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COARSE RESOLUTION [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2014-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

A molecular device capable of converting energy into movement and able to generate forces on the order of piconewtons.

CONT

The nanomotor has a positioning stroke up to some centimeters while operating with atomic resolution and thus builds a bridge over eight orders of magnitude. The nanomotor is a piezo driven linear motor consisting of a cylindrical housing and a slider with a free axial hole inside. It utilizes a piezo tube for fine positioning and a pulse wave produced by the same piezo tube for coarse movements. Every point of its stroke can be reached with a speed of up to 5 mm/s. In its free axial hole the nanomotor can transport a tip, a hose, an electrode, a hypodermic needle, a glass fiber or even a microgripper. The nanomotor is available in three different versions. The "small" nanomotor is half the size of a match stick. It can lift six times of its own mass. The dynamic force of this nanomotor is so high, that even imprints in diamond surfaces can be produced. Special versions of the nanomotor can operate in ultra high vacuum, in liquid helium, even under water or as non-magnetic drives.

PHR

Primer, virus nanomotor.

PHR

Nanotube nanomotor.

Key term(s)
  • nano-motor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Assemblage de molécules comportant des éléments de dimensions nanométriques qui, lorsqu'ils sont alimentés par une source d'énergie, répètent incessamment le même mouvement.

PHR

Nanomoteur biologique, protéique.

Key term(s)
  • nano-moteur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
CONT

El nanomotor es capaz de desplazar cargas y de girar como un motor convencional, pero un millón de veces más pequeño que el agujero de una aguja. La investigación abre las puertas a la creación de nuevos dispositivos nanométricos capaces de llevar a cabo tareas mecánicas con futuras aplicaciones en ámbitos como la biomedicina o los nuevos materiales.

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Record 2 2010-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

The set of techniques involved in using a radar for measuring altitudes or heights.

CONT

At present only coarse resolution(10 km) and poor accuracy(5 m) elevation models of ice sheets are available from radar altimetry, and often these models are extremely poor at the ice sheet margins...

OBS

radar altimetry: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
CONT

Ensemble des techniques ayant pour objet la mesure des altitudes ou des hauteurs au moyen du radar.

CONT

En océanographie, les principales applications de l'altimétrie radar concernent les courants, le niveau moyen de la mer, le phénomène El Niño, la topographie du niveau de la mer et les marées.

OBS

altimétrie radar : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Naves espaciales
  • Teledetección
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Record 3 2009-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Measurements
  • Electronics
CONT

In selecting an analog-to-digital converter for a particular CCD [charge-coupled device]] application, there is often a trade-off between cost and performance. Certain applications may require only low bit(i. e., coarse) resolution at very slow conversion rates. For example, the application may require only 4 bits of resolution at a 1-ms conversion rate for very low cost.

OBS

conversion rate: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures électriques
  • Électronique
CONT

La cadence de conversion est imposée par la bande passante du signal d'entrée.

OBS

cadence de conversion; vitesse de conversion : termes normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

RADARSAT images : This program supports the following RADARSAT data : SGC(SAR Georeferenced Coarse Resolution) [;] SGF(SAR Georeferenced Fine Resolution) [;] SGX(SAR Georeferenced Extra Fine Resolution) [;] SLC(Single Look Complex) [. ]

OBS

georeferencing: The process of assigning map coordinates to image data and resampling the pixels of the image to conform to the map projection grid.

OBS

SAR georeferenced extra-fine resolution; SGX : term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 official approval Group (ROAG).

PHR

Ground range SAR georeferenced extra-fine resolution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
OBS

géoréférencement : Rattachement de données à des coordonnées géographiques.

OBS

SAR géoréférencé à très haute résolution; SGX : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

PHR

Produit SGX.

Spanish

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