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OPTICAL CONDENSER [4 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 condenser : 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

condenseur 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 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Optics
  • Photography
DEF

An optical device for removing heat radiation from a light beam without appreciably affecting the light output-typically a glass filter containing a copper compound or a flat sided cell containing a dilute solution of a copper salt or a "diathermic reflector" which transmits infra-red but reflects visible light from the source onto, for example, the condenser of a projection system.

Key term(s)
  • heat-absorbing filter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Optique
  • Photographie
DEF

[...] filtre, généralement en verre, qui absorbe ou réfléchit de grande longueur d'onde (infra-rouge), sans absorber ni réfléchir le rayonnement visible.

OBS

[Ce filtre est] utilisé pour diminuer la chaleur sur le plan focal dans les lecteurs, les agrandisseurs, les projecteurs, etc.

Key term(s)
  • filtre anti-calorique

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Photography
DEF

An [enlarger using an] optical system for spreading light uniformly over the negative [which] employs saucer-shaped "condenser" lenses between lamp and negative...

CONT

For considerable enlargement from very small negatives, it is advisable to use a condenser enlarger, for collimated light favors sharpness of image, especially with short-focus lenses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Photographie
DEF

Agrandisseur [de] grand format [...] utilisant l'association lampe tungstène et condensateur.

CONT

À chaque type d'agrandisseur correspond un type de lumière. Par exemple, pour un agrandisseur à lumière dirigée, on devra utiliser une lampe claire [...] À l'aide de deux condensateurs, de l'objectif et de l'ampoule, on arrive à former un système (ou une formule) optique qui [...] donne des images d'une précision extrême.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

Lens used in the lamphouse system of an optical grinter or projector in cinematography to produce an image of the condenser in the plane of the film being exposed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
OBS

Système additionnel qui a pour but de déplacer l'image originale d'une certaine distance.

Spanish

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