distinguished, famous; outstanding. (See also: Illustrious , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul) &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Incandescent: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Incandescent
incandescent: Glowing with heat; white-hot. Radiant; luminous; very bright. (See also: Incandescent , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Augoeides: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Augoeides
Augoeides (Ancient Greek). Bulwer Lytton calls it the "Luminous Self ", or our Higher Ego. But Occultism makes of it somethi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mirror: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Mirror
Mirror. The Luminous Mirror, Aspaqularia nera, a Kabbalistic term, means the power of foresight and farsight, prophecy such as Moses h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samajna: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Samajna
Samajna (Sanskrit). Lit., "an enlightened (or luminous) Sage ". Translated verbally, Samgharana Samajna, the famous Vihara n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jyotir Dhyana: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Jyotir Dhyana
jyotir dhyana: jyotir dhyana - luminous contemplation   (See also: jyotir dhyana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Swayam-prakasha: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Swayam-prakasha
Swayam-Prakasha: Swayam-Prakasha: self-luminous.   (See also: Swayam-Prakasha , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Taijas: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Taijas (thaijas)
taijas: taijas (thaijas). Splendid, luminous (from tejas).   (See also: taijas , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Di...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trumpet: Parapsychology Dictionary On Trumpet
Trumpet: A conical tube (often luminous) used in séances to produce direct voice communication.   (See also: Trumpet ,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahmajala: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Brahmajala
Brahmajala Or Indra's net, characterized by holding a luminous gem in every one of its eyes. (Hindu mythology).    (See a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hiranya Garbha: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Hiranya Garbha
Hiranya Garbha (Sanskrit). The radiant or golden egg or womb. Esoterically the luminous "fire mist" or ethereal stuff from w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chin Kuang Ming Ching: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Chin Kuang Ming Ching
Chin kuang ming ching (Chinese) Luminous sutra of golden light (SD 1:470)   (See also: Chin kuang ming ching , Mysticism, Myst...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sidereal: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Sidereal
Sidereal. Anything relating to the stars, but also, in Occultism, to various influences emanating from such regions, such as "sid...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samajna: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Samajna
Samajna (Sanskrit) [from sam-a-jna to know thoroughly from the verbal root jna to know]   The enlightened one; a name of the Budd...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nivritti-marga, Nivrtti-marga: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Nivritti-marga, Nivrtti-marga
Nivritti-marga nivrtti-marga (Sanskrit) [from nivritti infolding + marga path, way]   The path that leads through unfolding back ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Halo: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Halo
halo A radiant, luminous, shimmering circle of light enveloping the head of a deity, or highly evolved being. It is believed that an ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Superconscious Mind: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Superconscious Mind
superconscious mind: Karana chitta, the strata of intuition, benevolence and spiritual sustenance. Its most refined essence is Parasak...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nehashim: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Nehashim
Nehashim (Hebrew) [from nahash to whisper, secrecy, silence, to practice magic, divine the future]   Serpents, serpent's works; t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arc: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Arc
Arc(s), Ascending and Descending Also Luminous and Shadowy Arcs. A cycle of development, such as that of a planetary chain, can be div...   » Read the article