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ZONED LENS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Photography
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Fresnel lens
1, record 1, English, Fresnel%20lens
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stepped lens 2, record 1, English, stepped%20lens
correct
- zoned lens 3, record 1, English, zoned%20lens
correct
- bulldog lens 3, record 1, English, bulldog%20lens
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Short focus condenser lens of a special design used principally in spotlights. ... it consists of a thin stepped disc with each step having the curvature of a much thicker lens. 4, record 1, English, - Fresnel%20lens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a Fresnel lens, the light is transmitted through a series of prismatic rings that bend the light rays to provide more even distribution of the light. Used in focusing screens and spotlights. 5, record 1, English, - Fresnel%20lens
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Photographie
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lentille à échelons
1, record 1, French, lentille%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9chelons
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lentille de Fresnel 1, record 1, French, lentille%20de%20Fresnel
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système optique comprenant une lentille centrale et diverses couronnes réfringentes ou réfléchissantes. 1, record 1, French, - lentille%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9chelons
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Óptica
- Fotografía
- Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lente de Fresnel
1, record 1, Spanish, lente%20de%20Fresnel
correct, common gender
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- lente Fresnel 2, record 1, Spanish, lente%20Fresnel
correct, common gender
- lente escalonada 3, record 1, Spanish, lente%20escalonada
correct, feminine noun
- lente zonal 2, record 1, Spanish, lente%20zonal
correct, feminine noun
- lente escalonada de Fresnel 4, record 1, Spanish, lente%20escalonada%20de%20Fresnel
correct, feminine noun
- lente zonal de Fresnel 5, record 1, Spanish, lente%20zonal%20de%20Fresnel
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lente [...] que permite la construcción de lentes de gran apertura y una corta distancia focal sin el peso y volumen de material que debería usarse en un lente de diseño convencional. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lente%20de%20Fresnel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lente Fresnel, también recibe el nombre de lente escalonada o lente zonal. Su superficie está provista de zonas concéntricas, cuya función es concentrar o dispersar la luz. Se puede ver como una lente dividida en segmentos anulares reunidos en un mismo nivel. 2, record 1, Spanish, - lente%20de%20Fresnel
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 […]” 6, record 1, Spanish, - lente%20de%20Fresnel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Lente llamado así por su inventor Augustin Fresnel. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lente%20de%20Fresnel
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-05-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- zoned lens
1, record 2, English, zoned%20lens
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lens, one or more of whose faces is divided into zones, each stepped relative to its neighbours. 1, record 2, English, - zoned%20lens
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lentille à échelons
1, record 2, French, lentille%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9chelons
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lentille radioélectrique constituée par des éléments lenticulaires juxtaposés dont l'épaisseur varie par échelons. 1, record 2, French, - lentille%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9chelons
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lente escalonado
1, record 2, Spanish, lente%20escalonado
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lente radioeléctrico, constituido por dos elementos lenticulares yuxtapuestos, donde el espesor varía por escalones. 1, record 2, Spanish, - lente%20escalonado
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