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ROOF PRISM [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pentagon prism 1, record 1, English, pentagon%20prism
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pentaprism 1, record 1, English, pentaprism
- roof prism 1, record 1, English, roof%20prism
- ridge prism 1, record 1, English, ridge%20prism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prisme en toit
1, record 1, French, prisme%20en%20toit
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-07-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Optical Glass
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- roof prism
1, record 2, English, roof%20prism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A complex prism unit which includes a pair of internally reflecting surfaces perpendicular to each other, thus resembling a roof externally. One type is the Amici prism ... 1, record 2, English, - roof%20prism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a roof prism consists of a right-angled prism whose hypotenuse surface is replaced by an internally reflecting roof, so that a beam entering one of the other faces perpendicularly will be reflected successively at both surfaces of the roof and emerge from the last surface in a direction perpendicular to the incident path to form an inverted image. 1, record 2, English, - roof%20prism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Verres d'optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prisme en toit
1, record 2, French, prisme%20en%20toit
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- redresseur en toit
- redresseur à vision directe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-06-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- roof prism
1, record 3, English, roof%20prism
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- prisme rectangulaire 1, record 3, French, prisme%20rectangulaire
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- prisme réuni à angle droit 1, record 3, French, prisme%20r%C3%A9uni%20%C3%A0%20angle%20droit
- prisme d'Amicci 1, record 3, French, prisme%20d%27Amicci
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Optical Instruments
- Optics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pentaprism 1, record 4, English, pentaprism
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- roof prism 1, record 4, English, roof%20prism
- pentaprism unit 1, record 4, English, pentaprism%20unit
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--a five-sided glass prism inserted between the focusing screen and the viewing eyepiece of an eye-level reflex camera. Also sometimes called roof prism (...) also pentaprism unit p.1262 1, record 4, English, - pentaprism
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Instruments d'optique
- Optique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bloc pentaprisme 1, record 4, French, bloc%20pentaprisme
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- prisme-en-toit 1, record 4, French, prisme%2Den%2Dtoit
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
il faut viser en plaçant l'appareil à hauteur de poitrine ou plus bas. Cette solution, bon marché et trop simpliste, est remplacée par un --, communément désigné par prisme-en-toit. 1, record 4, French, - bloc%20pentaprisme
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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