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CHIRPING [2 records]

Record 1 2013-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
OBS

Le Harrap donne crier, chanter, grésiller, pour les sauterelles.

OBS

Le Grand Larousse encyclopédique appelle le grillon insecte stridulant : produit des stridulations.

OBS

Le Larousse agriculture de 1922 parle du cri strident du grillon domestique et du grillon champêtre.

OBS

Le grillon domestique est aussi appelé cri-cri.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
DEF

A rapid change (as opposed to long term drift) in the emission wavelength of an optical source.

OBS

Chirping is most observed in pulsed operation of a source.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
DEF

Changement rapide, par opposition à une dérive à long terme, de la longueur d'onde d'émission d'une source optique.

Spanish

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