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ANTEOJOS CAMPANA [1 record]

Record 1 2002-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Optical Instruments
  • Land Forces
DEF

A hand-held optical instrument for use outdoors usually consisting of two telescopes on a single frame with a focusing device.

CONT

Field glasses "transmit" between 70 and 93 per cent of the incident light, depending on level of magnification, types of filtering and quality of the optical system.

OBS

Field glass. Usually used in plural.

Key term(s)
  • fieldglass
  • fieldglasses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Forces terrestres
CONT

Il n'est peut-être pas inutile de résumer rapidement les qualités que doit réunir une bonne paire de jumelles de campagne.

Key term(s)
  • jumelle de campagne

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
  • Instrumentos ópticos
  • Ejército de tierra
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