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HET [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Land Forces
- Trucking (Road Transport)
- Military Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heavy equipment transport
1, record 1, English, heavy%20equipment%20transport
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- HET 2, record 1, English, HET
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
heavy equipment transport; HET: designations standardized by NATO. 3, record 1, English, - heavy%20equipment%20transport
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forces terrestres
- Camionnage
- Matériel militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équipement lourd
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quipement%20lourd
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- HET 2, record 1, French, HET
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- matériel lourd 1, record 1, French, mat%C3%A9riel%20lourd
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
- HET 2, record 1, French, HET
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
- HET 2, record 1, French, HET
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
équipement lourd; matériel lourd; HET : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quipement%20lourd
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-04-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Hobby-Eberly telescope
1, record 2, English, Hobby%2DEberly%20telescope
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- HET 1, record 2, English, HET
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tilted Arecibo-type optical telescope tailored for spectroscopy. 2, record 2, English, - Hobby%2DEberly%20telescope
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- télescope Hobby-Eberly
1, record 2, French, t%C3%A9lescope%20Hobby%2DEberly
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- HET 2, record 2, French, HET
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 2, French, - t%C3%A9lescope%20Hobby%2DEberly
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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