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LUNETTE OBSERVATION [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

spotting telescope: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

lunette d'observation : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Shooting (Sports)
DEF

Telescope, usually tripod mounted, used by snipers to locate, identify and select targets or, by target shooters to view hits on a target. It is often equipped with interchangeable eyepieces of varying magnifying powers, e.g. 20X, 32X and 48X, that allow spotting of hits at very long distances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Tir (Sports)
DEF

Lunette, d'habitude montée sur trépied, utilisée par les tireurs d'élite pour repérer, identifier et choisir les cibles ou par les tireurs pour observer les impacts sur une cible. Il est souvent doté d'oculaires interchangeables de différents grossissements, e.g. 20X, 32X et 48X, permettant l'observation des impacts à de très longues distances.

OBS

télescope d'observation : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas ligeras
  • Tiro (Deportes)
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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

ère spatiale

Spanish

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