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DISTANCEMETRE [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

rangefinder: an item in the "Surveying and Navigational Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

distancemètre : objet de la classe «Équipement de navigation» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Photography
DEF

A device for measuring distance.

CONT

Range finders are used in photography to measure the distance between the subject and the lens.

OBS

Usually connected to the lens so that the lens is in focus when the distance of the object has been found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Photographie
DEF

Appareil d'optique donnant, par simple lecture sur une échelle, la distance qui s'étend entre l'observateur et un point éloigné.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos ópticos
  • Fotografía
DEF

Instrumento óptico, radioeléctrico o fundado en el uso de ultrasonidos, que sirve para medir la longitud de la visual dirigida hasta un objeto, o sea la distancia que media entre éste y el aparato.

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