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AXIAL PLANE [2 records]

Record 1 2008-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

An axial surface that is planar.

OBS

Compare with "axial surface".

OBS

axial plane: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Fold axial plane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

Le plan axial est la surface plane [...] qui passe par les charnières de toutes les couches prenant part à un synclinal ou un anticlinal, l'axe étant l'intersection du plan axial avec une surface horizontale de référence [...]

CONT

[Lorsque] la surface axiale [...] est [...] assimilable à un plan, [...] on l'appelle «plan axial».

OBS

plan axial : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Plan axial des plis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tectónica
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Record 2 2000-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Imaging
DEF

A plane parallel to the long axis of the body or a structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imagerie médicale
CONT

Cette orientation dans le plan axial explique que, sur un cliché de face, le bord antérieur du hile rénal se projette nettement en dehors du bord interne du rein.

Spanish

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