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index of refraction [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- refractive index
1, record 1, English, refractive%20index
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- index of refraction 3, record 1, English, index%20of%20refraction
correct
- absolute refractive index 3, record 1, English, absolute%20refractive%20index
correct
- absolute index of refraction 4, record 1, English, absolute%20index%20of%20refraction
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ratio of the wavelength or phase velocity of an electromagnetic wave in a vacuum to that in the substance. 4, record 1, English, - refractive%20index
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
refractive index: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 5, record 1, English, - refractive%20index
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- indice de réfraction
1, record 1, French, indice%20de%20r%C3%A9fraction
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- indice de réfraction absolu 2, record 1, French, indice%20de%20r%C3%A9fraction%20absolu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] rapport de la vitesse de la lumière dans le vide sur la vitesse d'une onde lumineuse dans le milieu. 3, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20r%C3%A9fraction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
indice de réfraction : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20r%C3%A9fraction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Variation de l'indice de réfraction. 4, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20r%C3%A9fraction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Indice de réfraction du vide. 4, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20r%C3%A9fraction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-09-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Computer Graphics
- Lasers and Masers
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- index of refraction
1, record 2, English, index%20of%20refraction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- refractive index 2, record 2, English, refractive%20index
correct, standardized
- refracture index 3, record 2, English, refracture%20index
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ratio of the velocity of light or other radiation in the first of two media to its velocity in the second as it passes from one into the other, the first medium being usually taken to be a vacuum. 1, record 2, English, - index%20of%20refraction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The index of refraction of a material, n is defined as the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to the velocity of the material, v: n=c/v. 4, record 2, English, - index%20of%20refraction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
refractive index: standardized by ISO. 5, record 2, English, - index%20of%20refraction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Infographie
- Masers et lasers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- indice de réfraction
1, record 2, French, indice%20de%20r%C3%A9fraction
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour un milieu non absorbant et pour un rayonnement électromagnétique de fréquence spécifiée, rapport de la vitesse des ondes dans le vide à la vitesse de phase dans le milieu. 2, record 2, French, - indice%20de%20r%C3%A9fraction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
indice de réfraction : normalisé par l'ISO. 3, record 2, French, - indice%20de%20r%C3%A9fraction
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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