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Record 1 1986-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
DEF

[It is the] motion where the outer parts of a system rotate at a different velocity than those nearer the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
DEF

(...) rotation d'un corps céleste qui ne se comporte pas comme un solide, la vitesse angulaire solaire dépendant principalement de la latitude du point de la surface considérée.

Spanish

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