science Glossary

10 terms

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color
noun
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma
Example: She has a lovely color
en: cor
color
concave
adjective
physics having one or two surfaces curved or ground in the shape of a section of the interior of a sphere, paraboloid, etc
Example: A concave blade will easily make big cuts through softer materials.
en: concavo
concave
convex
adjective
curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved.
Example: A concave blade will easily make big cuts through softer materials.
en: convexo
convex
flashlight
noun
Also called, especially British, torch . a small, portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries, LEDs, or a tiny generator.
Example: We had to turn the flashlight on when the energy went off.
en: lanterna
flashlight
Illuminance
adjective
it is when a place starts to get more lit, it stops being dark.
Example: this one has a good illuminance
en: iluminamento
Iluminado
lens
noun
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
Example: Instead, we have to see this sort of behavior in humans through an entirely different lens, that recognizes how important our cultural systems are in determining what we do as men and women, boys and girls.
en: lentes
lens
light
noun
something that makes things visible or affords illumination
Example: All colors depend on light.
en: luz
light
mirror
noun
a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing.
Example: we look at the mirror every day when we wake up.
en: espelho
mirror
reflect
verb
to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface
Example: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
en: refletir
reflect
reflection
noun
the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
Example: I like the reflection of the sun on the water.
en: reflexão
reflection