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VISEUR OPTIQUE [5 records]

Record 1 2015-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Measuring Instruments
DEF

A telescope so mounted that its collimation axis can be made to coincide with the vertical (or direction of the plumb line). The vertical collimator serves as an optical plumb line; it may be designed for use ... in centering an instrument on a high tower directly over a mark on the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Appareils de mesure
DEF

Lunette coudée solidaire d'un instrument d'observation, l'axe de l'objectif coïncidant avec l'axe principal de l'instrument et permettant de centrer cet instrument avec une grande précision.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Optical Instruments
CONT

Optical finder. Uses the principle of an inverted Galilean telescope to present a reduced image of the subject.

French

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

Viseur d'un appareil photo traditionnel.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Optical Instruments
  • Cinematography
DEF

Any form of viewfinder through which the subject is looked at directly, as with a telescope, instead of by reflection from a mirror.

French

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

C'est une véritable lunette de Galilée, qui fournit du sujet une image très claire et fort bien délimitée malgré ses faibles dimensions; elle est en outre redressée.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-09-25

English

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

Sight containing optical elements which magnify the target.

French

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

Dispositif de visée doté d'éléments optiques grossissant la cible.

OBS

lunette de tir : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas ligeras
  • Óptica
  • Tiro (Deportes)
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Record 5 1989-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Air Forces
  • Optical Instruments

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Forces aériennes
  • Instruments d'optique

Spanish

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