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CONVEX MIRROR [3 records]

Record 1 1998-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
DEF

A spherical reflecting surface that constitutes a segment of the exterior of a sphere.

OBS

A convex mirror is the kind of mirror used for security in stores, and is also the kind of mirror used on the passenger side of many cars ("Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
DEF

Miroir avec une surface sphérique convexe qui forme une image virtuelle, droite et plus petite que l'objet.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Corporate Security
CONT

convex mirrors are the best known and most widely used security device in the retail sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
OBS

miroir monté au plafond au-dessus d'une allée, pour surveiller le vol à l'étalage, ou à l'intersection de deux murs formant un angle droit (90°) permettant de voir au-delà du coin.

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Accessories

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires d'automobiles et de bicyclettes

Spanish

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