TERMIUM Plus®

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HET [2 records]

Record 1 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Forces
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Military Equipment
OBS

heavy equipment transport; HET: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces terrestres
  • Camionnage
  • Matériel militaire
OBS

équipement lourd; matériel lourd; HET : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
DEF

A tilted Arecibo-type optical telescope tailored for spectroscopy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
CONT

Au Texas, le télescope Hobby-Eberly (HET) - une coopération États-Unis et Allemagne-a vu sa première lumière à l'automne 1997. Son miroir de 11 m, semblable à ceux des télescopes Keck, est composé de 91 petits miroirs hexagonaux d'une taille de 1 mètre, orientés de sorte à lui donner une courbure sphérique.

Spanish

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