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ILUMINACION DIFUSION [1 record]

Record 1 2007-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • Land Forces
DEF

Illumination of an area beneath and to the flank of a slightly elevated searchlight or of pyrotechnic illuminants, by the light scattered from atmospheric particles.

OBS

illumination by diffusion: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Forces terrestres
DEF

Éclairage d'une zone grâce à la lumière émise soit par des moyens pyrotechniques éclairants, soit par un projecteur situé légèrement au-dessus et sur le flanc de la zone à éclairer, en diffusée par les particules atmosphériques.

OBS

éclairage par diffusion : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Conducción general de las operaciones militares
  • Ejército de tierra
DEF

Iluminación de una zona por debajo y a un costado de un reflector situado en una elevación ligera o por medios pirotécnicos, cuya luz se difunde por medio de las partículas atmosféricas.

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