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REFLECTING PRISM [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-09-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- total reflecting prism
1, record 1, English, total%20reflecting%20prism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A prism having an angle of 90 degrees between two refracting surfaces and the other two angles being equal to 45 degrees is called a total reflecting prism. 1, record 1, English, - total%20reflecting%20prism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prisme à réflexion totale
1, record 1, French, prisme%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9flexion%20totale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-07-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Optical Glass
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- roof prism
1, record 2, English, roof%20prism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A complex prism unit which includes a pair of internally reflecting surfaces perpendicular to each other, thus resembling a roof externally. One type is the Amici prism... 1, record 2, English, - roof%20prism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a roof prism consists of a right-angled prism whose hypotenuse surface is replaced by an internally reflecting roof, so that a beam entering one of the other faces perpendicularly will be reflected successively at both surfaces of the roof and emerge from the last surface in a direction perpendicular to the incident path to form an inverted image. 1, record 2, English, - roof%20prism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Verres d'optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prisme en toit
1, record 2, French, prisme%20en%20toit
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- redresseur en toit
- redresseur à vision directe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-11-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
- Surveying Instruments
- Scientific Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- prismatic astrolabe 1, record 3, English, prismatic%20astrolabe
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a portable instrument consisting of a small telescope, a 60-degree prism, and a mercury reflecting basin by which determinations of time, latitude, and azimuth may be obtained from star observations. 1, record 3, English, - prismatic%20astrolabe
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
- Instruments d'arpentage
- Instruments scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- astrolabe à prisme
1, record 3, French, astrolabe%20%C3%A0%20prisme
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
instrument servant à la détermination des points astronomiques. Il est muni d'un horizon artificiel. L'astrolabe est un instrument de mesure des hauteurs des astres. 1, record 3, French, - astrolabe%20%C3%A0%20prisme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-06-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- reflecting prism
1, record 4, English, reflecting%20prism
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- prisme réflecteur 1, record 4, French, prisme%20r%C3%A9flecteur
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
- Geophysics
- Tectonics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- laser reflecting prism 1, record 5, English, laser%20reflecting%20prism
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This equipment will be used for making high-precision geodetic and space-geodynamics measurements in relation with laser-telemetering stations installed on the ground. 1, record 5, English, - laser%20reflecting%20prism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
- Géophysique
- Tectonique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- prisme réflecteur laser
1, record 5, French, prisme%20r%C3%A9flecteur%20laser
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces matériels serviront à faire des mesures de géodésie et de géodynamique spatiales de grande précision en liaison avec des stations de télémétrie-laser installées au sol. 1, record 5, French, - prisme%20r%C3%A9flecteur%20laser
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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