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ANTI-CLOCKWISE CIRCULARLY-POLARIZED WAVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1984-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radio Waves
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- left-hand (anti-clockwise) elliptically polarized wave 1, record 1, English, left%2Dhand%20%28anti%2Dclockwise%29%20elliptically%20polarized%20wave
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- left-hand circularly-polarized wave 1, record 1, English, left%2Dhand%20circularly%2Dpolarized%20wave
- anti-clockwise polarized wave 1, record 1, English, anti%2Dclockwise%20polarized%20wave
- anti-clockwise circularly-polarized wave 1, record 1, English, anti%2Dclockwise%20circularly%2Dpolarized%20wave
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An elliptically or circularly-polarized wave, in which the electric field-intensity vector, observed in any fixed plane, normal to the direction of propagation, whilst looking in (i.e. not against) the direction of propagation, rotates with time in a left-hand or anti-clockwise direction. 1, record 1, English, - left%2Dhand%20%28anti%2Dclockwise%29%20elliptically%20polarized%20wave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ondes radioélectriques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- onde polarisée elliptiquement, sinistrorsum
1, record 1, French, onde%20polaris%C3%A9e%20elliptiquement%2C%20sinistrorsum
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- onde polarisée circulairement, sinistrorsum 1, record 1, French, onde%20polaris%C3%A9e%20circulairement%2C%20sinistrorsum
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Onde (électromagnétique) polarisée elliptiquement, ou circulairement, dont, pour un observateur regardant dans le sens de la propagation, le vecteur déplacement électrique tourne en fonction du temps, dans un plan fixe quelconque normal à la direction de propagation, dans le sens sinistrorsum, c'est-à-dire dans le sens contraire à celui des aiguilles d'une montre. 1, record 1, French, - onde%20polaris%C3%A9e%20elliptiquement%2C%20sinistrorsum
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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