contrast ratio

collocation in English

meaningsofcontrastandratio

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contrast
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒn.trɑːst/us
/ˈkɑːn.træst/
an obvious difference between two or ...
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ratio
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/us
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.oʊ/
the relationship between two groups or amounts that expresses how much bigger one is than ...
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(Definition ofcontrastandratiofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Measuredcontrastratioof main pulses to unselected pulses is 600:1.
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With such a variation in thecontrastratio, we could observe a clear effect on the ion spectra.
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The lowest measurable level of the per turbation was around 1 10 5 g 0cm 2, corresponding to 1% of the imagecontrastratio.
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Thecontrastratiobetween the pedestal to the main pulse is on the order of 10 6, which is achieved mainly by spectral windowing.
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The pattern had a mean intensity of 54 cd m 2, and acontrastratioof 5:1.
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Our measurements also demonstrate that the same circumstances cannot be attained in the case of low lasercontrastratio, even in the presence of lower cluster concentrations.
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The crucial laser parameters of this experiment are the pulse intensity and thecontrastratio, which is the ratio of the prepulse to the pulse peak intensity.
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Similarly, a preplasma is created in the case of short pulses (,1 ps) due to a long term ($ns) background, and a lowcontrastratio.
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Thus, the data from all these studies could be compared and summarized as histograms in units of log 10 of thecontrastratio, as defined above.
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The screen has a maximum brightness of only 344 nits, but has a measuredcontrastratioof 1,146:1.
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Thecontrastratioin available displays as of 2008 might be described as similar to that of newspaper, though newly developed displays are slightly better.
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A highcontrastratiois a desired aspect of any display.
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In addition, human vision is sensitive to luminancecontrastratio.
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Staticcontrastratiois measured on a static image at some instant in time.
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However, in any given moment of time, the eye can only sense acontrastratioof one thousand.
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