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Additional information
Lights & lighting; Lighting products
Typical application and/or other important information including footnotes, operating information, features and benefits.
Ambient lighting
Lights & lighting; Lighting products
The general lighting present in an area --excluding task lighting and accent lighting but including general lighting and daylight streaming in.
Chromaticity coordinates
Lights & lighting; Lighting products
A system for measuring the colour of the light emitted from a light source--either a primary source like a lamp or a secondary source like an illuminated object. Usually two numbers, x and y ...
Coefficient of utilisation (CU)
Lights & lighting; Lighting products
In general lighting calculations, the fraction of initial lamp lumens that reach the work plane. CU is a function of luminaire efficiency, room surface reflectances and room shape.
Coil
Lights & lighting; Lighting products
Windings of copper or aluminium wire surrounding the steel core in ballast. Also refers to the entire assembly comprising the inductor or transformer.
Colour rendering index (CRI)
Lights & lighting; Lighting products
An international system used to rate a lamp's ability to render object colors. The higher the CRI (based upon a 0-100 scale) the richer colours generally appear. CRI ratings of various lamps may be ...
Colour rendering indicator
Lights & lighting; Lighting products
Draws attention to the fact that this is a lamp with high colour rendering, which helps objects and persons illuminated to appear more true to life.
