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Record 1 2017-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
DEF

The use of computer graphics and image processing to present models or characteristics of processes or objects for supporting human understanding.

CONT

If intellectual amplification is the goal (of virtual reality research), then scientific visualisation is the toolbox offered to those scientists who are seeking to extend their power.

CONT

Parallel visualisation algorithms for scientific and engineering applications.

OBS

Examples: A display image created by combining magnetic resonance scans of a tumor; volumetric top and side views of a lake showing temperature data; a two-dimensional model of electrical waves in the heart.

OBS

scientific visualization; visualization: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • visualisation algorithm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
DEF

Utilisation de l'infographie et du traitement d'image pour représenter des modèles ou des caractéristiques de processus ou d'objets de façon à les rendre plus compréhensibles par l'homme.

OBS

Exemples : L'image d'une tumeur obtenue par balayage à résonance magnétique; une vue volumétrique horizontale ou verticale d'un lac montrant les températures enregistrées; un modèle bidimensionnel des ondes électriques du cœur.

OBS

visualisation; visualisation scientifique; représentation visuelle : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gráficos de computadora
  • Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
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Record 2 2015-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • Organization Planning
DEF

A technique that makes use of the imaginative powers, the "movies of the mind," to review the past, contemplate the present, and speculate about the future to create pictures of possibilities and improbabilities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Planification d'organisation

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

An alternative form of medical treatment in which patients are encouraged to envision their own immune system to help it fight disease.

CONT

Efficacy of relaxation training and guided imagery in reducing the awareness of cancer chemotherapy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Technique qui consiste à recourir à des images permettant au patient de déterminer et d'atteindre un objectif particulier pour influencer sa santé corporelle et sa sensation de bien-être.

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2012-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
13.01.07 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

<computer graphics> use of computer graphics and image processing to present models or characteristics of processes or objects for supporting human understanding

OBS

Examples: A display image created by combining magnetic resonance scans of a tumor; volumetric top and side views of a lake showing temperature data; a two-dimensional model of electrical waves in the heart.

OBS

scientific visualization; visualization: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-13:1996].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
13.01.07 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

<infographie> utilisation de l'infographie et du traitement d'image pour représenter des modèles ou des caractéristiques de processus ou d'objets de façon à les rendre plus compréhensibles par l'homme

OBS

Exemples : L'image d'une tumeur obtenue par balayage à résonance magnétique; une vue volumétrique horizontale ou verticale d'un lac montrant les températures enregistrées; un modèle bidimensionnel des ondes électriques du cœur.

OBS

visualisation scientifique; visualisation; représentation visuelle : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-13:1996].

Spanish

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Record 5 1987-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

the ability to perceive things in terms of visual imagery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
OBS

Journal des traducteurs - Vol. II, no 3 juillet-septembre 1957 Mot de passe - p. 132

Spanish

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