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Record 1 2004-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
CONT

Eucentric comes from the Latin for well-centred. It implies, in a goniometer and particularly in a specimen stage, that tilting the specimen can be achieved without the field of view moving. This a highly desirable attribute of a microscope stage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
DEF

Se dit d'un dispositif qui réalise un centrage précis ou une très bonne concentration de rayons optiques.

Spanish

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