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COUCHE REFLECHISSANTE [2 records]

Record 1 2008-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glazing Materials (Constr.)
  • Thermal Insulation
DEF

A material with various qualities that is applied to glass windows before installation.

OBS

These coatings reduce radiant heat transfer through the window and also reflects outside heat and a portion of the incoming solar energy, thus reducing heat gain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux verriers (Construction)
  • Isolation thermique
DEF

Couche déposée sur le verre et présentant une réflexion importante du rayonnement visible et/ou du rayonnement infrarouge

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A layer of organisms in the sea which causes sound to scatter and to return echoes.

OBS

Scattering: Diffusion of acoustic waves because of nonuniformity of the transmitting medium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

(...) couche d'eau produisant une réflexion diffuse des ondes ultrasonores émises par un sondeur.

CONT

Couche diffusante (...) L'écho, assez net pour faire croire à la présence d'un haut fond, est dû à la concentration d'organismes marins (par ex. des crustacés). La plus connue est la couche diffusante profonde (...)

Key term(s)
  • couche de diffusion

Spanish

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