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plan de sol [2 records]

Record 1 1989-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architecture
CONT

ground plan of a building

OBS

Not to be confused with "floor plan".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture
CONT

plan au sol d'un bâtiment.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec "plan d'étage".

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
DEF

A conducting or reflecting plane functioning to image a radiating structure.

DEF

A metal plate or a system of horizontal rods or wires mounted high on a mast, at the base of a vertical antenna, to provide ground potential at a point several wavelengths above the surface of the earth.

OBS

ground plane: term and first definition standardized by IEEE.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
DEF

Surface conductrice ou plan constitué par une plaque ou un ensemble de conducteurs disposés radialement à la base d'une antenne unipolaire verticale. Cet élément d'antenne permet d'installer l'antenne verticale de faible dimension au sommet d'un pylône sans modifier son diagramme de rayonnement.

OBS

Le terme «plan de sol» est tiré de l'AFNOR dans l'expression «antenne à plan de sol».

Spanish

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