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GRAD [4 records]

Record 1 2023-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Degrees and Diplomas (Educ.)
CONT

The postgraduate certificate, also known as graduate certificate(Grad. Cert.) is a specialised postgraduate qualification. [It] can be equivalent to a Bachelor's or Master's degree depending on the country in which [a student] studies it... Postgraduate certificates are ideal for people who already have work experience and want to advance their careers, but don’t have time for a Master's degree.

Key term(s)
  • post-graduate certificate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grades et diplômes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Grados y diplomas (Educación)
CONT

Un programa de certificado de posgrado está diseñado para enseñar cierto nivel de experiencia en una variedad de campos a personas que ya han recibido un título universitario de cuatro años.

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Record 2 2009-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Cartography
CONT

The transition from kyanite to andalusite is known as the andalusite isograd, while the transition from andalusite to sillimanite is called the sillimanite isograd.

CONT

Note that if were making a geologic map, we could draw a line on the map that separates the pelitic rocks containing only Pyrophyllite from those containing Kyanite + Quartz. Such a line(a surface in 3 dimensions) is called an isograd(iso-same, grad-grade). In this case, since it represents the first appearance of Kyanite, we call it the Kyanite Isograd... If we continue walking along the direction that T & P increased in these rocks during metamorphism, we would eventually come to another place where in the pelitic rocks the mineral assemblage changes. This time the change is from Kyanite + Quartz to Sillimanite + Quartz. Again, we can draw a line on the map that indicates this change in mineral assemblage, this time calling it the Sillimanite Isograd. Just like before, this represents the point on the phase diagram, above, where the geothermal gradient intersected the boundary for the reaction... Because the sandstone and the limestone do not contain Kyanite, the isograd does not appear in these rocks, but we can still extrapolate its position across the map or outcrop.

OBS

isograd: A line or surface (either imaginary or in a diagram) joining points where the rock originated under the same conditions of pressure and temperature, as indicated by similarity of facies or metamorphic grade.

OBS

sillimanite isograd: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Cartographie
OBS

Un isograde représente une ligne sur une carte résultant de l'intersection d'une surface isograde avec la topographie. Elle représenterait une réaction métamorphique et serait implicitement diachrone à cause du temps requis pour mobiliser la chaleur, les fluides et les réactions dans les roches.

OBS

isograde de la sillimanite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Force applied to each particle of a fluid as the result of the non-uniform field of pressure.

OBS

It [the force] acts in the direction and sense of the pressure gradient; for a particle of unit mass its magnitude is(1/p) grad p, p being the fluid density and grad p, the pressure gradient.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Force s'appliquant sur chaque particule d'un fluide par suite de la non-uniformité du champ de pression.

OBS

Elle [la force] s'exerce dans la direction et le sens du gradient de pression; pour une particule de masse unitaire, son intensité est (1/p) grad p, p étant la densité du fluide et grad p, le gradient de pression.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Fuerza aplicada a todas las partículas de un fluido, ocasionada por la falta de uniformidad del campo de la presión.

OBS

Actúa en la dirección y en el sentido del gradiente de presión; para una partícula con unidad de masa, su magnitud viene dada por (1/p) grad p, donde p es la densidad del fluido y grad p el gradiente de presión.

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Record 4 1999-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plane Geometry
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

grad : The hundredth of a right angle in the centesimal system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie plane
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Unité de mesure des angles : c'est la 400ème partie de la circonférence du cercle. Il se subdivise dans le système décimal : décigrade, centigrade, milligrade, décimilligrade.

Spanish

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