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retroreflection [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- retroreflection 1, record 1, English, retroreflection
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rétroréflexion
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9tror%C3%A9flexion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de réflexion dans laquelle le rayon réfléchi a la même direction que le rayon incident. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9tror%C3%A9flexion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Óptica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- retroreflexión
1, record 1, Spanish, retroreflexi%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1979-01-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Measuring Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- retroreflection
1, record 2, English, retroreflection
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The incident light beam from the automobile headlights is refracted by the glass bead [in a highway-pavement marker] to a fairly small region called "the spherical cap" on the rear surface of the sphere. If this spherical-cap region is not painted, then the light will be refracted out of the sphere in the forward direction and there will be no retroreflection. 2, record 2, English, - retroreflection
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Appareils de mesure
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rétroréflexion
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9tror%C3%A9flexion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rétroréflection 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9tror%C3%A9flection
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Opacimètre autocollimateur monobloc. Cet opacimètre utilise le principe de la rétroréflexion: d'un côté de la cheminée un ensemble monobloc émetteur-récepteur; de l'autre côté, un réflecteur prismatique. 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9tror%C3%A9flexion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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