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MAXIMUM REFLECTANCE [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 1994-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining of Organic Materials
DEF

Highest value of reflectance obtained when any polished section of a particle or lump of coal is rotated in its own plane in linearly polarized light

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
DEF

Valeur maximale du pouvoir réflecteur, obtenue quand une section polie quelconque d'une particule de charbon ou d'un bloc est mise en rotation dans son plan sous un faisceau de lumière à polarisation rectiligne.

OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
DEF

At the peak of a reflected beam, the area of a plate multiplied by the gain of an antenna.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Émission et réception radio

Spanish

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