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MORPHOMETRY [3 records]

Record 1 2003-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

Measurement of shape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Mesure des dimensions des grains de sable et des galets.

CONT

La morphométrie concerne la forme des particules sédimentaires et leurs altérations, ou plus précisément les variations granulométriques des différents caractères représentatifs de la forme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
DEF

En sedimentología, estudio cuantitativo de las formas y dimensiones de los distintos elementos sueltos del terreno sedimentario.

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Record 2 2003-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

The precise measurement of land forms. ... The art or process of measuring the external form of objects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Étude quantitative des formes du modelé terrestre: La morphométrie étudie les diverses valeurs de pentes de versants, la densité des talwegs, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
DEF

Estudio cuantitativo de las formas del relieve terrestre.

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Record 3 2003-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Biotechnology
CONT

The shape of an animal, of which morphometrics are a numerical expression, is dependent upon genetically transmitted characters and the modifying influence of the environment on them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Étude des mensurations des organes d'une espèce vivante.

CONT

Mots-clés: Chaoborus flavicans, morphométrie, stades de développement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Biotecnología
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