"daylight factor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: daylight factors [plural]
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  1. (architecture, construction, engineering) The ratio of indoor daylight illuminance at a point to the simultaneous outdoor daylight illuminance under an unobstructed overcast sky, usually expressed as a percentage. Related terms: daylight factory

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