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SILEX [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Natural Construction Materials
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- firestone
1, record 1, English, firestone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- flint 2, record 1, English, flint
correct
- silex 3, record 1, English, silex
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A massive, very hard, somewhat impure variety of chalcedony, usually black or of various shades of gray, breaking with a conchoidal fracture, and striking fire with steel. 1, record 1, English, - firestone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flint: A term that has been considered as a mineral name ... 1, record 1, English, - firestone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
silex: The French term for flint. 1, record 1, English, - firestone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Matériaux de construction naturels
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- silex
1, record 1, French, silex
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de quartz du type calcédoine, constituant des accidents dans des couches calcaires, formée de silice d'origine biochimique, précipitant dès le début de la diagenèse dans le sédiment encore meuble. 2, record 1, French, - silex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les silex sont parfois en lits continus, mais plus souvent en rognons disséminés ou groupés en niveaux parallèles à la stratification [...] Le silex est une roche dure, à grain très fin (calcédoine et quartz cryptocristallins, sans grains détritiques), jaune clair, brune à noire, à cassure lisse et conchoïdale, à éclat luisant; les éclats de silex sont à bords aigus et translucides. 3, record 1, French, - silex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les silex constituent de bons agrégats pour les bétons. La pierre meulière est un silex caverneux en éléments atteignant de grandes dimensions. 4, record 1, French, - silex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On s'est servi du silex comme pierre à fusil et comme pierre à briquet, car, utilisé en frappant du fer ou de l'acier, il arrache des particules de métal dont la température est assez élevée pour allumer de la poudre ou de l'amadou. 5, record 1, French, - silex
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Materiales de construcción naturales
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pedernal
1, record 1, Spanish, pedernal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- piedra de chispa 2, record 1, Spanish, piedra%20de%20chispa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de cuarzo compuesta por sílice con pequeñas cantidades de agua y alúmina. 3, record 1, Spanish, - pedernal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Produce chispas al ser golpeado con el eslabón. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pedernal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-05-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Satellite Telecommunications
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Lasers and Masers
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Semiconductor laser Inter-satellite Link EXperiment
1, record 2, English, Semiconductor%20laser%20Inter%2Dsatellite%20Link%20EXperiment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- SILEX 1, record 2, English, SILEX
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Satellite Interlink EXperiment 2, record 2, English, Satellite%20Interlink%20EXperiment
correct
- SILEX 2, record 2, English, SILEX
correct
- SILEX 2, record 2, English, SILEX
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An innovative communication link that uses laser transmission instead of the traditional Radio Frequency (RF) link. 3, record 2, English, - Semiconductor%20laser%20Inter%2Dsatellite%20Link%20EXperiment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The system, dubbed SILEX (acronym for Semiconductor laser Inter-satellite Link EXperiment), will facilitate the transmission of large amounts of data from other satellites in low Earth orbit (typically Earth observation satellites). 3, record 2, English, - Semiconductor%20laser%20Inter%2Dsatellite%20Link%20EXperiment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record created as part of a collaborative pilot project between the Université du Québec à Hull and the Terminology and Standardization Directorate of the Translation Bureau. 4, record 2, English, - Semiconductor%20laser%20Inter%2Dsatellite%20Link%20EXperiment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications par satellite
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Masers et lasers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- expérience de liaison optique entre satellites
1, record 2, French, exp%C3%A9rience%20de%20liaison%20optique%20entre%20satellites
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- SILEX 1, record 2, French, SILEX
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- expérience de liaison intersatellite 2, record 2, French, exp%C3%A9rience%20de%20liaison%20intersatellite
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
SILEX est un programme de l'ESA qui a pour objet de démontrer la possibilité de remplacer les liaisons de communication hertziennes par des liaisons optiques. 1, record 2, French, - exp%C3%A9rience%20de%20liaison%20optique%20entre%20satellites
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Artemis utilise] une liaison de communication laser appelée SILEX, qui est utilisée pour la première fois et qui procurera une capacité sans précédent pour les communications entre satellites dans l'espace. 1, record 2, French, - exp%C3%A9rience%20de%20liaison%20optique%20entre%20satellites
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fiche réalisée dans le cadre d'un projet pilote de collaboration entre l'Université du Québec à Hull et la Direction de la terminologie et de la normalisation du Bureau de la traduction. 3, record 2, French, - exp%C3%A9rience%20de%20liaison%20optique%20entre%20satellites
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Telecomunicaciones por satélite
- Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
- Láser y máser
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Experimento de Enlace entre Satélites
1, record 2, Spanish, Experimento%20de%20Enlace%20entre%20Sat%C3%A9lites
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- Experimento de Enlace entre Satélites con Semiconductor Láser 1, record 2, Spanish, Experimento%20de%20Enlace%20entre%20Sat%C3%A9lites%20con%20Semiconductor%20L%C3%A1ser
correct, masculine noun
- SILEX 1, record 2, Spanish, SILEX
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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