Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helmholtz-kohlrausch effect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: helmholtz-kohlrausch -ef-fect
IPA

62

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A perceptual phenomenon wherein the intense saturation of spectral hue is perceived as part of the color's luminance.

Etymology

Named after Hermann von Helmholtz and V. A. Kohlrausch.

Inflected Forms

Helmholtz-Kohlrausch effects (plural)

Questions

What does helmholtz-kohlrausch effect mean?: A perceptual phenomenon wherein the intense saturation of spectral hue is perceived as part of the color's luminance.
Where does helmholtz-kohlrausch effect come from?: Named after Hermann von Helmholtz and V. A. Kohlrausch.

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