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MAGNIFYING POWER [1 record]

Record 1 1996-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Optics
  • Optical Instruments
DEF

Ratio of the apparent size of an object viewed through an optical instrument to its actual size, i.e. 4X means the object will appear four times larger.

OBS

Term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Optique
  • Instruments d'optique
DEF

Rapport entre la grandeur apparente d'un objet vue dans un instrument d'optique et sa grandeur réelle, i.e. un grossissement de 4X signifie que l'objet paraîtra quatre fois plus grand.

OBS

Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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