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Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- Space Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brane world scenario
1, record 1, English, brane%20world%20scenario
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- branification 2, record 1, English, branification
correct
- brane-world scenario 2, record 1, English, brane%2Dworld%20scenario
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the brane world scenarios, the reason we perceive only three spatial dimensions is that we live inside a 3-brane. There's a fundamental difference between the space dimensions on the brane and those off the brane. 1, record 1, English, - brane%20world%20scenario
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Physique spatiale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- scénario de mondes branaires
1, record 1, French, sc%C3%A9nario%20de%20mondes%20branaires
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-11-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- alloy-junction transistor
1, record 2, English, alloy%2Djunction%20transistor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- alloy junction transistor 2, record 2, English, alloy%20junction%20transistor
correct
- alloy transistor 1, record 2, English, alloy%20transistor
correct
- alloyed transistor 3, record 2, English, alloyed%20transistor
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A fundamental difference between the alloy junction transistor and the grown junction device was that of the method of construction, the alloy junctions being of the abrupt or "step" type, whilst the grown junction devices being of the "graded" type. 2, record 2, English, - alloy%2Djunction%20transistor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- transistor à jonctions par alliage
1, record 2, French, transistor%20%C3%A0%20jonctions%20par%20alliage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- transistor à alliage 2, record 2, French, transistor%20%C3%A0%20alliage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour améliorer encore la réponse en fréquence du transistor à alliage, on a recours à des astuces technologiques qui permettent d'accélérer les charges dans l'électrode de base. 3, record 2, French, - transistor%20%C3%A0%20jonctions%20par%20alliage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-05-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Electromagnetic Radiation
- The Earth (Astronomy)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- outgoing longwave radiation
1, record 3, English, outgoing%20longwave%20radiation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- OLR 2, record 3, English, OLR
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- longwave outgoing radiation 3, record 3, English, longwave%20outgoing%20radiation
correct
- long-wave outgoing radiation 4, record 3, English, long%2Dwave%20outgoing%20radiation
correct
- emitted terrestrial radiation 5, record 3, English, emitted%20terrestrial%20radiation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the sum total of all the longwave electromagnetic energy, or infrared radiation at wavelengths ranging from 5 to 100 micrometers, that escapes from the top of the Earth’s atmosphere back into space. 6, record 3, English, - outgoing%20longwave%20radiation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Radiation budget experiments have used satellites to measure the fundamental radiation parameters--the amount of solar energy received by the planet, the planetary albedo(the portion of incoming solar radiation that is reflected back to space), the emitted terrestrial radiation(also referred to as the outgoing longwave radiation--OLR), and the net planetary energy balance(the difference between the absorbed solar energy and the OLR). 5, record 3, English, - outgoing%20longwave%20radiation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) [refers to] the smallest amount of Earth’s radiation emitted to space ... 7, record 3, English, - outgoing%20longwave%20radiation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
outgoing longwave radiation [expressed in] watts/m². 7, record 3, English, - outgoing%20longwave%20radiation
Record 3, Key term(s)
- out-going longwave radiation
- out-going long-wave radiation
- outgoing long-wave radiation
- outgoing long wave radiation
- longwave out-going radiation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
- Terre (Astronomie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rayonnement sortant à grandes longueurs d'onde
1, record 3, French, rayonnement%20sortant%20%C3%A0%20grandes%20longueurs%20d%27onde
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- rayonnement ascendant de grande longueur d'onde 2, record 3, French, rayonnement%20ascendant%20de%20grande%20longueur%20d%27onde
correct, masculine noun
- OLR 3, record 3, French, OLR
masculine noun
- OLR 3, record 3, French, OLR
- rayonnement de grande longueur d'onde 4, record 3, French, rayonnement%20de%20grande%20longueur%20d%27onde
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- RGLO 5, record 3, French, RGLO
masculine noun
- RGLO 5, record 3, French, RGLO
- rayonnement sortant à grande longueur d'onde 6, record 3, French, rayonnement%20sortant%20%C3%A0%20grande%20longueur%20d%27onde
masculine noun
- rayonnement sortant longues ondes 7, record 3, French, rayonnement%20sortant%20longues%20ondes
masculine noun
- OLR 7, record 3, French, OLR
masculine noun
- OLR 7, record 3, French, OLR
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Près de la moitié de l'énergie provenant du Soleil est absorbée par la surface de la Terre. Le rayonnement de grande longueur d'onde, ou infrarouge, est émis par la Terre. Une partie de ces rayons traversent l'atmosphère et le reste est absorbé par les gaz, comme le dioxyde de carbone (CO2) et la vapeur d'eau. 8, record 3, French, - rayonnement%20sortant%20%C3%A0%20grandes%20longueurs%20d%27onde
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le rayonnement net [...] tient compte de l'albédo de la surface (ALBEDOLAI) appliqué au rayonnement solaire (TRG) et du rayonnement de grande longueur d'onde (RGLO). 5, record 3, French, - rayonnement%20sortant%20%C3%A0%20grandes%20longueurs%20d%27onde
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le rayonnement solaire que reçoit la Terre est sa seule source d'énergie. Il est composé d'ondes électromagnétiques dont la longueur d'onde est courte (inférieure à 4 µm et majoritairement située dans le domaine visible). Une partie (environ 30 %) est réfléchie vers l'espace par l'atmosphère et par la surface. Le reste (environ 70 %) est absorbé en partie par l'atmosphère (23 %) et en partie par la surface (sol et océans) (47 %) qui sont ainsi chauffés. Cette énergie absorbée est réémise sous forme d'un rayonnement électromagnétique de grande longueur d'onde (supérieure à 4 µm), c'est-à-dire dans l'infrarouge dit «thermique». 9, record 3, French, - rayonnement%20sortant%20%C3%A0%20grandes%20longueurs%20d%27onde
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) : [Le rayonnement] de grande longueur d'onde (infrarouge) émis par la Terre [exprimé] (en W/m²). 10, record 3, French, - rayonnement%20sortant%20%C3%A0%20grandes%20longueurs%20d%27onde
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans les sources consultées, les auteurs utilisent souvent le générique «rayonnement de grande longueur d'onde» plutôt que le terme «rayonnement sortant (ou ascendant) de grande longueur d'onde». Le générique est alors souvent accompagné des verbes «émettre» et «réémettre», s'il ne l'est pas, le contexte ne laisse pas de doute quant au sens. 11, record 3, French, - rayonnement%20sortant%20%C3%A0%20grandes%20longueurs%20d%27onde
Record 3, Key term(s)
- rayonnement sortant de grandes longueurs d'ondes
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
- Radiación electromagnética
- Tierra (Astronomía)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- radiación saliente de onda larga
1, record 3, Spanish, radiaci%C3%B3n%20saliente%20de%20onda%20larga
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- radiación ascendente de ondas largas (de salida) 2, record 3, Spanish, radiaci%C3%B3n%20ascendente%20de%20ondas%20largas%20%28de%20salida%29
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-04-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Lasers and Masers
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ring laser gyro's dead zone
1, record 4, English, ring%20laser%20gyro%27s%20dead%20zone
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- dead zone 2, record 4, English, dead%20zone
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lock-in is a fundamental physical phenomenon associated with all oscillating devices. Laser gyros exibit the same phenomenon, in that the coupling mechanism is the reflection of light from one laser beam back along the path where it interacts with the oppositley traveling beam. This is called backscatter and is caused primarily by imperfect mirrors. Therefore, at low rotation rates, there is no frequency difference between the counter-rotating beams so that the gyroscope does not indicate any rotation. In spite of the ring laser gyro's dead zone whith lock-in thresholds on the order of hundreds of degrees per hour, it is still feasible to obtain measurements of rotation rates of less than 1 deg/h. 1, record 4, English, - ring%20laser%20gyro%27s%20dead%20zone
Record 4, Key term(s)
- RLG dead zone
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Masers et lasers
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- zone aveugle
1, record 4, French, zone%20aveugle
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- zone aveugle pour les vitesses de rotation faibles 2, record 4, French, zone%20aveugle%20pour%20les%20vitesses%20de%20rotation%20faibles
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone dans laquelle le gyroscope ne détecte pas le mouvement lorsque la vitesse de rotation est faible. 2, record 4, French, - zone%20aveugle
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gyrolaser [...] Défauts [...] un phénomène de couplage fait que les ondes restent synchronisées tant que leurs fréquences ne sont pas suffisamment éloignées. Il en résulte que, pour de faibles vitesses angulaires (inférieures à 100°/s) [...] le dispositif ne détecte rien : c'est la zone aveugle. Pour pallier cette difficulté, les constructeurs ont envisagé plusieurs solutions : soit donner une vitesse de rotation constante à l'appareil, suffisante pour qu'il se trouve en dehors de la zone aveugle [...]; soit faire vibrer l'appareil [...] et ne procéder aux mesures que lorsque le système est en dehors de la zone aveugle; soit [...] provoquer un équivalent statistique du pivotement mécanique permanent en introduisant dans le trajet des ondes un élément perturbateur (tel qu'une cellule Kerr), qui induit un glissement de phase; s'il est suffisant, le gyrolaser travaille dans la zone non perturbée. 3, record 4, French, - zone%20aveugle
Record 4, Key term(s)
- zone aveugle pour vitesse de rotation faible
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-03-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Investment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- municipal bond
1, record 5, English, municipal%20bond
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bond that is an obligation of a county, city, town, village, tax district, or other civil division.... 2, record 5, English, - municipal%20bond
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The fundamental difference between municipal bonds and corporation bonds is that whereas the latter are paid out of earnings, municipal bonds of the general "full faith and credit" type are paid off through taxes levied on taxpayers in the jurisdiction. 2, record 5, English, - municipal%20bond
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
municipal bond: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 5, English, - municipal%20bond
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- obligation municipale
1, record 5, French, obligation%20municipale
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- obligation des municipalités 2, record 5, French, obligation%20des%20municipalit%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Obligation émise par un comté, une ville, un village ou autre subdivision territoriale et qui offre des avantages fiscaux à ses détenteurs. 3, record 5, French, - obligation%20municipale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obligation municipale : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 5, French, - obligation%20municipale
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- obligación municipal
1, record 5, Spanish, obligaci%C3%B3n%20municipal
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bono u obligación emitida por un municipio. Tienen también su clasificación de riesgo ya que no todos los municipios tienen la misma solvencia. 1, record 5, Spanish, - obligaci%C3%B3n%20municipal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obligación municipal: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 5, Spanish, - obligaci%C3%B3n%20municipal
Record 6 - internal organization data 1995-04-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- proceduralist
1, record 6, English, proceduralist
correct, noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There is no fundamental difference between the declarative and procedural representations, for any program is merely data for some other program. And yet, while it is conceded that the proceduralists and the declarativists secretly agree..., the procedural versus declarative issue has been the subject of much discussion in artificial intelligence. 2, record 6, English, - proceduralist
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- procéduraliste
1, record 6, French, proc%C3%A9duraliste
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Défenseur d'une représentation des connaissances sous forme de procédures actives, i.e. de programmes. 2, record 6, French, - proc%C3%A9duraliste
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Adepte de la représentation de connaissances sous forme procédurale où tout contrôle, raisonnement, connaissances factuelles est codé et figé dans un langage de programmation. 3, record 6, French, - proc%C3%A9duraliste
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La distinction entre les représentations déclaratives et procédurales est de plus en plus contestée par Minsky, Schank, Kay, Cointe, car les bases de données à cadres, à scripte on orientées objets contiennent des procédures qui coexistent avec des structures déclaratives, et aux structures déclaratives sont associées des procédures rendant - du coup - ces structures actives. 2, record 6, French, - proc%C3%A9duraliste
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-07-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- mirror symmetry
1, record 7, English, mirror%20symmetry
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mirror symmetry, that is, invariance against "flipping sides", is perhaps the most widely noticed symmetry. Nature built many of her organisms in nearly symmetric ways, and most fundamental laws of physics, such as Newton's law of gravitation, have an exact mirror symmetry : there is no difference between left and right in the attraction of heavenly(and most earthbound) bodies. However, the nonconservation of parity in radioactive decay-that is, the violation of point symmetry in the "weak" interactions-has finally taught even the physicists to take the distinction between right and left seriously. 2, record 7, English, - mirror%20symmetry
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- symétrie bilatérale
1, record 7, French, sym%C3%A9trie%20bilat%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] symétrie signifiant que le corps est divisé en deux parties, chacune image de l'autre dans un miroir. C'est la notion courante de symétrie bilatérale. 2, record 7, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20bilat%C3%A9rale
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1988-01-11
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- cable supported bridge
1, record 8, English, cable%20supported%20bridge
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- suspension bridge 2, record 8, English, suspension%20bridge
correct, see observation
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The different types of cable supported bridges are distinctively characterized by the configuration of the cable system. The suspension system ... comprises a parabolic main cable and vertical or slightly inclined hanger cables connecting the stiffening girder to the main cable. The cable stayed system ... contains straight cables connecting the stiffening girder to the pylons. 1, record 8, English, - cable%20supported%20bridge
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Bridges that depend on high-strength steel cables as major structural elements may be classified as suspension bridges, specifically as cable-suspended or cable-stayed bridges-the fundamental difference is the manner in which the bridge deck is supported by the cables. 2, record 8, English, - cable%20supported%20bridge
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Note that the term "suspension bridge" may be confusing as per the authors consulted: the term seems to be used as a generic and as a specific all the same. It is less frequently used as a generic but it had been found so in a highly technical and recent source that can hardly be rejected. 3, record 8, English, - cable%20supported%20bridge
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare with cable-suspended bridge and cable-stayed bridge. 3, record 8, English, - cable%20supported%20bridge
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- pont à câbles
1, record 8, French, pont%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%A2bles
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- pont à câbles porteurs 2, record 8, French, pont%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%A2bles%20porteurs
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces types d'ouvrages (les bow-strings en acier, les arcs en béton armé, les arcs en acier) ne sont plus utilisés en France pour des raisons économiques. Dans la situation actuelle, les ponts à câbles, à haubans ou suspendus s'avèrent moins coûteux pour les très grandes portées. 1, record 8, French, - pont%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%A2bles
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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