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TURNOVER TIME [2 records]

Record 1 2012-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

The time required for supplying a volume equal to the total water reserve in a surface or groundwater reservoir, at the average rate of natural inflow or replenishment.

Key term(s)
  • turn-over time

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Durée théorique nécessaire pour que le volume cumulé de l'alimentation de l'aquifère soit égal à sa réserve totale moyenne [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geología
DEF

Tiempo requerido para suministrar un volumen de agua igual al total de la reserva de un embalse superficial o subterráneo, en función de un caudal medio de alimentación natural.

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Record 2 2008-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Atomic Physics
  • Biochemistry
DEF

The time requires for a particle (as an electron) to traverse the distance between two specified points.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Physique atomique
  • Biochimie
DEF

Temps qui met un porteur électrisé pour se déplacer entre deux points déterminés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrotecnia
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Física atómica
  • Bioquímica
DEF

Intervalo de tiempo que tarda un portador electrizado en desplazarse entre dos puntos determinados.

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