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ANGULAR FRAGMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-04-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Climatology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cloud fragment
1, record 1, English, cloud%20fragment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The planets of our Solar System formed due to two properties of interstellar clouds : rotation and turbulence. When clouds fragment during contraction, individual fragments turn this way and that, each having inherited the angular momentum(spin) of one or a few discrete whorls or eddies in the original clouds. Each cloud fragment(a potential star) would have rotated faster and faster as it contracted, owing to the physical necessity of conserving its angular momentum-much as a skater spins up when he/she folds in her/his arms. Fragments with low angular momentum form the core and fragments with high angular momentum populate a flattened disk orbiting the core, with a shape similar to many galaxies. Often the core itself is fragmented, leading to binary and multiple star systems. 1, record 1, English, - cloud%20fragment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Climatologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fragment de nuage
1, record 1, French, fragment%20de%20nuage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lambeaux de nuage, généralement petits et irréguliers. 2, record 1, French, - fragment%20de%20nuage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-11-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- angular fragment
1, record 2, English, angular%20fragment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
...breccias contain angular rock fragments... set in a fine-grained, sandy or silty matrix. 2, record 2, English, - angular%20fragment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Breccias are characterized by angular fragments of altered wall rock in a matrix of quartz and/or tourmaline. 3, record 2, English, - angular%20fragment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fragment anguleux
1, record 2, French, fragment%20anguleux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le transport glaciaire et fluvioglaciaire sur plusieurs kilomètres des fragments anguleux de grenat n'a pas eu pour effet de réduire leur taille ou de changer leur forme. 2, record 2, French, - fragment%20anguleux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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