Definition of Scheiner speed
:the speed of photographic material based on the exposure required to obtain a just-detectable density and indicated by a system of numbers
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Scheiner speed
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Schei·ner speed
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Origin and Etymology of scheiner speed
after Julius Scheiner †1913 German astrophysicist
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