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OBLIQUE LIGHT [2 records]

Record 1 2005-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Illumination Engineering
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairagisme
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Lumière rasante provenant d'une source verticale ou horizontale.

OBS

Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Police
OBS

The technique consists of illuminating the document to be analysed, in the absence of any ambient light, by means of a thin beam of light practically parallel to its surface, or at a very slight angle (20 degrees).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Police
OBS

La technique consiste à éclairer le document soumis à l'examen, en l'absence de lumière ambiante, au moyen d'un pinceau lumineux pratiquement parallèle à sa surface ou sous une incidence très faible (20 degrés d'arc).

OBS

Tiré de la Gazette de la GRC.

Spanish

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