retroreflector
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retroreflector — retroreflectór s. n., pl. retroreflectoáre Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic RETROREFLECTÓR s. n. dispozitiv optic care reflectă lumina în direcţie imediat apropiată de cea incidentă. (< retro1 + reflector) Trimis de… … Dicționar Român
Retroreflector — Infobox Laboratory equipment name = Retroreflector caption = A gold corner cube retroreflector acronym = other names = uses = Distance measurement by optical delay line inventor = manufacturer = model = related = A retroreflector (sometimes… … Wikipedia
retroreflector — noun Date: 1946 a device that reflects radiation (as light) so that the paths of the reflected rays are parallel to those of the incident rays … New Collegiate Dictionary
retroreflector — /re troh ri flek teuhr/, n. See under retroreflective. [1945 50; RETRO + REFLECTOR] * * * … Universalium
retroreflector — ret·ro·reflector … English syllables
retroreflector — ˌ noun Etymology: retro + reflector : a device that reflects radiation (as light) so that the paths of the rays are parallel to those of the incident rays … Useful english dictionary
laser retroreflector — atgalinis lazerio atšvaitas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. laser retroreflector vok. Laserretroreflektor, m rus. лазерный ретроотражатель, m pranc. rétroréflecteur de laser, m … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
Meteor (satellite) — The Meteor craft are weather observation satellites launched by the USSR. The Meteor satellites were designed to monitor atmospheric and sea surface temperatures, humidity, radiation, sea ice conditions, snow cover, and clouds. Contents 1 Meteor… … Wikipedia
Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment — The ongoing Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment measures the distance between the Earth and the Moon using laser ranging. Lasers on Earth are aimed at retroreflectors previously planted on the Moon and the time delay for the reflected light to return… … Wikipedia
Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation — APOLLO shooting a laser at the Moon. The laser pulse is reflected from the retroreflectors on the Moon (see below) and returned to the telescope. The round trip time tells the distance to the Moon to great accuracy. In this picture the Moon is… … Wikipedia
