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CANON LASER [1 record]

Record 1 2017-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
  • Advanced Technology Weapons
  • Lasers and Masers
CONT

Large Soviet laser guns could be aimed at the space stations from the ground.

OBS

laser gun: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales
  • Armes de haute technicité
  • Masers et lasers
DEF

Système laser installé sur un dispositif portable par un homme.

CONT

Les études ont cependant permis la mise au point d'un prototype de fusil laser.

CONT

Une technique originale a été trouvée par Marc Laty à Aix, grâce à un fusil-laser portable de faible puissance utilisé pour déclencher les avalanches. Un tir dans l'œil d'un oiseau à 1500 m le fait immédiatement décoller.

OBS

canon laser : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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