Kilowatt

The kilowatt (symbol: kW), equal to one thousand watts, is typically used to state the power output of engines and the power consumption of tools and machines.

kilowatt

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A measurement of energy release rate.

kilowatt

Electrical equipment; Motors

Since the watt is a relatively small unit of power, the kilowatt (kw), 1,000 watts, is used where larger units of power measurements are desirable.

kilowatt

Photography; Professional photography

unit of 1000 watts. Used to measure the power of an electrical light source.

rubber lens-mount gasket

Photography; Professional photography

A flexible rubber gasket that forms a seal between the lens and the camera body.

subject-to-camera distance information

Photography; Professional photography

The data supplied to the camera by the lens indicating the distance from the camera to the subject. This information makes possible advances like 3D Color Matrix Metering II and ...

vignetting

Photography; Professional photography

A loss of brightness or saturation at the periphery of an image; usually not desired, but sometimes used to create a vignette framing the subject at the center of the image.

special effects mode

Photography; Professional photography

A mode in which the user can create artistic results simply by adding special effects to still images and movies. To select an effect, the user rotates the mode dial to EFFECTS ...

still picture

Photography; Professional photography

A photograph (static image) as opposed to a movie (moving picture).

stop-motion

Photography; Professional photography

Generic term for an animation technique which makes static objects appear to move. This is done by recording each movement of the object as an individual frame, when each frame ...

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Sleeping Beauty Exhibit

A 2012 summer art exhibit at the central gallery of the National Art Museum of Ukraine that featured men kissing sleeping women to try to awaken them. ...