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So many directors say nothing beautifully, and so many others say great and profound things but have no idea how to read a light meter or arrange a shot.
George Cukor

Meaning of "light meter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGHT METER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGHT METER

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Light meter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIGHT METER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

light meter

Light meter

A light meter is a device used to measure the amount of light. In photography, a light meter is often used to determine the proper exposure for a photograph. Typically a light meter will include a computer, either digital or analog, which allows the photographer to determine which shutter speed and f-number should be selected for an optimum exposure, given a certain lighting situation and film speed. Light meters are also used in the fields of cinematography and scenic design, in order to determine the optimum light level for a scene. They are used in the general field of lighting, where they can help to reduce the amount of waste light used in the home, light pollution outdoors, and plant growing to ensure proper light levels.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGHT METER

light engine
light entertainment
light face
light fitting
light flyweight
light heavyweight
light horse
light industry
light infantry
light into
light middleweight
light music
light on
light opera
light out
light pen
light pollution
light rail
light railway
light reaction

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGHT METER

accelerometer
barometer
centimeter
Demeter
diameter
diffractometer
meter
micrometer
millimeter
multimeter
odometer
parameter
perimeter
peter
potentiometer
spectrometer
spectrophotometer
speedometer
tachometer
thermometer
voltmeter

Synonyms and antonyms of light meter in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «light meter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGHT METER

Find out the translation of light meter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of light meter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «light meter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

测光表
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medidor de luz
570 millions of speakers

English

light meter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकाश मीटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضوء متر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

люксметр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

medidor de luz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাইট মিটার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

posemètre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meter cahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Belichtungsmesser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

露出計
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노출계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lampu meter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đo ánh sáng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளி மீட்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रकाश मीटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Işık ölçer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esposimetro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

światłomierz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

люксметр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contor de lumină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωτόμετρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ligmeter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ljusmätare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lysmåler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of light meter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHT METER»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about light meter

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QUOTES WITH «LIGHT METER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word light meter.
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George Cukor
So many directors say nothing beautifully, and so many others say great and profound things but have no idea how to read a light meter or arrange a shot.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGHT METER»

Discover the use of light meter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to light meter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Photographing the Landscape: The Art of Seeing
Most cameras can make a good photograph in all but the most extreme lighting situations by simply letting the light meter do its job automatically. Nevertheless, the creative photographer can step beyond automation and make unique ...
‎1997
2
Photography
Many different light meter designs have been developed over the yeats. Each design does some metering jobs better than others. Several light meter design aspects have been discussed already — in,camera versus hand,held. reflected ...
Bruce Warren, 2001
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The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion
LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE T1i LIGHT METER AND EXPOSURE CONTROLS There's more to exposure than what we've seen so far. In addition to motion and depth of field control, exposure control also lets you control tonality in your ...
Ben Long, 2009
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Photography: The Concise Guide
'iQI/e» Metered area Reflected-Light Meter Use Camera Incident-Light Meter Use Reflected-Light Meter Use. Top: Reflectedlight meters (also known as luminance meters) measure the amount of light emitted or reflected by the subject (the ...
Bruce Warren, 2011
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The Lighting Management Handbook
The following steps comprise a simplified photometric survey procedure used to measure light level. Actual photometric surveys are generally more complicated. Be sure to follow all manufacturer instructions on the light meter's use, calibration  ...
Craig DiLouie, 1994
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Popular Science
The simple, easily made light meter illustrated on this page supplies that need. You will be amazed at the accuracy with which it will give you the correct exposure for any scale of enlargement from any negative, no matter how thin or dense it ...
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Canon EOS Rebel XS/1000D Digital Field Guide
This handy, portable guide helps you take full advantage of Live View shooting, in-camera Canon EX SpeedLite control, intuitive, large-text menus, and all the controls.
Charlotte K. Lowrie, 2011
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Exposure and Lighting for Digital Photographers Only
This is the most accurate and reliable kind of exposure reading you can get for most subjects, and it's generally available only with a separate hand-held light meter. Some reflected light meters have an accessory diffusion dome attachment  ...
Michael Meadhra, Charlotte K. Lowrie, 2011
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Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking: Practical Techniques for the ...
Of the electricians, typically only the gaffer (head lighting technician) carries a light meter (see figure 20-9). However, if you are on a small set or if you want to learn to use a light meter, it's a good idea to have one. Be careful, though, not to get ...
Dan Rahmel, 2004
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Popular Science
This ballistic photometer does a job the ordinary light meter can't handle By RONALD M. BENREY ^^ne big trouble with an electronic flash is just that— the intense burst of light it produces is over in a flash. And that leads to a problem: How ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGHT METER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term light meter is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Brief History of the Canon Canonet Rangefinder - PetaPixel
Or, set the camera to shutter-speed priority and use the built-in light meter to adjust the image. 71oqdWMzUZL._SL1009_. An advertisement ... «PetaPixel, Jul 15»
2
HP Pro Slate 8 Review
At 417 nits on our light meter, the tablet outshines the category average (348 nits), the Dell Venue 8 7000 (235 nits) and the iPad mini 3 (383 ... «Laptop Mag, Jul 15»
3
Weather Point 2.0 - Kickstarter Project
Weather Point 2.0 also has a practical S-biner, light meter, and comes in a variety of custom colours. weather point 3. Perhaps most importantly ... «Tapscape, Jul 15»
4
'Young Photographers V': Reception for exhibit at OCFAC scheduled …
“With the kids today, you don't have to teach them today about f-stops and reading a light meter and developing because nobody does that ... «The Times and Democrat, Jul 15»
5
LG G4 gives users DSLR in consumer's pocket
In addition, LG has included a histogram and light meter in the top left corner of the camera app to further assist the user when customizing ... «New Kerala, Jul 15»
6
Upgrading an Old Camera with a New Light Meter
[Marc] has an old Voigtländer Vito CLR film camera. The camera originally came with an analog light meter built-in. The meter consisted of a ... «Hackaday, Jul 15»
7
The Burbs Before Bushwick: Meryl Meisler Straddles '70s Long …
“My Dad always had a camera, a serious one with a light meter. My aunts and uncles were always taking pictures, it was really the norm.”. «Bedford + Bowery, Jul 15»
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How to Get More Out of Your TTL Flash
When you stop your aperture down, a TTL flash adds more power to get the scene to be properly exposed according to its light meter and ... «The Phoblographer, Jul 15»
9
Nikon 1 J5 mirrorless camera
We could see the light meter clearly, too, and this is of utmost importance as the live view of the screen does not show exposure changes in ... «PC World, Jul 15»
10
An ennobling darkness
And she herself acknowledges the role of her very sympathetic partner, Pete, a photographer who also teaches her how to use a light meter to ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»

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