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ABSORPTIVE LENS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- absorptive lens
1, record 1, English, absorptive%20lens
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lentille absorbante
1, record 1, French, lentille%20absorbante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Óptica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lente absortiva
1, record 1, Spanish, lente%20absortiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- lente absorbente 2, record 1, Spanish, lente%20absorbente
correct, masculine noun
- lente de absorción 2, record 1, Spanish, lente%20de%20absorci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lente que absorbe parte de la radiación infrarroja, ultravioleta o del espectro visible que incide sobre ella. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lente%20absortiva
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Una lente absorbente [...] se utiliza para el objetivo concreto de reducir la cantidad de luz o energía radiante transmitida, es decir que actúa como filtro. 2, record 1, Spanish, - lente%20absortiva
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lente, término ambiguo no diferenciado, es decir que el significado conceptual se mantiene no importando el género que se use. De acuerdo a la Real Academia Española: “Es válido su uso en ambos géneros en cualquiera de sus acepciones, aunque las preferencias son distintas según las zonas; así, cuando significa "pieza transparente que se emplea en instrumentos ópticos", en España se usa en femenino, mientras que en América alternan ambos géneros, con cierta preferencia por el masculino […]” 3, record 1, Spanish, - lente%20absortiva
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