lichtbeeld
English translation: flicker
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| 07:49 Apr 1, 2009 |
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|  Selected response from: Chris Hopley Netherlands Local time: 22:10 | ||||||
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peer agreement (net): +5| knipperende lichtbeeld flicker Explanation: 'One drawback of fluorescent tubes is that they flicker.' -> "Fluorescent lamps using a magnetic mains frequency ballast do not give out a steady light; instead, they flicker at twice the supply frequency." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorescent_lamp#Flicker_proble... -> "Although generally imperceptible to the human eye, fluorescent lighting has a flicker. It's the flicker itself that's actually a Migraine trigger." http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/triggers-160927-5.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2009-04-01 08:02:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 'Lichtbeeld' refers IMO to the properties of the light produced, just as a 'ziektebeeld' refers to the identifying characteristics (symptoms) of a given disease. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2009-04-01 08:09:24 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Hi Frank, strictly speaking 'striplight' refers to the shape, although the term is of course in widespread colloquial use as a synonym for 'fluorescent tube'. If you Google striplight, you'll see that you can now actually get LED striplights, for instance. As it's specifically the fluorescent tube technology that's being discussed in your text, I would tend to stick with the 'proper' term. |
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