Meaning of Fitzpatrick scale | Babel Free
Examples
“The Fitzpatrick scale was based not on color alone, but on how skin responds to UV radiation from sunlight. This factor meant that skin type⟳, while linked to skin color, had more elements at play⟳, namely different kinds of melanin cells.”
“Following a 1972 Australian study⟳ on skin burning, Harvard medical pioneer Thomas B. Fitzpatrick created the Fitzpatrick scale. […] Since the Fitzpatrick scale is a scientific resource, the Unicode Consortium adopted it in its diversity representation. It was a way for them to avoid⟳ probable controversial consequences and achieve⟳ ‘technological neutrality’.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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