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Record 1 2004-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
DEF

The process by which a disturbance at one point of a medium is transferred to another point more remote from the source with no net transport of the material of the medium itself.

CONT

Wave Motion. A wave is, in general, a disturbance which moves through a medium. It carries energy from one location to another without transporting the material of the medium. Examples of mechanical waves include water waves, waves on a string, and sound waves.

CONT

For example, sound is a form of wave motion; wind is not. Wave motion can occur in a vacuum (electromagnetic waves), in gases (sound waves), in liquid (hydrodynamic waves) in solids (vibration waves) and in plasmas (soliton waves).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
DEF

Processus par lequel une perturbation en un point d'un milieu se déplace en un autre point plus éloigné de la source sans transport net du matériel du milieu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Radiación electromagnética
DEF

Proceso por el cual una perturbación en un punto de un medio se propaga a otro más alejado de la fuente sin transporte neto del material del medio.

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Record 2 1981-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
OBS

Mechanical device used during the build-up of a warp on a warping drum or reel to ensure the inclusion of extra length of any yarn that has a substantially lower extensibility than the yarn in the body of the warp.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
OBS

Dispositif mécanique utilisé au cours du montage de la chaîne sur un tambour ou un rouleau d'ourdissoir, pour assurer l'incorporation d'une longueur d'un certain fil supplémentaire qui a une extensibilité notablement plus faible que celle du fil dans le corps de la chaîne.

Spanish

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