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MICROGRAPH [4 records]

Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

[A] structure which appears in the form of needles in a micrograph.

OBS

acicular structure: designation and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Métallurgie générale
DEF

Structure qui apparait en forme d'aiguilles avec une micrographie.

OBS

structure aciculaire : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

micrograph : an item in the "Drafting Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

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

micrographe : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de graphisme» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
CONT

Square array of mirrored plugs in the reflecting compound eye of the lobster Palinurus vulgaris is visible in this micrograph. Mirrors of the square plugs act as corner reflectors, which have the property of behaving like a single mirror always at right angles to the incident ray.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
CONT

La mosaïque carrée des tampons réflecteurs dans l'œil composé de la langouste Palinurus vulgaris est visible sur cette micrographie. Les miroirs ont un effet analogue à celui d'un jeu de miroirs orthogonaux qui guident la lumière vers la rétine.

Spanish

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Record 4 1980-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
OBS

Stomate, or leaf pore, of the walnut tree pterocarya stenoptera is magnified 6, 7000 diameters in this scanning electron micrograph.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
OBS

Le stomate, pore d'une feuille de noyer, Pterocarya stenoptera, est agrandi 6,700 fois sur cette microphotographie.

Spanish

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