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SHORT-LIVED [2 records]

Record 1 2008-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
OBS

The hydrothermal-mineralization event is likely to be short-lived, limited by shallow degassing of the magma in response to depressurization during its ascent (so-called "first boiling") ...

OBS

short-lived: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Thermalisme
OBS

L'épisode de minéralisation hydrothermale devrait être de courte durée, parce qu'il est limité par le dégazage à faible profondeur du magma en réponse à la dépressurisation durant sa remontée (ce qu'on appelle la «première ébullition») [...]

OBS

de courte durée; temporaire; éphémère : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiobiology
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Chemistry
CONT

Radioactive elements include radium, uranium, and a number of newly discovered, short-lived elements (as californium, berkelium, etc.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiobiologie
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Chimie
CONT

La transmutation est un procédé qui permet de transformer les éléments à longue période en éléments à courte période.

PHR

Élément à courte période radioactive.

Spanish

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