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OPTICAL COMPARATOR [1 record]

Record 1 2007-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

An optical comparator or shadowgraph projects an enlarged shadow onto a screen where it may be compared to lines, or to a master form which indicates the limits of the dimensions or the contour of the part being checked.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
CONT

[Dans un projecteur de profils] l'amplification est réalisée au moyen d'un objectif composé de plusieurs lentilles, ce qui permet de former sur un écran éloigné l'image agrandie d'un objet fortement éclairé et toujours proche de l'objectif.

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