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NUTATION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Armour
- Field Artillery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nutation
1, record 1, English, nutation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arme blindée
- Artillerie de campagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nutation
1, record 1, French, nutation
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Battement du projectile dans son mouvement de précession. 2, record 1, French, - nutation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie de l'Artillerie royale canadienne et par le Sous-comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'armée de terre. 3, record 1, French, - nutation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-10-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nutation
1, record 2, English, nutation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forward movement of the sacral base. 1, record 2, English, - nutation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nutation
1, record 2, French, nutation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inclinaison en avant de l'extrémité supérieure du sacrum. 1, record 2, French, - nutation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-06-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- Navigation Instruments
- Ship Piloting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- nutation
1, record 3, English, nutation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The oscillation of the spin axis of a gyro about two orthogonal axes normal to the mean position of the spin axis. 2, record 3, English, - nutation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A bobbing or nodding up-and-down motion of a spinning rigid body, such as a top, as it precesses about its vertical axis. 3, record 3, English, - nutation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The three elementary movements of a gyroscope: ...1. Rotation--the top is spinning rapidly about its vertical axis. 2. Precession--as it slows down, the top cants over and its axis follows a conical path. 3. Nutation--as the top spins more slowly still, the axis oscillates in a sinusoidal path. 4, record 3, English, - nutation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Instruments de navigation
- Pilotage des navires
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nutation
1, record 3, French, nutation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mouvement de nutation 2, record 3, French, mouvement%20de%20nutation
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Oscillation [...] d'un gyroscope autour de sa position moyenne. 3, record 3, French, - nutation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
gyroscope : Instrument constitué d'une roue équilibrée statiquement à fort moment d'inertie en rotation rapide autour de son axe principal. [...] Si le centre d'inertie et le centre de gravité diffèrent, le gyroscope est animé de mouvements de précession et de nutation dont les propriétés sont notamment utilisées dans les gyrocompas. 4, record 3, French, - nutation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-11-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- nutation
1, record 4, English, nutation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vibratory motion of the earth's axis like the nodding of a top due to joint action of the sun and moon by which its inclination to the plane of the ecliptic varies with a period of about 19 years and with a range of only a few seconds of arc so that the celestial poles describe wavy rather than circular parallels round the poles of the ecliptic. 1, record 4, English, - nutation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- nutation
1, record 4, French, nutation
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit mouvement que subit l'axe d'un astre autour de sa position moyenne. Il est dû à l'action d'un astre important ou de plusieurs de ces astres. 1, record 4, French, - nutation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «mutation». 1, record 4, French, - nutation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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