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HAUSSE MICROMETRIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-10-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Small Arms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- micrometre sight
1, record 1, English, micrometre%20sight
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- micrometer sight 2, record 1, English, micrometer%20sight
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rear aperture sight equipped with a mechanism for precise adjustments of windage and elevation settings. 3, record 1, English, - micrometre%20sight
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
micrometer sight: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel. 4, record 1, English, - micrometre%20sight
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Armes légères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dispositif de visée micrométrique
1, record 1, French, dispositif%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20microm%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hausse micrométrique 2, record 1, French, hausse%20microm%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hausse à œilleton arrière dotée d'un mécanisme de précision pour le réglage de la dérive et de la hausse. 1, record 1, French, - dispositif%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20microm%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dispositif de visée micrométrique : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 1, French, - dispositif%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20microm%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hausse micrométrique : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 3, record 1, French, - dispositif%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20microm%C3%A9trique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-11-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Small Arms
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- optical sight 1, record 2, English, optical%20sight
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A sight that employs an optical system of lenses, prisms or mirrors, to aim a gun. 1, record 2, English, - optical%20sight
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Armes légères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hausse optique 1, record 2, French, hausse%20optique
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- hausse micrométrique 2, record 2, French, hausse%20microm%C3%A9trique
- dioptre micrométrique 2, record 2, French, dioptre%20microm%C3%A9trique
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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