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HUYGENS OCULAR [1 record]

Record 1 1998-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
DEF

The compound ocular of a microscope, composed of two planoconvex lenses so arranged that the plane side of each is directed toward the observer.

Key term(s)
  • Huyghens' eyepiece
  • Huyghens' ocular

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
DEF

Oculaire négatif [de microscope] constitué de deux lentilles plan-convexes dont les convexités sont tournées vers l'objectif du système.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Key term(s)
  • oculaire Huygens
  • oculaire d'Huygens
  • oculaire Huyghens
  • oculaire d'Huyghens

Spanish

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