Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

train de lentille

English translation:

lens train

Added to glossary by liz askew
Jan 14, 2011 11:47
13 yrs ago
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French term

train de lentille

French to English Tech/Engineering Patents
La tête optique 5 comporte d'une part des moyens d'accouplement mécanique, comme par exemple un cylindre 23 formant barillet arrière du système optique, complémentaire d'une ouverture cylindrique 25 pratiquée dans le manche 3 et un trou cylindrique 27 de réception d'un pion 29 du manche 3. Un train de lentille 31 éventuellement complété par des miroirs ou prismes permettent de former l'image d'un objet à visualiser, par exemple des dents 33 sur le capteur vidéo 7.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 lens train
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Jan 28, 2011 09:41: liz askew Created KOG entry

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lens train

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Ellipsoidal reflector spotlight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An ellipsoidal reflector; A lens or lens train; An adjustable barrel, allowing a lighting designer to change the focus (softness) of the light thrown by the ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsoidal_reflector_spotlight - Cached - Similar

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Single plate corrector for stepper lens train - Patent 5929991
by BB Mcarthur - 1999 - Cited by 7 - Related articles
27 Jul 1999 ... A stepper lens train is mapped for curvature of field and distortion. A single plate, displaced from the reticle plane, is utilized for ...
www.freepatentsonline.com/5929991.html - Cached
Peer comment(s):

agree kashew : A nice mistranslation would be lentil train - with gravy.
33 mins
Thank you! ha ha!
agree chris collister : Brown or green? Of course the high precision glass objects we know and love owe their origins to the Latin for split pea.
6 hrs
Thank you and for the interesting comments:)
agree La Classe
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