"foco luminoso"

English translation: Light source

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Spanish term or phrase:"foco luminoso"
English translation:Light source
Entered by: Andrea Appel

06:20 Feb 27, 2010
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
Spanish term or phrase: "foco luminoso"
La luz artificial no debe producir deslumbramiento, a causa de reflexión del foco luminoso en la superficie de trabajo o foco luminoso en la línea de visión.
Amy Barrientos
Local time: 03:21
Light source
Explanation:
Since it's talking about the light reflecting on the desk or on the eyes of someone, I think it's appropriate to talk about the light source.
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Andrea Appel
United States
Local time: 03:21
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6Light source
Andrea Appel
5Source of light.
moraa
4light source
Alex Aruj


  

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Light source


Explanation:
Since it's talking about the light reflecting on the desk or on the eyes of someone, I think it's appropriate to talk about the light source.

Andrea Appel
United States
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I agree. Thank you.

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\\\"foco luminoso\\\"
Source of light.


Explanation:
foco - means focal point, the center of something, the source of something.

luminoso - means light.

source of light is the correct english term.


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moraa
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light source


Explanation:
Un foco luminoso seems to refer to the "light source."
Un foco luminoso es un cuerpo que puede emitir luz propia.**
Existen do tipos de focos luminosos: naturales y artificiales. un foco luminoso natural es aquel que emite luz propia de forma espontánea.
Un foco luminoso artificiales aquel que no emite luz de forma espontánea, Sino en determinadas condiciones.
Los focos luminosos emiten luz en todas las direcciones.
¿Cómo se propaga la luz?
La luz en un medio homogéneo, como el aire, Se propaga siempre en línea recta y en todas las direcciones, A cada una de las líneas rectas que se propaga la luz desde un foco luminoso la denominamos rayo luminoso.
La velocidad con que se propaga la luz depende del medio que atraviesa,
Siempre en el aire es mas rápida(velocidad)300.000 Km/s.
El comportamiento de los cuerpos ante la luz
Los cuerpos que no emiten luz solo son visibles cuado son iluminados por
Un foco luminoso.
**luz propia is the key

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Alex Aruj
United States
Local time: 01:21
Native speaker of: English

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neutral  Giovanni Rengifo: Please bear in mind that there is no need to repeat answers, particularly considering that the exactly the same answer was provided more than 4 hours before yours.
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