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Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geophysics
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- traveltime curve
1, record 1, English, traveltime%20curve
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- travel-time curve 2, record 1, English, travel%2Dtime%20curve
correct
- time-distance curve 3, record 1, English, time%2Ddistance%20curve
correct
- T.D. curve 1, record 1, English, T%2ED%2E%20curve
correct
- hodochrone 4, record 1, English, hodochrone
obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plot of wave-train traveltime against corresponding distance along the Earth's surface from the source to the point of observation. 1, record 1, English, - traveltime%20curve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hodochrone: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 5, record 1, English, - traveltime%20curve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géophysique
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hodochrone
1, record 1, French, hodochrone
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dromochrone 2, record 1, French, dromochrone
correct, feminine noun
- dromochronique 3, record 1, French, dromochronique
correct, feminine noun
- courbe dromochronique 4, record 1, French, courbe%20dromochronique
correct, feminine noun
- courbe temps-distance 5, record 1, French, courbe%20temps%2Ddistance
correct, feminine noun
- courbe de temps-distance 6, record 1, French, courbe%20de%20temps%2Ddistance
feminine noun
- courbe de propagation 7, record 1, French, courbe%20de%20propagation
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe représentant le temps en fonction de la distance de propagation d'une onde refractée. 8, record 1, French, - hodochrone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Or, après avoir effectué toute une série de profils de sismique réfraction, on a rapidement constaté que les hodochrones (courbes temps-distance) avaient presque toujours une allure qui s'interprétait facilement suivant un modèle en couches. 9, record 1, French, - hodochrone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsqu'on connaît l'épicentre d'un séisme et le moment où il se produit [...] il est possible de reporter sur un diagramme le temps d'arrivée d'une onde donnée en fonction de la distance épicentrale [...] Ce type de diagramme est appelé hodographe et les courbes hodochrones [...] 10, record 1, French, - hodochrone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hodochrone : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 11, record 1, French, - hodochrone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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