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SPHERICAL WAVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
- Radio Waves
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Audio Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spherical wave
1, record 1, English, spherical%20wave
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wave which wavefronts are concentric spheres. 2, record 1, English, - spherical%20wave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When the surface of a pulsating sphere expands and contracts radially ... a disturbance is produced and propagated away from the sphere uniformly in all directions as spherical waves. 3, record 1, English, - spherical%20wave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
- Ondes radioélectriques
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Électroacoustique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- onde sphérique
1, record 1, French, onde%20sph%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- onde acoustique sphérique 2, record 1, French, onde%20acoustique%20sph%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Onde dans laquelle les surfaces d'onde sont des sphères concentriques. 3, record 1, French, - onde%20sph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
onde sphérique : terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR et reproduits avec son autorisation. 3, record 1, French, - onde%20sph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une source omnidirectionnelle, c'est-à-dire [...] une source émettant de la même manière dans toutes les directions [...] donne naissance à des ondes acoustiques sphériques. 4, record 1, French, - onde%20sph%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Telecomunicaciones
- Ondas radioeléctricas
- Acústica (Física)
- Electroacústica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- onda esférica
1, record 1, Spanish, onda%20esf%C3%A9rica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Onda cuyos frentes de onda son esferas concéntricas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - onda%20esf%C3%A9rica
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