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ARC LENGTH [3 records]

Record 1 2017-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

arc length: term standardized by AFNOR.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Entier positif exprimant la différence de niveaux entre un nœud fils et son nœud père.

OBS

longueur d'arc : terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
CONT

the distance between two points on a curve is commonly called arc length... CFP151-4.15(2)

CONT

Bernoulli's first task was to formulate the properties of various curves - their slopes, curvatures, length of arc, area and so on - in terms of polar coordinates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
CONT

la distance entre deux points d'une courbe s'appelle communément la longueur de l'arc... ibid. temps de vol 106ac.28-5-74

Spanish

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Record 3 1989-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Arc Welding
DEF

The distance between the end of an electrode and the bottom of the arc crater when welding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soudage à l'arc
OBS

Terme accepté par le Comité des lexiques des métiers (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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