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TNSM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- supermassive black hole
1, record 1, English, supermassive%20black%20hole
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SMBH 2, record 1, English, SMBH
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a larger scale, supermassive black holes have a mass of more than one million suns, and so must develop and grow very differently than stellar black holes. According to observations of intense gravitational attraction and energy in the center of galaxies ... there is evidence for supermassive black holes at the heart of nearly all large galaxies, including our Milky Way. 3, record 1, English, - supermassive%20black%20hole
Record 1, Key term(s)
- super massive black hole
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trou noir supermassif
1, record 1, French, trou%20noir%20supermassif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- TNSM 2, record 1, French, TNSM
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trou noir dont la masse est de l'ordre de plusieurs millions, voire de plusieurs milliards de fois celle du Soleil. 3, record 1, French, - trou%20noir%20supermassif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les trous noirs supermassifs sont des trous noirs géants qui ne proviennent pas de l'effondrement d'une étoile et dont les masses vont d'environ un million à plusieurs milliards de masses solaires. 4, record 1, French, - trou%20noir%20supermassif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trou noir supermassif : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 4 juin 2019. 5, record 1, French, - trou%20noir%20supermassif
Record 1, Key term(s)
- trou noir super massif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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