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SPECTACLE LENS [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Glass
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- horizontal boxed lens size
1, record 1, English, horizontal%20boxed%20lens%20size
correct, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
horizontal boxed lens size : term used when referring to spectacle and eyeglass frame measurement. 2, record 1, English, - horizontal%20boxed%20lens%20size
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Verres d'optique
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calibre nominal
1, record 1, French, calibre%20nominal
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calibre nominal : terme utilisé pour le mesurage de monture de lunettes. 2, record 1, French, - calibre%20nominal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optical Glass
- Visual Disorders
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vertical boxed lens size
1, record 2, English, vertical%20boxed%20lens%20size
correct, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vertical boxed lens size : term used when referring to spectacle and eyeglass frame measurement. 2, record 2, English, - vertical%20boxed%20lens%20size
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Verres d'optique
- Troubles de la vision
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hauteur du calibre
1, record 2, French, hauteur%20du%20calibre
correct, feminine noun, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hauteur du calibre : terme utilisé pour le mesurage de monture de lunettes. 2, record 2, French, - hauteur%20du%20calibre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Orthoses
- Prostheses
- The Eye
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- back optic zone radius
1, record 3, English, back%20optic%20zone%20radius
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- base curve radius 1, record 3, English, base%20curve%20radius
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The radius of curvature of the back optic zone of a surface with a single refractive element. 1, record 3, English, - back%20optic%20zone%20radius
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On a toroidal zone, there will be two radius values. 1, record 3, English, - back%20optic%20zone%20radius
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
back optic zone radius; base curve radius: terms used for the measurement of contact lenses. 2, record 3, English, - back%20optic%20zone%20radius
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Glasses and contact lenses are considered to be either visual orthotic devices or visual prosthetic devices. 2, record 3, English, - back%20optic%20zone%20radius
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
base curve radius : The term "base curve" used in a contact lens context must not be confused with the same term when used in a spectacle lens context(see the International Organization for Standardization's standard ISO 13666 : 1998). 1, record 3, English, - back%20optic%20zone%20radius
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 OBS
In the symbol, the letter "r" is italicized and the number "0" is written in subscript (r0). 3, record 3, English, - back%20optic%20zone%20radius
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 6 OBS
back optic zone radius; base curve radius: terms and definition standardized by ISO in 2006. 3, record 3, English, - back%20optic%20zone%20radius
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Orthèses
- Prothèses
- Oeil
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rayon de la zone optique postérieure
1, record 3, French, rayon%20de%20la%20zone%20optique%20post%C3%A9rieure
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- rayon de la courbe de base 1, record 3, French, rayon%20de%20la%20courbe%20de%20base
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rayon de courbure de la zone optique postérieure d'une face ne comportant qu'un seul élément de réfraction. 1, record 3, French, - rayon%20de%20la%20zone%20optique%20post%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour une zone toroïdale, il y a deux valeurs de rayon. 1, record 3, French, - rayon%20de%20la%20zone%20optique%20post%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rayon de la zone optique postérieure; rayon de la courbe de base : termes s'appliquant à la mesure de lentilles de contact. 2, record 3, French, - rayon%20de%20la%20zone%20optique%20post%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les lunettes et les lentilles de contact sont considérées comme étant soit des orthèses visuelles, soit des prothèses visuelles. 2, record 3, French, - rayon%20de%20la%20zone%20optique%20post%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
rayon de la courbe de base : Ne pas confondre le terme «courbe de base» utilisé dans le contexte des lentilles de contact avec le même terme utilisé dans le contexte des verres de lunettes (voir la norme de l'Organisation internationale de normalisation ISO 13666:1998). 1, record 3, French, - rayon%20de%20la%20zone%20optique%20post%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Dans le symbole, la lettre «r» s'écrit en italique, et le chiffre «0» s'écrit en indice (r0). 3, record 3, French, - rayon%20de%20la%20zone%20optique%20post%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 6 OBS
rayon de la zone optique postérieure; rayon de la courbe de base : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 2006. 3, record 3, French, - rayon%20de%20la%20zone%20optique%20post%C3%A9rieure
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-10-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- clinical optometry
1, record 4, English, clinical%20optometry
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Optometrists must have an understanding of all aspects of the eye and of the visual processes. The main career path is clinical optometry, which includes prescription of spectacle and contact lens correction and the detection and management of ocular disease. 1, record 4, English, - clinical%20optometry
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- optométrie clinique
1, record 4, French, optom%C3%A9trie%20clinique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Science de la vision qui traite de l'examen, de la mesure et de l'analyse de défauts de la vision [...] 1, record 4, French, - optom%C3%A9trie%20clinique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ojo
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- optometría clínica
1, record 4, Spanish, optometr%C3%ADa%20cl%C3%ADnica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-07-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- single vision lens
1, record 5, English, single%20vision%20lens
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- single lens 2, record 5, English, single%20lens
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A spectacle lens having the same focal power(disregarding aberrations) throughout its useful area, thus distinguished from a multifoca lens. 1, record 5, English, - single%20vision%20lens
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- verre unifocal
1, record 5, French, verre%20unifocal
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- verre à simple foyer 2, record 5, French, verre%20%C3%A0%20simple%20foyer
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un verre à simple foyer ne peut en même temps être correcteur pour la vision de loin et la vision de près. 2, record 5, French, - verre%20unifocal
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-07-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- pantoscopic angle
1, record 6, English, pantoscopic%20angle
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- pantoscopic tilt 2, record 6, English, pantoscopic%20tilt
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The angle between the plane of a spectacle lens and the frontal plane of the face when the superior margin of the lens is farther away from the frontal plane than the inferior margin. 3, record 6, English, - pantoscopic%20angle
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pantoscopic tilt: Angle of eyeglass lens with respect to vertical plane, so as to fit face. 4, record 6, English, - pantoscopic%20angle
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- angle pantoscopique
1, record 6, French, angle%20pantoscopique
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Angle formé par le plan d'une monture de lunettes avec le plan frontal du visage du sujet. 1, record 6, French, - angle%20pantoscopique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 6, French, - angle%20pantoscopique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-02-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Types of Glass
- Orthoses
- Optics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Crookes glass
1, record 7, English, Crookes%20glass
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Findings of the N. C. A. T. Of the eight samples presented, five bear a label claiming to be Crookes Glass. Only two of these possess any physical properties that are similar to the genuine Crookes lens, and even these differ in some fundamental ways. The remaining three, so marked, transmit the same proportion of U. V. as ordinary white spectacle glass. The Chance Crookes lens series sharply reduce the yellow light that you see. Of all colours, yellow is the most dazzling. None of the tested glasses show even a hint of this quality. It is quite clear that the mere label "Crookes", attached to a pair of sunglasses, is valueless unless the seller can guarantee the quality of the lenses they contain. 2, record 7, English, - Crookes%20glass
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sortes de verre
- Orthèses
- Optique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- verre Crookes
1, record 7, French, verre%20Crookes
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Verre absorbant une grande partie des rayons infrarouges et la plupart des rayons ultraviolets tout en bloquant la transmission de la quasi-totalité des rayonnements du spectre visible (près de 90 %). 1, record 7, French, - verre%20Crookes
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 7, French, - verre%20Crookes
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1998-12-03
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Orthoses
- The Eye
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- glazing
1, record 8, English, glazing
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process whereby a spectacle lens is placed in a frame. 2, record 8, English, - glazing
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Orthèses
- Oeil
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- montage
1, record 8, French, montage
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Adaptation de verres ophtalmiques sur une monture de lunettes. 1, record 8, French, - montage
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On regroupe aussi sous ce terme les opérations de découpe et de meulage du verre. 1, record 8, French, - montage
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 8, French, - montage
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1996-07-18
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- non-glasses 3-D computer screen
1, record 9, English, non%2Dglasses%203%2DD%20computer%20screen
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- spectacle-less 3-D screen 1, record 9, English, spectacle%2Dless%203%2DD%20screen
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device marginally thicker than a conventional liquid-crystal display (LCD), that can be viewed from a variety of angles and gives the impression of looking into a box that is 20 cm (eight inches) or so deep. 1, record 9, English, - non%2Dglasses%203%2DD%20computer%20screen
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Systems that work with spectacles display both left-eye viewing and right-eye viewing on one screen. Each spectacle lens then filters one image out, based on its colour or polarity. 1, record 9, English, - non%2Dglasses%203%2DD%20computer%20screen
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- écran pour vision stéréoscopique sans lunettes
1, record 9, French, %C3%A9cran%20pour%20vision%20st%C3%A9r%C3%A9oscopique%20sans%20lunettes
proposal, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- écran 3-D sans lunettes 1, record 9, French, %C3%A9cran%203%2DD%20sans%20lunettes
proposal, masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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