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ASPHERICAL LENS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Glass
- Mathematical Geography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aspheric lens
1, record 1, English, aspheric%20lens
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lens with at least one surface (front and/or back) having a form generated by the rotation of a curve of continuously varying radius about the lens axis. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 2, record 1, English, - aspheric%20lens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aspheric lens: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - aspheric%20lens
Record 1, Key term(s)
- aspherical lens
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Verres d'optique
- Géographie mathématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- objectif asphérique
1, record 1, French, objectif%20asph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lentille de contact asphérique 2, record 1, French, lentille%20de%20contact%20asph%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- lentille asphérique 1, record 1, French, lentille%20asph%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lentille ayant au moins une surface (antérieure et/ou postérieure) de forme générée par la rotation d'une courbe de rayon variant de manière continue autour de l'axe de la lentille. 2, record 1, French, - objectif%20asph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lentille de contact asphérique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - objectif%20asph%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vidrios ópticos
- Geografía matemática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lente asférica
1, record 1, Spanish, lente%20asf%C3%A9rica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lente con una superficie parabólica que elimina las aberraciones esféricas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lente%20asf%C3%A9rica
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 […]” 2, record 1, Spanish, - lente%20asf%C3%A9rica
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