liquid mirror

Liquid mirror — Liquid mirrors are mirrors made with reflective liquids. The most common liquid used is mercury, but other liquids will work as well (for example, low melting alloys of gallium). Liquid mirrors can be a low cost alternative to conventional large… …   Wikipedia

Liquid mirror space telescope — A liquid mirror space telescope is a concept for a type of reflecting space telescope which uses a reflecting liquid such as mercury as its primary reflector.[1] There are several designs for such a telescope: 1. Twirled Pail: A pair of objects,… …   Wikipedia

liquid crystal display — n. LCD * * * ▪ electronics Introduction       electronic display device that operates by applying a varying electric voltage to a layer of liquid crystal, thereby inducing changes in its optical properties. LCDs are commonly used for portable… …   Universalium

mirror — 1) зеркало, отражатель, рефлектор || зеркальный 2) физ. зеркальная ловушка 3) плоскость симметрии, зеркальная плоскость • rubby mirror 100% mirror actively cooled mirror adaptive mirror adjustable mirror air based mirror aligned mirrors aluminum… …   Англо-русский словарь технических терминов

Liquid Television — infobox Television show name = Liquid Television caption = rating = TV 14 format = Animated television series runtime = 30 minutes creator = voices = country = United States network = MTV first aired = June 2, 1991 last aired = March 6, 1994 num… …   Wikipedia

liquid-crystaldisplay — liq·uid crys·tal display (lĭkʹwĭd krĭsʹtəl) top: When turned off, polarized light reflects off a mirror, passes through the liquid crystal layer,and leaves the display looking white. bottom: When turned on, polarized light is blocked by the rear… …   Universalium

liquid-cooled mirror — зеркало с жидкостным охлаждением …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

liquid-metal mirror — жидкометаллическое зеркало …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

liquid-cooled mirror — зеркало с жидкостным охлаждением …   Англо-русский словарь технических терминов

liquid-metal mirror — жидкометаллическое зеркало …   Англо-русский словарь технических терминов