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BACKWARD ROUND WORLD ECHO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
- Radio Waves
- Radio Transmission and Reception
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- backward round-the-world echo
1, record 1, English, backward%20round%2Dthe%2Dworld%20echo
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
backward round-the-world echo: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee. 2, record 1, English, - backward%20round%2Dthe%2Dworld%20echo
Record 1, Key term(s)
- backward round the world echo
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
- Ondes radioélectriques
- Émission et réception radio
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écho arrière tour de Terre
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cho%20arri%C3%A8re%20tour%20de%20Terre
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
écho arrière tour de Terre : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL). 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cho%20arri%C3%A8re%20tour%20de%20Terre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Telecomunicaciones
- Ondas radioeléctricas
- Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- eco de circunvalación terrestre directo
1, record 1, Spanish, eco%20de%20circunvalaci%C3%B3n%20terrestre%20directo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- señal hacia atrás 1, record 1, Spanish, se%C3%B1al%20hacia%20atr%C3%A1s
feminine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Eco de circunvalación terrestre que se propaga en la dirección opuesta a la de la vía directa entre el transmisor y el punto de recepción. 1, record 1, Spanish, - eco%20de%20circunvalaci%C3%B3n%20terrestre%20directo
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