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SISMOGRAPHE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Seismic Prospecting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seismograph
1, record 1, English, seismograph
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument for recording automatically the phenomena of earthquakes. 2, record 1, English, - seismograph
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Typically consisting of a sensor (seismometer), a signal conditioning element or elements ... and a recording system ... seismographs find a wide range of application, from industrial vibration measurement through petroleum exploration and earthquake studies to investigations of the Earth's gravity field. The seismograph records a measure of ground motion as a function of time. 3, record 1, English, - seismograph
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The record made by a seismograph is a seismogram. 4, record 1, English, - seismograph
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sismograph
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Prospection sismique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sismographe
1, record 1, French, sismographe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- séismographe 2, record 1, French, s%C3%A9ismographe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument très sensible destiné à enregistrer l'heure, la durée et l'amplitude des tremblements de terre. 3, record 1, French, - sismographe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Un] sismographe comprend une boîte de tir pour l'activation de la source énergétique, des géophones, des câbles sismiques, des amplificateurs, des sources d'alimentation, un enregistreur et une unité très précise de mesure des temps [...] Le tout peut être réuni dans une seule unité assez compacte. 4, record 1, French, - sismographe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vulcanología y sismología
- Prospección sísmica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sismógrafo
1, record 1, Spanish, sism%C3%B3grafo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
instrumento destinado a registrar los movimientos sísmicos y su propagación por el interior de la Tierra. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sism%C3%B3grafo
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