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CEILING LIGHT PROJECTOR [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
DEF

Projector designed to produce, at night, an illuminated spot on the base of a cloud layer in order to measure its height.

OBS

cloud searchlight; ceiling projector: terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
DEF

Projecteur destiné à produire, la nuit, une tache lumineuse sur la base d'une couche nuageuse afin d'en mesurer la hauteur.

OBS

projecteur de nuages; projecteur de plafond : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • projecteur néphoscopique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Instrumentos y equipo de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
DEF

Proyector destinado a producir, por la noche, una mancha luminosa en la base de una capa de nubes a fin de medir la altura.

OBS

proyector de techo de nubes; proyector para el techo de nubes: términos aceptados oficialmente par la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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