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Enum: OpticalPropertyEnum

Optical properties of materials

URI: valuesets:OpticalPropertyEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
TRANSPARENT PATO:0000964 Allows light to pass through with minimal scattering
TRANSLUCENT None Allows light to pass through but with significant scattering
OPAQUE PATO:0000963 Does not allow light to pass through
REFLECTIVE None Reflects most incident light
ABSORBING None Absorbs most incident light
FLUORESCENT None Emits light when excited by radiation
PHOSPHORESCENT None Continues to emit light after excitation stops

Slots

Name Description
optical_property Optical properties of materials

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: OpticalPropertyEnum
description: Optical properties of materials
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  TRANSPARENT:
    text: TRANSPARENT
    description: Allows light to pass through with minimal scattering
    meaning: PATO:0000964
    title: Transparent
  TRANSLUCENT:
    text: TRANSLUCENT
    description: Allows light to pass through but with significant scattering
    title: Translucent
  OPAQUE:
    text: OPAQUE
    description: Does not allow light to pass through
    meaning: PATO:0000963
    title: Opaque
  REFLECTIVE:
    text: REFLECTIVE
    description: Reflects most incident light
    title: Reflective
  ABSORBING:
    text: ABSORBING
    description: Absorbs most incident light
    title: Absorbing
  FLUORESCENT:
    text: FLUORESCENT
    description: Emits light when excited by radiation
    title: Fluorescent
  PHOSPHORESCENT:
    text: PHOSPHORESCENT
    description: Continues to emit light after excitation stops
    title: Phosphorescent