windshield antiicing system — противообледенительная система
wideband communication system — широкополосная система связи
web system of framing — система набора с рамными шпангоутами
water to oxygen system — система добывания кислорода из воды
warehouse locator system — система учета предметов на складе
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Telescopic sight — Scope redirects here. For other uses, see Scope (disambiguation). View through a 4x rifle scope. A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope, is a sighting device that is based on an optical refracting telescope. They are equipped with some form… … Wikipedia
optical instrument — noun an instrument designed to aid vision • Hypernyms: ↑instrument • Hyponyms: ↑binoculars, ↑field glasses, ↑opera glasses, ↑esophagoscope, ↑oesophagoscope, ↑jeweler s glass … Useful english dictionary
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History of the single-lens reflex camera — The history of the single lens reflex camera predates the invention of photography in 1826/27 by one and a half centuries with the use of a reflex mirror in a camera obscura first described in 1676. Such SLR devices were popular as drawing aids… … Wikipedia
