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TELEMETRE [6 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

telemeter: an item in the "Telecommunication Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

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

télémètre : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de télécommunication» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
  • Surveying
DEF

An instrument for ascertaining the distances of objects: applied to instruments of various kinds used in surveying, and in military operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
  • Arpentage
DEF

Appareil de mesure des distances par procédés optiques [...] acoustiques ou radioélectriques.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Photography
DEF

A device for measuring distance.

CONT

Range finders are used in photography to measure the distance between the subject and the lens.

OBS

Usually connected to the lens so that the lens is in focus when the distance of the object has been found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Photographie
DEF

Appareil d'optique donnant, par simple lecture sur une échelle, la distance qui s'étend entre l'observateur et un point éloigné.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos ópticos
  • Fotografía
DEF

Instrumento óptico, radioeléctrico o fundado en el uso de ultrasonidos, que sirve para medir la longitud de la visual dirigida hasta un objeto, o sea la distancia que media entre éste y el aparato.

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Record 4 1993-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques

Spanish

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Record 5 1984-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

All switches and controls are located in the positioning hands to permit ranger aiming and firing ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
  • Systèmes d'armes
CONT

(...) tous les boutons de commande sont incorporés aux poignées du télémètre (...)

Spanish

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Record 6 1980-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy (Physics)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie (Physique)

Spanish

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