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OPTICAL LENS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Glass
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- optical lens
1, record 1, English, optical%20lens
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lens 2, record 1, English, lens
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A single, optically transparent device ... designed to allow the transmission and refraction of light to create a specific and controlled optical outcome. 3, record 1, English, - optical%20lens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An inherently powerful interconnection device; it connects every light ray that originates at a point on an object and passes though the lens with every point of the object's image. 4, record 1, English, - optical%20lens
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Verres d'optique
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lentille optique
1, record 1, French, lentille%20optique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lentille 2, record 1, French, lentille
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Verre ou matière transparente taillés de façon à permettre la formation de l'image des objets éclairés qui se situent dans son axe de révolution. 3, record 1, French, - lentille%20optique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les lentilles sont de deux sortes : convergentes (ou positives) et divergentes (ou négatives). 4, record 1, French, - lentille%20optique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'utilisation du mot lentille pour désigner un objectif est fréquente [dans le domaine de la photographie, cependant ce] terme est inexact, car un objectif est formé de plusieurs lentilles. 3, record 1, French, - lentille%20optique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vidrios ópticos
- Fotografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lente óptica
1, record 1, Spanish, lente%20%C3%B3ptica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- lente 2, record 1, Spanish, lente
common gender
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Objeto] capaz de desviar los rayos de luz[,] transparente, normalmente de vidrio, limitado por dos superficies, de las que al menos una es curva. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lente%20%C3%B3ptica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lente, término ambiguo no diferenciado, es decir que el significado conceptual se mantiene no importando el género que se use. De acuerdo a la Real Academia Española: "Es válido su uso en ambos géneros en cualquiera de sus acepciones, aunque las preferencias son distintas según las zonas; así, cuando significa 'pieza transparente que se emplea en instrumentos ópticos', en España se usa en femenino, mientras que en América alternan ambos géneros, con cierta preferencia por el masculino […]" 3, record 1, Spanish, - lente%20%C3%B3ptica
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