Glare definition

Glare means direct light emitting from a luminaire that causes reduced vision or momentary blindness;
Glare means direct light emitting from a luminaire that causes reduced vision or momentary blindness.[PL 1991, c. 481, §1 (NEW).]
Glare means light emitting from a luminaire with intensity great enough to reduce a viewer’s ability to see, or to produce a sensation of discomfort.

Examples of Glare in a sentence

  • Glare from windows and reflective surfaces may also be mitigated through Code and regulatory requirements.

  • Similarly, as demonstrated through the Glint and Glare Assessment submitted, the proposed solar panels would result in a limited solar reflection impact to surrounding residential occupiers.

  • The results could then be compared to assess the accuracy of the Glare Meter Tool in estimating the magnitude of discomfort glare present.

  • Discomfort Glare Experimental Methods We conducted a series of experiments with human observers to rate discomfort for various scenes displayed on a computer monitor with varying conditions of glare.

  • Then we employed the Glare Meter Tool to acquire and analyze the images to estimate the magnitude of discomfort glare objectively.


More Definitions of Glare

Glare means lighting entering the eye directly from a light fixture or indirectly from reflective surfaces that causes visual discomfort or reduced visibility.
Glare means direct light emitting from a luminaire that is
Glare means the sensation produced by a bright source within the visual field that is sufficiently brighter than the level to which the eyes are adapted to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance and visibility; blinding light. The magnitude of glare depends on such factors as the size, position, and brightness of the source, and on the brightness level to which the eyes are adapted.
Glare means lighting entering the eye directly from luminaires or indirectly from reflective surfaces that causes visual discomfort or reduced visibility.
Glare means light that causes annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance and ability;
Glare means the effect produced by light with intensity sufficient to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance and visibility.
Glare means the sensation produced by Illuminance within the visual field that is sufficiently greater than the luminance to which the eyes are adapted to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss of visual performance and visibility.