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Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-09-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radio Waves
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transverse wave
1, record 1, English, transverse%20wave
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wave in which the direction of the disturbance at each point of the medium is perpendicular to the wave vector and parallel to surfaces of constant phase. 2, record 1, English, - transverse%20wave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transverse wave: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - transverse%20wave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ondes radioélectriques
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- onde transversale
1, record 1, French, onde%20transversale
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Onde dans laquelle la direction du déplacement des particules, en tout point du milieu, est tangente aux surfaces d'onde. 2, record 1, French, - onde%20transversale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
onde transversale : terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR et reproduits avec son autorisation. 3, record 1, French, - onde%20transversale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
onde transversale : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - onde%20transversale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ondas radioeléctricas
- Acústica (Física)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- onda transversal
1, record 1, Spanish, onda%20transversal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Onda en la que la magnitud física característica de la misma se encuentra perpendicularmente a la dirección de propagación de la onda. 2, record 1, Spanish, - onda%20transversal
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