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HARMONIC COMPONENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- average service life 1, record 1, English, average%20service%20life
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A depreciation... used when referring to the life applicable to an entire category or plant account wherein the average is the harmonic or reciprocal average of the component groups. 1, record 1, English, - average%20service%20life
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- durée moyenne de vie utile
1, record 1, French, dur%C3%A9e%20moyenne%20de%20vie%20utile
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- durée moyenne utile 1, record 1, French, dur%C3%A9e%20moyenne%20utile
feminine noun
- vie moyenne utile 1, record 1, French, vie%20moyenne%20utile
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-03-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- harmonic component
1, record 2, English, harmonic%20component
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of the simple sinusoidal components into which a periodic quantity may be resolved. 2, record 2, English, - harmonic%20component
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Here, we apply the theory of poroelasticity to predict the magnitude and phase of tidally induced temperature and velocity signals at the seafloor relative to each harmonic component of the ocean tide. 3, record 2, English, - harmonic%20component
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- composante harmonique
1, record 2, French, composante%20harmonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chacune des variations élémentaires du niveau de l'eau s'appelle une composante harmonique. La représentation de ces ondes (amplitude en fonction de la fréquence de l'onde considérée) constitue le spectre de marée déterminé à partir des élévations dans le temps du niveau des océans en un point donné. 2, record 2, French, - composante%20harmonique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- componente armónica
1, record 2, Spanish, componente%20arm%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- componente armónico 2, record 2, Spanish, componente%20arm%C3%B3nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Uno de los elementos armónicos en una expresión matemática de la fuerza productora de la marea y en las fórmulas correspondientes para la marea o corriente de marea. 1, record 2, Spanish, - componente%20arm%C3%B3nica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-01-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- harmonic component
1, record 3, English, harmonic%20component
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of a complex waveform, one of the components with a frequency equal to a multiple of the fundamental frequency. 2, record 3, English, - harmonic%20component
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The analysis of a complex waveform into its harmonic components can be carried out mathematically by Fourier analysis or practically by use of a harmonic analyser. 2, record 3, English, - harmonic%20component
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- composante harmonique
1, record 3, French, composante%20harmonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme du développement d'une fonction périodique en série de Fourier. 2, record 3, French, - composante%20harmonique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electroacústica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- componente armónico
1, record 3, Spanish, componente%20arm%C3%B3nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- armónico 1, record 3, Spanish, arm%C3%B3nico
masculine noun
- armónica 1, record 3, Spanish, arm%C3%B3nica
feminine noun, Mexico
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Componente de orden mayor que 1 en la serie de Fourier de una cantidad periódica. 1, record 3, Spanish, - componente%20arm%C3%B3nico
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La serie de Fourier es la serie trigonométrica. 1, record 3, Spanish, - componente%20arm%C3%B3nico
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