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REFRACTION [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
- Optics
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- refraction
1, record 1, English, refraction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The objective of the four year bachelor's degree program in vision science is to develop mid-level ophthalmic personnel in the field of refraction, optometry, orthoptics and ophthalmic equipment maintenance. 2, record 1, English, - refraction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
- Optique
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réfraction
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9fraction
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étude [en ophtalmologie clinique] des propriétés du système optique constitué par l'œil ainsi que la correction de ses défauts. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9fraction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pendant le programme de formation de cinq ans en ophtalmologie, le résident doit acquérir un bagage de connaissances propres à l'ophtalmologie [...] comme [...] l'optique et la réfraction. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9fraction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-07-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Electromagnetic Radiation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- refraction
1, record 2, English, refraction
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The deflection of EM [electromagnetic] radiation as it passes from one medium with one refractive index to a medium with a different refractive index. 2, record 2, English, - refraction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
refraction: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 3, record 2, English, - refraction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réfraction
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9fraction
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déviation de la trajectoire d'une onde électromagnétique lors de son passage d'un milieu à un autre. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9fraction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La réfraction produit une erreur de localisation dans les images, erreur qui atteint typiquement quelques mètres en visée oblique. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9fraction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réfraction : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9fraction
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-04-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Audio Technology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- refraction
1, record 3, English, refraction
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sound refraction 2, record 3, English, sound%20refraction
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The bending of sound by passage from one medium to another or in a gradient. 3, record 3, English, - refraction
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Électroacoustique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réfraction
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9fraction
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- réfraction acoustique 2, record 3, French, r%C3%A9fraction%20acoustique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- réfraction du son 1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9fraction%20du%20son
correct, feminine noun
- réfraction des sons 1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9fraction%20des%20sons
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Changement de la direction de propagation d'une onde acoustique se propageant dans un milieu anisotrope ou traversant la surface de séparation de deux milieux d'impédance caractéristique différente. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9fraction
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réfraction acoustique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 3, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9fraction
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Acústica (Física)
- Electroacústica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- refracción
1, record 3, Spanish, refracci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cambio de dirección que experimentan las ondas acústicas [...] cuando, al propagarse, pasan de un medio refringente a otro cuando varía la refringencia de una a otra capa de un mismo medio. 1, record 3, Spanish, - refracci%C3%B3n
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-05-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Photography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- refraction
1, record 4, English, refraction
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the bending of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) when light passes from one medium ... to another. (Pasachoff, Jay M., Contemporary Astronomy, 1981, p. 21). 2, record 4, English, - refraction
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Refraction occurs because light travels at different speeds in different substances. (Zeilik, Michael, Astronomy - The Evolving Universe, 1982, p. 109). 2, record 4, English, - refraction
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Photographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- réfraction
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9fraction
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Changement de direction que subit la lumière en franchissant la surface de séparation de deux milieux dans lesquels elle se propage avec des vitesses différentes. Lorsqu'elle est produite par les prismes, les lentilles et les corps dépolis, elle permet de régler avec précision la propagation de la lumière. 2, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9fraction
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Óptica
- Fotografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- refracción
1, record 4, Spanish, refracci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Todos los instrumentos ópticos a base de lentes y prismas se fundan en la refracción de la luz. 1, record 4, Spanish, - refracci%C3%B3n
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-12-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- refraction
1, record 5, English, refraction
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- réfraction
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9fraction
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans un ensemble de conflit, expression de l'instance de la règle précédemment tirée. Elle permet à chaque instance d'une règle d'être tirée une seule fois par le même numéro de fait. 1, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9fraction
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1977-03-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- refraction
1, record 6, English, refraction
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Waves in deeper water travel faster than those in shallow water. Thus a wave crest is bent by refraction to become more nearly parallel to the bottom contours. As the wave crests bend, they stretch in some places and contract in others. 1, record 6, English, - refraction
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- réfraction
1, record 6, French, r%C3%A9fraction
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Lorsque les vagues] arrivent au rivage en passant au-dessus d'une crête sous-marine les vagues sont ralenties. Par contre, celles qui passent sur une dépression sous-marine le sont moins. Il en résulte une déformation des lignes de crêtes qui cessent d'être rectilignes et parallèles à la côte (...). Ces déformations sont nommées la réfraction des vagues. 1, record 6, French, - r%C3%A9fraction
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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