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RETRO-REFLECTING MATERIAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
DEF

Material in which is incorporated a large number of very small elements which, by refraction and reflection, produce the phenomenon of retro-reflection when they become the surface as the material wears.

Key term(s)
  • retroreflective material
  • retroreflecting material

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
DEF

Matière dans laquelle est incorporé un grand nombre de très petits éléments qui, agissant par réfraction et par réflexion, produisent le phénomène de rétroréflexion lorsqu'ils apparaissent à la surface au fur et à mesure de l'usure de la matière.

Key term(s)
  • matière rétro-réfléchissante

Spanish

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