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ARCHIMEDES SPIRAL [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spiral
1, record 1, English, spiral
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A simple curve in the plane which continuously winds about itself either into some point or out from some point. 2, record 1, English, - spiral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
exponential, logarithmic spiral. 3, record 1, English, - spiral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
spiral convexity, galaxy templates, motion. 3, record 1, English, - spiral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
spiral of Archimedes, spiral of Bernoulli. 3, record 1, English, - spiral
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spirale
1, record 1, French, spirale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe plane qui, tout en effectuant des révolutions autour d'un point fixe ou d'un pôle d'attraction, s'en écarte de plus en plus. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
La spirale descend, domine, s'enroule, s'étend, évolue, forme des démons, manque de place, monte, naît. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
absorber, décrire, discrétiser, engendrer, générer, interpréter, itérer, rectifier, randoniser une spirale. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
spirale analytique, autosimilaire, brisée, convexe, discrète, équiangulaire, exponentielle, fractale, hélicoïdale, hyperbolique, labyrinthique, logarithmique, multilinéaire, parabolique, sinusoïdale, sphérique, unidimensionnelle. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 PHR
spirale d'Archimède, de Bernoulli (lemniscate, spira mirabilis), de Cornu (clothoïde), de Cotes, de Descartes, de Fermat, de Mendès-France (nouille de Tasmanie), de Norwich, de Sturm, de Théodorus, de Toricelle, en ressort. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 PHR
dynamique, équation, foyer, invariance, itération, limite, méandres, mouvement, pavage, reconnaisseur, rectification, texture de spirale. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Food Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- auger elevator for olives 1, record 2, English, auger%20elevator%20for%20olives
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A conveyor or elevator made on the principle of Archimedes’ screw : a spiral or broadthreaded screw in an open tube. 1, record 2, English, - auger%20elevator%20for%20olives
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- alimentateur d'olives à vis
1, record 2, French, alimentateur%20d%27olives%20%C3%A0%20vis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif dans lequel [les olives progressent] le long d'un tube cylindrique grâce à la rotation d'une vis d'Archimède. 2, record 2, French, - alimentateur%20d%27olives%20%C3%A0%20vis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-04-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Design
- Plane Geometry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- spiral of Archimedes
1, record 3, English, spiral%20of%20Archimedes
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Archimedes' spiral 1, record 3, English, Archimedes%27%20spiral
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Archimedes’ spiral is a plane curve generated by a point moving uniformly around and away from a fixed point. In order to define this curve more specifically, it can be said that it is generated by a point moving uniformly along a straight line while the line revolves with uniform angular velocity about a fixed point. 2, record 3, English, - spiral%20of%20Archimedes
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Dessin industriel
- Géométrie plane
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- spirale d'Archimède
1, record 3, French, spirale%20d%27Archim%C3%A8de
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] trajectoire décrite par un point se déplaçant uniformément sur une droite qui tourne autour d'un de ses points d'un mouvement uniforme. 2, record 3, French, - spirale%20d%27Archim%C3%A8de
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La spirale d'Archimède est une courbe plane engendrée par un point tournant autour d'un centre, de telle sorte que la distance au centre croît uniformément avec l'angle [...] Le pas d'une spirale d'Archimède est la distance comprise entre deux spires consécutives [...] On dit qu'une spirale d'Archimède tourne à droite lorsque le point s'éloigne du centre en tournant dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre, elle tourne à gauche dans le cas contraire. 3, record 3, French, - spirale%20d%27Archim%C3%A8de
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La spirale d'Archimède est définie par le pas [...] et par le sens d'enroulement. 4, record 3, French, - spirale%20d%27Archim%C3%A8de
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] la spirale d'Archimède [est] caractérisée par la constance de la largeur du tour, donc par l'accroissement de son rayon vecteur suivant une progression arithmétique [...] 5, record 3, French, - spirale%20d%27Archim%C3%A8de
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-11-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- spiral of Archimedes
1, record 4, English, spiral%20of%20Archimedes
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... spirals with linearly increasing radii ... 1, record 4, English, - spiral%20of%20Archimedes
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- courbe d'Archimede 1, record 4, French, courbe%20d%27Archimede
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- spirale d'Archimède 1, record 4, French, spirale%20d%27Archim%C3%A8de
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-12-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- spiral spring
1, record 5, English, spiral%20spring
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a spiral spring, the spring bar or wire is wound in an Archimedes spiral in a plane. 1, record 5, English, - spiral%20spring
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- ressort spiral
1, record 5, French, ressort%20spiral
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ressort constitué par une lame d'acier enroulée en spirale autour d'un axe où est immobilisée l'une de ces extrémités. 1, record 5, French, - ressort%20spiral
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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