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BALSAMO CANADA [2 records]

Record 1 2008-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
  • Silviculture
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A tree of the family Pinaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
  • Sylviculture
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Arbre de la famille des Pinaceae.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
  • Silvicultura
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Arbol de la familia pináceas, propio de las zonas más septentrionales de América. De él se obtiene el bálsamo del Canadá.

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Record 2 2003-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Optical Glass
CONT

Canada balsam ... It is used for cementing together pieces of optical glass - e.g., the component parts of a lens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Verres d'optique
CONT

du collage des lentilles. Là aussi, si le baume servant au collage n'a pas été trop jauni par une exposition exagérée à la lumière, la perte est insignifiante.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fotografía
  • Vidrios ópticos
CONT

[El] bálsamo de Canadá, contrariamente a la generalidad de estas sustancias, permanece incoloro con el tiempo, incluso después de haber sido derretido o disuelto. [Se utiliza] para pegar los lentes de los objetivos fotográficos y otros sistemas ópticos.

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