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DISTANCE INTERACTION [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Science and Technology
- Electromagnetic Radiation
- Heat (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- radiation scattering
1, record 1, English, radiation%20scattering
correct, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The diversion of radiation(thermal, electromagnetic, or nuclear) from its original path as a result of interaction or collisions with atoms, molecules, or larger particles in the atmosphere or other media between the source of the radiation(e. g. a nuclear explosion) and a point at some distance away. As a result of scattering, radiation(especially gamma rays and neutrons) will be received at such a point from many directions instead of only from the direction of the source. 1, record 1, English, - radiation%20scattering
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
radiation scattering: term and definition standardized by NATO in the AAP-6 standard published in 1998, but not included in the 2014 version. 2, record 1, English, - radiation%20scattering
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences et techniques nucléaires
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
- Chaleur (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diffusion du rayonnement
1, record 1, French, diffusion%20du%20rayonnement
correct, feminine noun, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déviation du rayonnement (thermique, électromagnétique ou nucléaire) de sa direction d'origine, causée par l'interaction ou la rencontre d'atomes, de molécules ou de plus grosses particules, dans l'atmosphère ou autres milieux, entre la source du rayonnement (par exemple une explosion nucléaire) et un point qui en est éloigné. En conséquence de cette diffusion, le rayonnement (en particulier les rayons gamma et les neutrons) sera reçu à ce point particulier en provenance de plusieurs directions au lieu de la seule direction d'origine. 1, record 1, French, - diffusion%20du%20rayonnement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
diffusion du rayonnement : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN dans la norme AAP-6 de 1998, mais non repris dans l'édition de 2014. 2, record 1, French, - diffusion%20du%20rayonnement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia y tecnología nucleares
- Radiación electromagnética
- Calor (Física)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dispersión de la radiación
1, record 1, Spanish, dispersi%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20radiaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diversión de la radiación (térmica, electromagnética o nuclear) desde su dirección original, como resultado de la interacción o colisión con átomos, moléculas o partículas contenidas en la atmósfera o en otros medios situados entre la fuente de radiación (por ejemplo: en una explosión nuclear) y un punto a una distancia determinados. Como resultado de la dispersión, la radiación (en particular rayos gamma y neutrones) pueden alcanzar puntos en muchas direcciones; no sólo aquéllos que están en la dirección de la fuente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dispersi%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20radiaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-10-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mean free path
1, record 2, English, mean%20free%20path
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An average distance that particles of a specified type travel before a specified type(or types) of interaction in a given medium. 1, record 2, English, - mean%20free%20path
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The mean free path may thus be specified for all interactions (i.e. total mean free path) or for particular types of interactions, such as scattering, capture or ionization. 1, record 2, English, - mean%20free%20path
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mean free path: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997. 2, record 2, English, - mean%20free%20path
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- libre parcours moyen
1, record 2, French, libre%20parcours%20moyen
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distance moyenne qu'un type déterminé de particules parcourt avant [un type ou des types d'interaction(s)] donné(s) dans un milieu donné. 1, record 2, French, - libre%20parcours%20moyen
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le libre parcours moyen peut donc être défini pour toutes [les] interactions (libre parcours moyen total) ou pour des types particuliers d'interactions tels que la diffusion, la capture ou l'ionisation. 1, record 2, French, - libre%20parcours%20moyen
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
libre parcours moyen : terme normalisé par l'ISO en 1997. 2, record 2, French, - libre%20parcours%20moyen
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-01-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Military Training
- Military Administration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- distributed learning
1, record 3, English, distributed%20learning
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The delivery of standardized training, education or professional development using multiple media and technologies when and where it is needed. 1, record 3, English, - distributed%20learning
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Distributed learning] may involve learner-instructor interaction in both real time(synchronous) and non-real time(asynchronous). It may involve self-paced asynchronous learner instruction without the benefit of access to an instructor. It does not necessarily involve a physical distance between the learner and instructor or need occur outside the confines of the resident training establishment or campus. 1, record 3, English, - distributed%20learning
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruction du personnel militaire
- Administration militaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- apprentissage échelonné
1, record 3, French, apprentissage%20%C3%A9chelonn%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation, [...] éducation ou [...] perfectionnement professionnel normalisé au moyen de divers médias et technologies au moment et à l’endroit exigés. 1, record 3, French, - apprentissage%20%C3%A9chelonn%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[L'apprentissage échelonné] peut impliquer une interaction entre l’apprenant et l’instructeur en temps réel (synchrone) et non réel (asynchrone). Il peut également impliquer une instruction asynchrone selon le rythme de l’apprenant sans l’avantage d’avoir accès à un instructeur. Il ne comprend pas nécessairement une distance physique entre l’apprenant et l’instructeur, et il ne se déroule pas nécessairement à l’extérieur de l’établissement ou du campus d’instruction. 1, record 3, French, - apprentissage%20%C3%A9chelonn%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-07-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Training of Personnel
- Internet and Telematics
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- distance interaction
1, record 4, English, distance%20interaction
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Synchronous distance interaction, however,(such as video conferencing) reduces the potential openness and flexibility of distance education, by again insisting that students be in a certain place at a certain time, as with on-campus instruction. 2, record 4, English, - distance%20interaction
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
- Internet et télématique
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- interaction à distance
1, record 4, French, interaction%20%C3%A0%20distance
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'interaction à distance d'un élève et d'un enseignant via un dispositif multimodal exploitant la parole, la vision réciproque des acteurs, la manipulation partagée à distance d'interfaces dynamiques textuelles comme graphiques, nous permet de montrer comment les fonctionnalités d'interaction synchrone s'avèrent être des outils d'enrichissement de l'interaction didactique. 2, record 4, French, - interaction%20%C3%A0%20distance
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Capacitación del personal
- Internet y telemática
- Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- interacción a distancia
1, record 4, Spanish, interacci%C3%B3n%20a%20distancia
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-01-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Internet and Telematics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- synchronous distance
1, record 5, English, synchronous%20distance
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Internet counseling involves asynchronous and synchronous distance interaction among counselors and clients using e-mail, chat, and videoconferencing features of the Internet to communicate. 2, record 5, English, - synchronous%20distance
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Internet et télématique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- distance synchrone
1, record 5, French, distance%20synchrone
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'enseignement à distance classique (asynchrone) n'était qu'un moyen de fournir un service comparable à celui que pouvaient offrir d'autres établissements. La mise en place d'une formation à distance synchrone, en revanche, devenait un outil indispensable pour rétablir un lien réel avec les populations à desservir et leur permettre d'échanger en direct au cours de leur formation. 2, record 5, French, - distance%20synchrone
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-08-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Optics
- Navigation Instruments
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- optical gyro
1, record 6, English, optical%20gyro
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- optical gyroscope 2, record 6, English, optical%20gyroscope
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A more advanced type of gyro is the optical gyroscope. These devices are based on two counter-rotating beams of light travelling in a ring-like structure. The interaction of the two light beams produces a standing wave pattern. If the ring is then rotated about its centre axis(think of a torus spinning around its core), one of the beams has to travel a slightly longer distance, and the other a slightly shorter distance to get back to where they started. This will cause a shift in the pattern of the standing wave, and this can be measured to determine the rate of rotation. 3, record 6, English, - optical%20gyro
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Most people would remember the classic rotating disc gyroscope, which belongs to the mechanical group. One of today’s high precision gyros is still the mechanical, rotating gyro; however it is dependent on linear accelerations because of its mechanical measuring principle. The optical group comprises the fibre optic- and laser types. These use the Sagnac Effect (named after its French discoverer), which, when the sensor is turned, results in a difference in transit time between two light waves passing through the same optical path but in opposite directions. Optical gyros therefore do not depend on acceleration as gyros in the mechanical group. This is one of their biggest advantages ... 4, record 6, English, - optical%20gyro
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Optique
- Instruments de navigation
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- gyroscope optique
1, record 6, French, gyroscope%20optique
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Réaliser un gyroscope optique d'un prix de revient de quelques centaines de francs. Voilà une prouesse technologique quand on sait que les systèmes actuels, les gyroscopes laser, coûtent entre 100 000 francs et 1 million de francs. La solution mise au point par Mohamed Bouamra, chercheur à l'École nationale supérieure de physique de Strasbourg, tient à une habile substitution de technologies : une simple diode électroluminescente remplace le laser, tandis que des banales fibres optiques multimodes prennent la place des coûteuses fibres monomodes. 2, record 6, French, - gyroscope%20optique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] certains laboratoires ont étudié divers dispositifs de mesure des rotations absolues ne présentant qu'une analogie assez lointaine avec les gyroscopes classiques. Ce sont les gyroscopes à vibrations [...]; les gyroscopes nucléaires [...]; les gyroscopes optiques, exploitant les propriétés de la lumière cohérente [...] 3, record 6, French, - gyroscope%20optique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1997-09-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- direct effect
1, record 7, English, direct%20effect
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- magnitude of the field effect 1, record 7, English, magnitude%20of%20the%20field%20effect
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The field effect is] an experimentally observable effect(on reaction rates, etc.) of intramolecular coulombic interaction between the centre of interest and a remote pole or dipole, by direct action through space rather than through bonds. The magnitude of the field effect(or direct effect) is dependent on the intensity, orientation, and shortest distance between the centre of interest and the remote pole or dipole. An approach to its calculation was described by Kirkwood and Westheimer(1938). 1, record 7, English, - direct%20effect
Record 7, Key term(s)
- field effect magnitude
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- effet direct
1, record 7, French, effet%20direct
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- amplitude de l'effet de champ 1, record 7, French, amplitude%20de%20l%27effet%20de%20champ
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[L'effet de champ est observable] expérimentalement (sur les vitesses de réaction, par exemple) et [...] résulte d'une interaction coulombique intramoléculaire, à travers l'espace plutôt qu'à travers les liaisons, entre un foyer donné d'une molécule et une charge ou un dipôle. L'amplitude de l'effet de champ, appelé également «effet direct», est fonction de l'intensité, de l'orientation et de la distance la plus courte entre le foyer et la charge ou le dipôle. Kirkwood et Westheimer (1938) ont décrit une méthode de calcul approché de cet effet. 1, record 7, French, - effet%20direct
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1989-10-05
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- non contact subculture
1, record 8, English, non%20contact%20subculture
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Proximic behaviour as it relates to closeness versus distance of interaction between representatives from contact and non contact subcultures. 1, record 8, English, - non%20contact%20subculture
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- subculture sans contact
1, record 8, French, subculture%20sans%20contact
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1989-10-05
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- contact subculture
1, record 9, English, contact%20subculture
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Proxemic behaviour as it relates to closeness versus distance of interaction between representatives from contact and non-contact subcultures. 1, record 9, English, - contact%20subculture
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- subculture de contact
1, record 9, French, subculture%20de%20contact
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1987-05-27
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Foundation Engineering
- Road Construction
- Airport Runways and Areas
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Boussinesq deflection factor
1, record 10, English, Boussinesq%20deflection%20factor
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aircraft reaction on flexible pavements follows the same basic pattern adopted for rigid pavement design and evaluation. In this case a four pavement model is analysed using the States Corps of Engineers’ development of the California Bearing Ratio(CBR) method. This includes Boussinesq deflection factors and takes into account interaction between adjacent landing gear wheel assemblies up to 20 radii distance. 1, record 10, English, - Boussinesq%20deflection%20factor
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Technique des fondations
- Construction des voies de circulation
- Pistes et aires d'aéroport
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- facteur de déflexion de Boussinesq
1, record 10, French, facteur%20de%20d%C3%A9flexion%20de%20Boussinesq
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La distribution de la charge des avions sur les chaussées souples est fondamentalement la même que celle qui a été adoptée pour la conception et l'évaluation des chaussées rigides. Dans le cas présent, on analyse un modèle à quatre couches en utilisant l'indice portant californien (CBR) mis au point par l'United States Corps of Engineers. Cette méthode fait appel aux facteurs de déflexion de Boussinesq et tient compte de l'interaction entre les atterrisseurs adjacents jusqu'à une distance égale à vingt fois le rayon. 1, record 10, French, - facteur%20de%20d%C3%A9flexion%20de%20Boussinesq
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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