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ANISEIKONIC LENS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Glass
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aniseikonic lens 1, record 1, English, aniseikonic%20lens
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- iseikonic lens 1, record 1, English, iseikonic%20lens
- size lens 2, record 1, English, size%20lens
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lens that changes the size of an image without altering the focal distance. 3, record 1, English, - aniseikonic%20lens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The iseikonic lens changes the size of the object rather than the size of the image. 4, record 1, English, - aniseikonic%20lens
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Verres d'optique
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- verre iséiconique
1, record 1, French, verre%20is%C3%A9iconique
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Verre employé pour corriger l'aniséiconie. 1, record 1, French, - verre%20is%C3%A9iconique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vidrios ópticos
- Trastornos de la visión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lente aniseicónica
1, record 1, Spanish, lente%20aniseic%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- lente iseicónica 1, record 1, Spanish, lente%20iseic%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun
- lente eicónica 1, record 1, Spanish, lente%20eic%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lente cuyo objetivo es igualar las dos imágenes retinianas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lente%20aniseic%C3%B3nica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lente, término ambiguo no diferenciado, es decir que el significado conceptual se mantiene no importando el género que se use. De acuerdo a la Real Academia Española: “Es válido su uso en ambos géneros en cualquiera de sus acepciones, aunque las preferencias son distintas según las zonas; así, cuando significa "pieza transparente que se emplea en instrumentos ópticos", en España se usa en femenino, mientras que en América alternan ambos géneros, con cierta preferencia por el masculino […]” 2, record 1, Spanish, - lente%20aniseic%C3%B3nica
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