- mired
- a name used in colorimetry for the reciprocal megakelvin (MK-1). The word is an acronym for "micro-reciprocal degree"; it is pronounced my-red, in two syllables.
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Mired — deriva del inglés micro reciprocal degree (microgrado recíproco). El Mired (M) es una unidad de medida equivalente a 1.000.000 (un millón) dividido por la temperatura de color dada, según la fórmula: donde M es el valor mired deseado y K es la… … Wikipedia Español
mired — [miʀɛd] n. m. ÉTYM. Av. 1976; mot angl., de mi(cro) re(ciprocal) d(egree). ❖ ♦ Photogr. Unité de température de couleur, égale à l inverse d un millionième de degré Kelvin (1 mired = ). || Le mired est utilisé en photographie pour évaluer le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
mired — [maıəd US maırd] adj [not before noun] literary 1.) stuck in a bad situation and unable to get out or make progress mired in ▪ a government mired in scandal and controversy 2.) stuck in mud or covered in mud … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mired — Farbtemperatur in K Farbtemperatur in Mired … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mired — Gros plan sur le lieu planckien représenté dans l espace couleur CIE 1960, avec les isothermes en kelvin. Les isothermes se succèdent à intervalles irréguliers, de 1000 K à 10000 K … Wikipédia en Français
Mired — Close up of the Planckian locus in the CIE 1960 color space, with the isotherms in mireds. Note the even spacing of the isotherms when using the reciprocal temperature scale. The even spacing of the isotherms on the locus implies that the mired… … Wikipedia
Mired — Mire Mire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mired} (m[imac]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Miring}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix in mud; as, to mire a horse or wagon. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: To stick or entangle; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mired — adj. to get mired (in the mud) * * * to get mired (in the mud) … Combinatory dictionary
mired — UK [maɪə(r)d] / US [maɪrd] adjective 1) caught in an unpleasant situation that you cannot easily escape from people mired in poverty 2) stuck in soft wet ground … English dictionary
mired — adjective entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire the difficulties in which the question is involved brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion • Syn: ↑involved • Similar to: ↑encumbered … Useful english dictionary
mired down — (esp. AE) see mired * * * (esp. AE) see mired … Combinatory dictionary
