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CROWN GLASS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-05-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Orthoses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crown glass
1, record 1, English, crown%20glass
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Orthèses
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- verre en crown
1, record 1, French, verre%20en%20crown
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En optique oculaire, verre ayant une constringence de 59 et un indice de réfraction égal à 1.525. 1, record 1, French, - verre%20en%20crown
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 1, French, - verre%20en%20crown
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-05-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optical Glass
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crown glass
1, record 2, English, crown%20glass
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[chromatic aberration could be reduced by combining a positive lens of a crown glass (low refractive index and low dispersion) with a negative lens of a flint glass] 2, record 2, English, - crown%20glass
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Verres d'optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- verre en crown
1, record 2, French, verre%20en%20crown
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En optique scientifique, verre de faible indice de réfraction et de constringence élevée. 2, record 2, French, - verre%20en%20crown
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 3, record 2, French, - verre%20en%20crown
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-07-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Types of Glass
- Ornamental Glassware
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crown glass
1, record 3, English, crown%20glass
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Flat pane glass made by the process of blowing a bubble of glass, transferring it from the blow-pipe to a rod, cutting it open, then rapidly rotating it, with repeated reheatings, until, by centrifugal force, it was spread into a large flat disk, up to 4 ft in diameter. 2, record 3, English, - crown%20glass
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sortes de verre
- Verrerie d'art
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- verre à boudine
1, record 3, French, verre%20%C3%A0%20boudine
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- verre en cive 1, record 3, French, verre%20en%20cive
correct, masculine noun
- cive 2, record 3, French, cive
correct, feminine noun
- plateau 2, record 3, French, plateau
correct, masculine noun
- verre en plateau 3, record 3, French, verre%20en%20plateau
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Verre à vitre circulaire, obtenu par l'ouverture et le déploiement d'une sphère soufflée. 1, record 3, French, - verre%20%C3%A0%20boudine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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