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Terms, laws, and definitions 40
Term Definition
Radiative heat transfer Heat transfer by the emission and absorption of thermal
radiation
Reflected apparent temperature apparent temperature of the environment that is reflected by
the target into the IR camera
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Spatial resolution ability of an IR camera to resolve small objects or details
Temperature measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules and
atoms that make up the substance
Thermal energy total kinetic energy of the molecules that make up the
object
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Thermal gradient gradual change in temperature over distance 12
Thermal tuning process of putting the colors of the image on the object of
analysis, in order to maximize contrast
#T810169; r. AN/42241/42268; en-US 116
12. Based on ISO 16714-3:2016 (en).
13. Thermal energy is part of the internal energy of an object.