noun
mirek
Mirek (noun) means a unit used by lighting professionals to measure how warm or cool a light source looks. Example: “The gel shifted the stage lights by about 20 mireks toward orange.”
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A unit used by lighting professionals to measure how warm or cool a light source looks.
"The gel shifted the stage lights by about 20 mireks toward orange."
"Photographers sometimes convert color temperature in kelvin to mireks to work out how strong a filter needs to be."
How to use mirek
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA technical measurement of the "warmth" or "coolness" of light, used mainly in photography and stage lighting.
Memory tip
You'll mostly meet this word if you work with studio lighting or color-correction gels — it rarely comes up in everyday speech.
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Word forms
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- mireks
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The gel shifted the stage lights by about 20 _____ toward orange.
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What does “mirek” mean?
The word “mirek” means a unit used by lighting professionals to measure how warm or cool a light source looks. In plain terms, a technical measurement of the "warmth" or "coolness" of light, used mainly in photography and stage lighting.
How do you use “mirek” in a sentence?
Here is “mirek” used in a sentence: “The gel shifted the stage lights by about 20 mireks toward orange.”
What part of speech is “mirek”?
“Mirek” is a noun.
What is the meaning of mirek?
"mirek" (noun) means a unit used by lighting professionals to measure how warm or cool a light source looks.
