Astragals (2): Difference between revisions

From International Dictionary of Marine Aids to Navigation
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 3: Line 3:
1. Bars used to support the glazing and the roof of a lantern.
1. Bars used to support the glazing and the roof of a lantern.


[[Image:Ch2_Fig33.jpg|400px]]
[[Image:Ch2_Fig33.jpg|400px|border]]




2. In the U.S.A., loosely used for bars supporting the optical elements of a prismatic lens or of a fixed lens. (Fig. 16b)
2. In the U.S.A., loosely used for bars supporting the optical elements of a prismatic lens or of a fixed lens. (Fig. 16b)


[[Image:Ch2_Fig16b.jpg|400px]]
[[Image:Ch2_Fig16b.jpg|400px|border]]
 


Note 1: In Britain, the term is used in sense 2 only in respect of a fixed lens.
Note 1: In Britain, the term is used in sense 2 only in respect of a fixed lens.

Revision as of 10:01, 1 March 2009

2-4-015

1. Bars used to support the glazing and the roof of a lantern.


2. In the U.S.A., loosely used for bars supporting the optical elements of a prismatic lens or of a fixed lens. (Fig. 16b)


Note 1: In Britain, the term is used in sense 2 only in respect of a fixed lens.


Note 2: The German term Verstrebungen is also used for bars supporting the optical elements of a prismatic lens or of a fixed lens.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)