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OPTICAL INSTRUMENT [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

optical instrument: an item in the "Optical 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

instrument d'optique : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement optiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
DEF

An optical system which acts on light in some desired way, such as to form a real or virtual image, to form an optical spectrum, or to produce light with a specified polarization or wavelength.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
DEF

Ensemble composé de lentilles et de miroirs, destiné à former des images ou à concentrer sur un détecteur le flux de radiations issues de l'objet.

CONT

La qualité d'un instrument optique dépend essentiellement de la possibilité qu'il offre de distinguer des détails très fins, c'est-à-dire de voir nettement séparés l'une de l'autre les images de deux points distincts.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos ópticos
CONT

Los instrumentos ópticos están constituidos por diversas clases de lentes, prismas y/o espejos. Entre ellos, se pueden mencionar: la lupa, los prismáticos,el largavista, el anteojo astronómico, la cámara fotográfica, el microscopio compuesto, el proyector de diapositivas, el episcopio, el retroproyector, el telescopio, etcétera.

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