"light profile" meaning in All languages combined

See light profile on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: light profiles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} light profile (countable and uncountable, plural light profiles)
  1. (astronomy) A description of the distribution of surface brightness. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-light_profile-en-noun-N8ieNkHl Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  2. (physics) A description of the distribution of light intensity. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-light_profile-en-noun-Fs4oTptX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 54 27 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 55 27 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 61 23 4 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (computer graphics) Data that describes the manner in which a light source behaves, and the type of shadows that are cast. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computer graphics
    Sense id: en-light_profile-en-noun-Vt9v0Sjd Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (art) An outline or profile in which the figure is light and the background is shadow. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-light_profile-en-noun-pUrHPE3Q Topics: art, arts

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