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SQUINT [2 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-12-22

English

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

The angular difference between the axis of the antenna main lobe and the reflector geometric axis.

OBS

squint angle: designation and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.

OBS

squint-angle: designation officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee (CUTEL).

French

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

Différence angulaire entre l'axe du lobe principal de l'antenne et l'axe géométrique du réflecteur.

OBS

angle de strabisme : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.

OBS

angle de strabisme; erreur de directivité : désignations uniformisées par le Comité d'uniformisation des termes de l'électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
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Record 2 2013-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

A condition in which the visual axes of each eye are not directed simultaneously to the same fixation point.

OBS

strabismus: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Défaut de convergence des axes visuels.

OBS

Peut s'observer dans la myasthénie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
DEF

Pérdida de paralelismo de los ojos [es decir,] los dos ojos no miran al mismo sitio, uno de ellos dirige la mirada al objeto que fija, mientras que el otro se desvía en otra dirección.

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