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Record 1 2013-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Glass
  • Mathematical Geography
DEF

A lens with at least one surface (front and/or back) having a form generated by the rotation of a curve of continuously varying radius about the lens axis. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

aspheric lens: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • aspherical lens

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres d'optique
  • Géographie mathématique
DEF

Lentille ayant au moins une surface (antérieure et/ou postérieure) de forme générée par la rotation d'une courbe de rayon variant de manière continue autour de l'axe de la lentille.

OBS

lentille de contact asphérique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vidrios ópticos
  • Geografía matemática
DEF

Lente con una superficie parabólica que elimina las aberraciones esféricas.

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 […]”

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Record 2 2003-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
CONT

[The hospital porter] transports patients to designated areas of hospital and grounds, and distributes equipment and supplies to various departments ... Distributes inter-department messages and mail. Transports linens to laundry and storage areas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
CONT

[Le porteur d'hôpital] transporte les malades dans des endroits désignés de l'hôpital ou de ses annexes et distribue le matériel ainsi que les fournitures dans les divers services [...]

OBS

A ne pas confondre avec "garçon de salle" (hospital orderly).

Spanish

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