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PIN-POINT [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2015-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Position d'un avion par rapport au sol déterminée par l'identification d'un point de la surface terrestre.

OBS

Le terme «point sol» a été uniformisé par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A small, rounded inclusion which at 10x magnification is visible, but not large enough to be distinguishable as an included crystal.

CONT

Minute [included] crystals that look like small specks under 10X magnification are called pinpoints.

OBS

Usually white; dark pinpoints are sometimes incorrectly called carbon spots or carbon pinpoints, but carbon does not occur as an inclusion in diamond.

Key term(s)
  • pin-point

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Petite inclusion qui sous un grossissement de x10 a généralement l'apparence d'un tout petit point.

OBS

Se rencontre seule, en groupes ou en chapelets.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
DEF

A precisely identified point, especially on the ground, that locates a very small target, a reference point for rendezvous or for other purposes; the coordinates that define this point.

OBS

pin-point: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
DEF

Point identifié avec précision, en particulier au sol, qui localise un très petit objectif. Un point de repère pour un rendez-vous, ou tout autre but. Les coordonnées de ce point lui-même.

OBS

repère : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artillería de campaña
DEF

Punto identificado con precisión, normalmente sobre el terreno, que sitúa un objetivo muy pequeño o que sirve de referencia a otros fines También las coordenadas de ese punto.

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Record 4 1991-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The position on the earth directly beneath an aircraft is called its Ground Position. It may be obtained by observation of the ground (when it is called a "pin-point" or by radio or astronomical methods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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