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LUMIERE VISIBLE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- visible light
1, record 1, English, visible%20light
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The small portion of electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye. 2, record 1, English, - visible%20light
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lumière visible
1, record 1, French, lumi%C3%A8re%20visible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- partie visible du spectre 2, record 1, French, partie%20visible%20du%20spectre
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La faible portion des rayonnements électromagnétiques qui est perçue par l'œil humain. 3, record 1, French, - lumi%C3%A8re%20visible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-04-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Optical Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- visible-light microscope
1, record 2, English, visible%2Dlight%20microscope
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- visible light microscope 2, record 2, English, visible%20light%20microscope
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The invention of the visible-light microscope late in the 16th century introduced a previously unknown realm of single-cell plants and animals. 3, record 2, English, - visible%2Dlight%20microscope
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The many stages in the development and life cycle of Plasmodium are difficult to visualize with a visible light microscope and require fixation, coating, and sectioning procedures for electron microscopy. 2, record 2, English, - visible%2Dlight%20microscope
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Bright field visible light microscope. 4, record 2, English, - visible%2Dlight%20microscope
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Instruments d'optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- microscope à lumière visible
1, record 2, French, microscope%20%C3%A0%20lumi%C3%A8re%20visible
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Diminution de la longueur d'onde. Microphotographie. Le pouvoir séparateur peut être amélioré en réduisant la longueur d'onde de la lumière. Il n'est pas possible de réduire la longueur d'onde dans le cas d'un microscope à lumière visible. 1, record 2, French, - microscope%20%C3%A0%20lumi%C3%A8re%20visible
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos científicos
- Instrumentos ópticos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- microscopio de luz visible
1, record 2, Spanish, microscopio%20de%20luz%20visible
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Los] cristales [de lípidos] están formados por múltiples capas de fosfolípidos, colesterol y agua. En el microscopio de luz visible se ven como pequeñas burbujas de color verdoso. 2, record 2, Spanish, - microscopio%20de%20luz%20visible
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-12-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- backscattered visible light
1, record 3, English, backscattered%20visible%20light
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, Key term(s)
- back-scattered visible light
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lumière visible rétrodiffusée
1, record 3, French, lumi%C3%A8re%20visible%20r%C3%A9trodiffus%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
VIS : Les images visibles représentent la quantité de lumière visible rétrodiffusée par les nuages ou la surface de la Terre. Les nuages et la neige apparaissent en blanc et les zones sans nuages en noir. 1, record 3, French, - lumi%C3%A8re%20visible%20r%C3%A9trodiffus%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-04-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
- Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- large-angle spectrometric coronograph
1, record 4, English, large%2Dangle%20spectrometric%20coronograph
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- LASCO 1, record 4, English, LASCO
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
LASCO (Large Angle Spectrometric Coronograph) - a set of three coronagraph telescopes that records white light and spectral images of the solar corona. 2, record 4, English, - large%2Dangle%20spectrometric%20coronograph
Record 4, Key term(s)
- large angle spectrometric coronograph
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
- Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- coronographe grand angle en lumière visible
1, record 4, French, coronographe%20grand%20angle%20en%20lumi%C3%A8re%20visible
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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