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SEISMIC RAY [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Geophysics
DEF

The path along which seismic energy travels.

OBS

seismic ray: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Géophysique
DEF

Ligne perpendiculaire à la surface d'onde le long de laquelle l'énergie se déplace.

OBS

rayon sismique; rai sismique : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Key term(s)
  • rai séismique

Spanish

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