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THICK LENS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-09-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- secondary axis
1, record 1, English, secondary%20axis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any line not coincident with the primary axis which passes through the optical center of an infinitely thin lens or through the nodal points of a thick lens or of a lens system. 1, record 1, English, - secondary%20axis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- axe secondaire
1, record 1, French, axe%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans un miroir sphérique c'est la droite qui joint le centre de la sphère à un point lumineux donné qui n'est pas le centre de figure. 1, record 1, French, - axe%20secondaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-06-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sand lens
1, record 2, English, sand%20lens
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A body of sand with the general form of a "lens", thick in the middle and thinning toward the edges. 2, record 2, English, - sand%20lens
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lentille sableuse
1, record 2, French, lentille%20sableuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lentille de sable 2, record 2, French, lentille%20de%20sable
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le type le plus simple de piège stratigraphique est formé par des lentilles sableuses dans des argiles ou des sables argileux. Ces lentilles peuvent être entourées complètement de roches imperméables ou bien ouvertes d'un côté. 1, record 2, French, - lentille%20sableuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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