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PRISME TOIT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pentagon prism 1, record 1, English, pentagon%20prism
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pentaprism 1, record 1, English, pentaprism
- roof prism 1, record 1, English, roof%20prism
- ridge prism 1, record 1, English, ridge%20prism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prisme en toit
1, record 1, French, prisme%20en%20toit
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Wollaston polarizing prism
1, record 2, English, Wollaston%20polarizing%20prism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- amici prism 2, record 2, English, amici%20prism
correct
- Wollaston's prism 2, record 2, English, Wollaston%27s%20prism
correct
- Amici's prism 2, record 2, English, Amici%27s%20prism
correct
- Dove's prism 2, record 2, English, Dove%27s%20prism
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device for producing linearly polarized beams of light, consisting of two adjacent quartz wedges with their optic axes perpendicular to each other and to the direction of incident light. 1, record 2, English, - Wollaston%20polarizing%20prism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prisme de Wollaston
1, record 2, French, prisme%20de%20Wollaston
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- prisme d'Amici 1, record 2, French, prisme%20d%27Amici
correct, masculine noun
- prisme de Dove 1, record 2, French, prisme%20de%20Dove
correct, masculine noun
- prisme en toit 1, record 2, French, prisme%20en%20toit
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prisme qui double la valeur de la déviation et qui est utilisé dans certains appareils de stéréophotogrammétrie. 1, record 2, French, - prisme%20de%20Wollaston
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-07-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Optical Glass
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- roof prism
1, record 3, English, roof%20prism
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A complex prism unit which includes a pair of internally reflecting surfaces perpendicular to each other, thus resembling a roof externally. One type is the Amici prism ... 1, record 3, English, - roof%20prism
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a roof prism consists of a right-angled prism whose hypotenuse surface is replaced by an internally reflecting roof, so that a beam entering one of the other faces perpendicularly will be reflected successively at both surfaces of the roof and emerge from the last surface in a direction perpendicular to the incident path to form an inverted image. 1, record 3, English, - roof%20prism
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Verres d'optique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- prisme en toit
1, record 3, French, prisme%20en%20toit
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Key term(s)
- redresseur en toit
- redresseur à vision directe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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