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SUPERCELLULE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-05-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- super cell
1, record 1, English, super%20cell
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A part of a reactor lattice which contains several elements characteristic of the core, for example, in a boiling water reactor, a control rod with the fuel bundles surrounding it. 1, record 1, English, - super%20cell
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
super cell: term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - super%20cell
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- supercellule
1, record 1, French, supercellule
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie d'un réseau de réacteur contenant plusieurs éléments caractéristiques du cœur, par exemple dans un réacteur à eau bouillante une barre de commande et les faisceaux de combustible qui l'entourent. 1, record 1, French, - supercellule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
supercellule : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - supercellule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-11-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- supercell
1, record 2, English, supercell
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persistent, single, intense updraught and downdraught coexisting in a thunderstorm in a quasi-steady state rather than in the more usual state of an assemblage of cloud cells each of which has a relatively short life. 1, record 2, English, - supercell
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cell: Any portion of the atmosphere from a few cubic feet to many thousands of cubic miles in volume that moves or behaves as a unit despite varying conditions of temperature, humidity, and air movement inside of it and that takes part in a systematic circulation. 2, record 2, English, - supercell
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- supercellule
1, record 2, French, supercellule
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cellule géante 2, record 2, French, cellule%20g%C3%A9ante
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- supercell 3, record 2, French, supercell
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvements ascendant et descendant persistants, singularisés, intenses, coexistant dans un orage en état quasi stationnaire, par opposition à l'état plus habituel où l'on observe une série de cellules nuageuses dont chacune a une durée de vie relativement courte. 1, record 2, French, - supercellule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cas d'une cellule géante, les phénomènes orageux sont souvent très violents : fortes rafales de vent, précipitations abondantes, grêle, foudre. 2, record 2, French, - supercellule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les modèles conceptuels, tels que ceux du «supercell» ont été mis au point sur plusieurs années à la suite d'un travail d'analyse et de synthèse considérable sur les données expérimentales, et ils continuent d'être améliorés de la même façon. 3, record 2, French, - supercellule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
supercell : Américanisme que l'on peut traduire par «cellule géante». Il s'agit de phénomènes dynamiques de l'atmosphère qui ont surtout été étudiés dans les plaines centrales des États-Unis où ils sont les plus fréquents. 3, record 2, French, - supercellule
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- supercélula 1, record 2, Spanish, superc%C3%A9lula
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema tormentoso formado por un par de corrientes, una ascendente y otra descendente, persistentes e intensas en un estado casi estacionario, a diferencia del conjunto, más frecuente, de células nubosas, donde cada una de ellas tiene una vida relativamente más breve. 1, record 2, Spanish, - superc%C3%A9lula
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