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Record 1 2000-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
  • Airfields
  • Lamps
DEF

A lamp in which high-intensity flashes of extremely short duration are produced by the discharge of electricity at high voltage through a gas enclosed in a tube.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport aérien)
  • Aérodromes
  • Lampes
DEF

Feu produisant des éclats très brefs à haute intensité lumineuse obtenus par des décharges à haute tension à travers un gaz en vase clos.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Señales e iluminación (Transporte aéreo)
  • Aeródromos
  • Lámparas
DEF

Lámpara en la cual se producen destellos de gran intensidad y de duración extremadamente corta, mediante una descarga eléctrica de alto voltaje a través de un gas encerrado en un tubo.

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