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 is
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

  • C.4 Glare ControlDesign, install, and operate all lighting supplied under these specifications to minimize or avoid glare that interferes with all traffic on the roadway or that causes annoyance or discomfort for properties adjoining the roadway.

  • Glare from your headlights can cause problems for drivers coming toward you.

  • Glare from sunlight, roadway lighting, commercial lighting, or vehicle headlights must not reduce the legibility or visibility of the DMS.

  • Temporary glare screen shall be in accordance with §729-17Temporary Glare Screens.619-2.14 Temporary Impact Attenuator.

  • Glare can be caused from unshielded or misdirected lighting sources.


More Definitions of Glare

Glare means direct light emitting from a luminaire that causes reduced vision or momentary blindness.[PL 1991, c. 481, §1 (NEW).]
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 light entering the eye directly from a light fixture or indirectly from reflective surfaces that causes visual discomfort or reduced visibility to a reasonable person.
Glare means the visual sensation caused by excessive brightness and which causes annoyance, discomfort, or a disability loss in visual performance or visibility.
Glare means lighting entering the eye directly from luminaires or indirectly from reflective surfaces that causes visual discomfort or reduced visibility.
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 light that causes annoyance, discomfort or loss in visual performance and ability.