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MENISCUS LENS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Optical Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- convexoconcave lens 1, record 1, English, convexoconcave%20lens
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- meniscus lens 1, record 1, English, meniscus%20lens
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One which has one convex and one concave surface. 1, record 1, English, - convexoconcave%20lens
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Instruments d'optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lentille convexo-concave
1, record 1, French, lentille%20convexo%2Dconcave
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lentille comportant une surface convexe et une autre concave. 1, record 1, French, - lentille%20convexo%2Dconcave
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Optics
- Optical Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- meniscus lens
1, record 2, English, meniscus%20lens
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Simplest lens used in photography. It is a single disc of glass, thicker in the centre than at the edges, and it has one face convex and the other concave. 2, record 2, English, - meniscus%20lens
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Optique
- Instruments d'optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ménisque
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9nisque
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lentille dont les deux faces possèdent le même sens de courbure, l'une étant convexe et l'autre concave. 2, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9nisque
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fotografía
- Óptica
- Instrumentos ópticos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- menisco
1, record 2, Spanish, menisco
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lente que tiene una de sus caras cóncavas y la otra convexa. 1, record 2, Spanish, - menisco
Record 3 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- meniscus lens 1, record 3, English, meniscus%20lens
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--simplest lens used in photography (...) it has one face convex and the other concave. 1, record 3, English, - meniscus%20lens
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ménisque convergent 1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9nisque%20convergent
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
le système optique des premiers appareils photographiques comprenait un -- (lentille concave-convexe). 1, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9nisque%20convergent
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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