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ACHROMATIC LENS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- achromatic lens
1, record 1, English, achromatic%20lens
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Compound lens made up of a combination of lens of different focal powers so that the image formed is free of unwanted colours. 1, record 1, English, - achromatic%20lens
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lentille achromatique
1, record 1, French, lentille%20achromatique
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lentille composée, formée par juxtaposition de lentilles convergentes et divergentes, qui fait voir les objets sans reflet irisé. 1, record 1, French, - lentille%20achromatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lentille achromatique : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 2, record 1, French, - lentille%20achromatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-03-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- achromatic lens
1, record 2, English, achromatic%20lens
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- achromatic doublet 1, record 2, English, achromatic%20doublet
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A two-element lens - a doublet - that greatly reduces chromatic aberration in an optical system. The components, one positive, one negative, are of different types of glasses (i.e. they have different refractive indices); ... 1, record 2, English, - achromatic%20lens
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- doublet achromatique
1, record 2, French, doublet%20achromatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut compenser en partie cette aberration chromatique dans un système qui associe deux lentilles, convergente et divergente, faites de verres dont les pouvoirs dispersifs respectifs sont différents; c'est le doublet achromatique (...) 1, record 2, French, - doublet%20achromatique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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