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MIRROR PROCESS [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Instruments
- Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- catadioptric telescope
1, record 1, English, catadioptric%20telescope
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- compound telescope 2, record 1, English, compound%20telescope
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A catadioptric telescope is an optical system that is optimized for producing images of objects at an infinite distance, and which incorporates both refractive type optics(lenses) and reflective optics(mirrors). The use of both mirror and lens optics produces certain advantages in performance as well as in the manufacturing process. 3, record 1, English, - catadioptric%20telescope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments d'optique
- Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- télescope catadioptrique
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9lescope%20catadioptrique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le télescope catadioptrique est un mélange entre le télescope réflecteur et la lunette astronomique (ou télescope réfracteur). Il se compose donc de miroirs et de lentilles. 2, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9lescope%20catadioptrique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-01-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- data simulation
1, record 2, English, data%20simulation
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The process of] taking a large amount of data and using it to simulate or mirror real-world conditions to either predict a future instance, determine the best course of action or validate a model. 1, record 2, English, - data%20simulation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- simulation de données
1, record 2, French, simulation%20de%20donn%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-12-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Social Psychology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- social penetration
1, record 3, English, social%20penetration
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The social depenetration process is the mirror image of social penetration in that self-disclosure becomes less personal and less frequent. 1, record 3, English, - social%20penetration
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie sociale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pénétration sociale
1, record 3, French, p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration%20sociale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le niveau le plus profond d'une relation humaine est appelé la sphère de l'intimité partagée. Cependant, il n'est pas nécessaire que les deux personnes aient atteint ce niveau profond de pénétration sociale au même moment. 1, record 3, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration%20sociale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-02-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
- Astronautics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- honeycomb mirror
1, record 4, English, honeycomb%20mirror
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A construction method for a large mirror in which the back is hollowed-out to leave a ribbed structure that resembles a honeycomb. 2, record 4, English, - honeycomb%20mirror
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We report on the casting of the first 8. 4 meter diameter borosilicate honeycomb mirror at the Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory. This blank will become the world's largest monolithic glass telescope mirror, and is the first of two mirrors for the Large Binocular Telescope Project. The honeycomb 8. 4 meter mirror was cast from 21 tons of E6 borosilicate glass manufactured by Ohara. This glass is melted into a mold constructed of aluminosilicate fiber to produce a honeycomb structure with roughly 20% of solid density. The 1662 hexagonal voids that form the honeycomb structure are produced by ceramic fiber boxes bolted to the bottom of the mold with SiC bolts. The furnace rotates at 6. 8 rpm during the casting process to produce the F/1. 14 paraboloid on the front surface. This shaping minimizes the amount of glass which must be removed during the grinding process. The front faceplate of the mirror will be 28 mm thick after generating and the back faceplate will be 25 mm. The overall thickness of the finished honeycomb blank is 89 cm at the outer edge and 44 cm at the central hole. 3, record 4, English, - honeycomb%20mirror
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
- Astronautique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- miroir alvéolé
1, record 4, French, miroir%20alv%C3%A9ol%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- miroir en nid d'abeilles 2, record 4, French, miroir%20en%20nid%20d%27abeilles
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le miroir alvéolé [permet] de conserver le bon rapport épaisseur/diamètre pour assurer la rigidité, mais de diminuer la masse en laissant des alvéoles vides dans l'épaisseur du verre: on parle aussi de «miroir en nid d'abeilles». [Une technique novatrice] mise au point par Roger Angel (Université Steward, Arizona) [consistait à] mettre en place les alvéoles dès le coulage du verre, évitant ainsi le travail d'évidement ultérieur. [...] un four tournant, [permettait] de donner au miroir une forme parabolique pendant son refroidissement [..] 2, record 4, French, - miroir%20alv%C3%A9ol%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette méthode de fabrication a été mise au point sur des miroirs de plus en plus grands, en commençant par un miroir de 3,50m pour le télescope WYNN à Kitt Peak (Arizona). Les premiers «grands» miroirs ont été coulés pour le MMT (ex Multi Mirror Telescope), puis pour les deux télescopes Magellan de 6.50m, et en ce moment, pour le premier des deux miroirs de 8,4m du LBT (Large Binocular Telescope). 2, record 4, French, - miroir%20alv%C3%A9ol%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-12-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mirror
1, record 5, English, mirror
correct, verb
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a site is mirrored, log files from all sites should be compiled to measure use of the same content at various sites. 1, record 5, English, - mirror
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mirror site : because the Internet population has exploded in recent years, a lot of archive servers can’t cope with the load. One solution is to create an exact copy of a server--a process called mirroring. Mirror sites divert some of the traffic from the original site. It's not unusual to find a dozen or more mirrors of busy ftp sites. 2, record 5, English, - mirror
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dupliquer 1, record 5, French, dupliquer
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-07-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mounting bracket
1, record 6, English, mounting%20bracket
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the process, he accidentally snagged the ring on the mounting bracket of the driver's mirror. 2, record 6, English, - mounting%20bracket
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- support de fixation
1, record 6, French, support%20de%20fixation
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-06-21
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- gyro body
1, record 7, English, gyro%20body
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- gyro's body 2, record 7, English, gyro%27s%20body
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ring laser gyro... The mechanical structure integrity of the gyro is based on a 1. 2 X1. 2 meter block of zerodur. The zerodur is a glass ceramic material with a thickness of 180 mm weighing approximately 600 kg. The block has four 1-meter longitudinal bores provided for the laser beam paths. Folding mirrors are mounted at each of the four corners of the block. This forms a closed square resonator in which the laser beams can travel in both directions. The block was produced by Zeiss Glaswerke of Mainz, Germany. At Zeiss the machining process included cutting the gyro body edges in preparation for the mounting of the folding mirrors. The surfaces for the mirror mounting are optically polished allowing the folding mirrors to be attached directly to the zerodur by optical contact rather than by bonding. 3, record 7, English, - gyro%20body
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Ring laser gyro] The gyro body is constructed from a solid block of quartz (Zerodur) to eliminate any mechanical distortion of the block by linear or rotational acceleration and prevent outgassing. 4, record 7, English, - gyro%20body
Record 7, Key term(s)
- gyroscope body
- gyroscope's body
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- socle
1, record 7, French, socle
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- corps du gyroscope 2, record 7, French, corps%20du%20gyroscope
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le gyrolaser est un contraignant : parmi les principales contraintes, notons que : la cavité optique doit être de dimension bien ajustée, pour obtenir en sortie une puissance lumineuse suffisante : cela nécessite un asservissement en longueur, l'un des miroirs étant mobile, de position ajustable par piézoélectricité, pour que cet asservissement soit efficace, le socle doit être réalisé en Zérodur, une vitrocéramique de coefficient de dilatation thermique quasiment nul [...] 1, record 7, French, - socle
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pour l'utilisation sur les centrales inertielles, il s'est révélé nécessaire de développer des gyroscopes présentant une dérive pratiquement négligeable. Or la cause principale de cette dérive réside dans les frottements qui s'exercent sur le corps du gyroscope, dont la vitesse de rotation dépasse 20 000 tr/min. 2, record 7, French, - socle
Record 7, Key term(s)
- socle du gyroscope
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-02-23
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Lippmann photography
1, record 8, English, Lippmann%20photography
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- Lippmann color photography 2, record 8, English, Lippmann%20color%20photography
correct, see observation
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lippmann process : Method of colour photography in which the colours of the subject were recorded by interference of the image light rays reflected from a mercury mirror in contact with an almost grainless silver halide emulsion with the rays entering the emulsion through its glass support. 2, record 8, English, - Lippmann%20photography
Record 8, Key term(s)
- Lippmann process
- Lippmann colour photography
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- photographie interférentielle
1, record 8, French, photographie%20interf%C3%A9rentielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Photographie en couleurs basée sur l'enregistrement de motifs interférentiels à l'intérieur de la couche photographique. L'exposition s'effectue à travers la base et la lumière chemine à partir d'un miroir qui est en relation optique avec la surface de l'émulsion. 2, record 8, French, - photographie%20interf%C3%A9rentielle
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Après le traitement, les cristaux argentiques reposent dans les régions correspondant aux interférences et lorsque le phototype est bien visionné, il est possible d'y décerner une simulation chromogène de la scène. Ce procédé s'appelle également photographie interférentielle. 2, record 8, French, - photographie%20interf%C3%A9rentielle
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1997-01-29
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- prooflike
1, record 9, English, prooflike
correct, noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
1. An Uncirculated coin having received a special minting treatment to give it a mirror surface which could hide minor imperfections due to the minting process permissible; a coin specially intended for collectors. 1, record 9, English, - prooflike
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 DEF
2. A coin struck early in the life of a pair of dies for current coins; it shows the fullest of lustre and no die wear even if given no special minting treatment. 1, record 9, English, - prooflike
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- semblable à épreuve
1, record 9, French, semblable%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
1. Pièce n'ayant pas circulé et à laquelle on a accordé des attentions particulières à la frappe pour qu'elle obtienne un fini très lustré qui puisse cependant cacher des imperfections; pièce destinée aux collectionneurs. 1, record 9, French, - semblable%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La MRC ne frappe pas ce genre de pièces. 1, record 9, French, - semblable%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 DEF
2. L'une des premières pièces destinées à la circulation mais frappées avec des coins neufs; elle a, en apparence, toutes les qualités d'une pièce au fini brillant hors-circulation et un relief brillant sur champ brillant, bien qu'elle n'ait reçu aucune attention particulière au moment de la frappe. 1, record 9, French, - semblable%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On dit «semblable à épreuve» bien que la pièce n'ait aucunement les caractéristiques d'une pièce au fini épreuve numismatique, soit le relief mat sur champ brillant. 1, record 9, French, - semblable%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1997-01-29
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- clashed dies
1, record 10, English, clashed%20dies
correct, plural
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Obverse and reverse dies which have come together in the striking process without a blank in place, resulting in damage to the dies. Coins produced thereafter from such a pair of dies usually show mirror image traces of the die on the opposite side. 1, record 10, English, - clashed%20dies
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See related terms: die clash marks (plural). 1, record 10, English, - clashed%20dies
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- coins entrechoqués
1, record 10, French, coins%20entrechoqu%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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