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HEAT BUBBLE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heat dome
1, record 1, English, heat%20dome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A weather phenomenon in which an area experiences stifling heat when a system of high pressure pushes very warm air downward and keeps it trapped as if in a bubble. 2, record 1, English, - heat%20dome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dôme de chaleur
1, record 1, French, d%C3%B4me%20de%20chaleur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'expression «dôme de chaleur» est [...] utilisée pour décrire un couvercle qui se forme sur certaines régions lorsqu'un système de haute pression plane dans l'atmosphère, empêchant l'air chaud de s'échapper et le retenant, du même coup, à la surface de la Terre. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%B4me%20de%20chaleur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cúpula de calor
1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%BApula%20de%20calor
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- domo de calor 2, record 1, Spanish, domo%20de%20calor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La causa de esta ola es una gran área de alta presión, conocida como "cúpula de calor", que ha desviado temporalmente el flujo típico de la corriente en chorro y ha permitido que el aire caliente de África suba al norte. 1, record 1, Spanish, - c%C3%BApula%20de%20calor
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Effects of Pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- change in the environment
1, record 2, English, change%20in%20the%20environment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- environmental change 2, record 2, English, environmental%20change
correct
- alteration of the environment 4, record 2, English, alteration%20of%20the%20environment
correct
- change of the environment 5, record 2, English, change%20of%20the%20environment
- environment modification 3, record 2, English, environment%20modification
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Since alteration means change, change in the environment is synonymous with alteration. In this case, it is a change for the worse. Often the effects of alteration are neither immediately discernible nor accurately predictable. Who can foresee what will happen to a 1970 American baby who is born in an air-conditioned hospital, taken home in an air-conditioned car, reared in an air-conditioned apartment, schooled in an air-conditioned school and amused by recreational activities in an air-conditioned bubble? This unnatural alteration of normal rises and falls in daily temperature may result in eventual genetic changes. And what alteration is being wrought on the urban atmosphere during the summer while hundreds of thousands of air-conditioned apartments and homes pump their waste heat out into the atmosphere and the occupants undergo alteration of temperature and humidity inside? Undesirable levels of pollutants-toxic and otherwise-of course cause alteration of air, water and soil. 1, record 2, English, - change%20in%20the%20environment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Effets de la pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- modification de l'environnement
1, record 2, French, modification%20de%20l%27environnement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- altération de l'environnement 2, record 2, French, alt%C3%A9ration%20de%20l%27environnement
feminine noun
- changement environnemental 3, record 2, French, changement%20environnemental
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La source CILFG-20 («Dict. des secours d'urgence en cas de catastrophe», par William S. Gunn) définit le terme «altération de l'environnement» comme une «Modification, favorable ou défavorable, de l'état de l'environnement». Selon nous, cependant, «altération» ne peut en fait être considéré comme un synonyme de «modification» que si la modification est défavorable (ce qui est presque toujours le cas néanmoins). En effet, altérer veut dire «modifier en mal l'état normal d'une chose, dénaturer l'état normal de quelque chose» [d'après le Grand dict. encycl. Larousse]. 4, record 2, French, - modification%20de%20l%27environnement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-10-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Orbital Stations
- Research Experiments in Space
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fluid physics experiment facility
1, record 3, English, fluid%20physics%20experiment%20facility
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- FPEF 1, record 3, English, FPEF
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- fluid experimental facility 2, record 3, English, fluid%20experimental%20facility
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Fluids Physics Experiment Facility(FPEF) [is] intended to support fluid physics experiments involving phenomena such as Marangoni convection, bubble generation, heat transfer, liquid wettability, combustion and bubble behavior in a moderate temperature environment. The FPEF is currently scheduled to share rack space with the Solution/Protein Crystal Growth Facility and the Image Processing Unit. 3, record 3, English, - fluid%20physics%20experiment%20facility
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fluid physics experiment facility; FPEF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 4, record 3, English, - fluid%20physics%20experiment%20facility
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Stations orbitales
- Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- module d'expérimentation en physique des fluides
1, record 3, French, module%20d%27exp%C3%A9rimentation%20en%20physique%20des%20fluides
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- FPEF 1, record 3, French, FPEF
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- installation expérimentale de physique des fluides 2, record 3, French, installation%20exp%C3%A9rimentale%20de%20physique%20des%20fluides
correct, feminine noun
- module FPEF 1, record 3, French, module%20FPEF
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La contribution de l'ESA comprenait une installation de physique des fluides, dans laquelle prenaient place quatre expériences; l'installation Biopan, qui en accueillait neuf; la nouvelle version de l'unité de soutien de téléscience, que devaient utiliser FluidPac et le four allemand AGAT; six expériences autonomes (dont trois mises au point par des étudiants); les dernières météorites artificielles de l'expérience Stone; et enfin l'expérience «Coefficient de Soret pour l'exploration pétrolière». 3, record 3, French, - module%20d%27exp%C3%A9rimentation%20en%20physique%20des%20fluides
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
module d'expérimentation en physique des fluides; FPEF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 1, record 3, French, - module%20d%27exp%C3%A9rimentation%20en%20physique%20des%20fluides
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-08-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- drop tube 1, record 4, English, drop%20tube
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As they fall in a drop tube, the droplets would then cool primarily by radiating heat so that they would solidify from the outside inward. As the metal cools, much of the dissolved gas would come out of solution and move toward the hotter region at the center of a droplet, where it would form a bubble. 1, record 4, English, - drop%20tube
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tube de descente
1, record 4, French, tube%20de%20descente
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- tube à compte-gouttes 1, record 4, French, tube%20%C3%A0%20compte%2Dgouttes
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tube compte-gouttes : construit sur le modèle four à compte-gouttes qui est l'équivalent de «drop tube furnace» (domaine de la combustion du charbon pulvérisé, selon Eurodicotom]. 1, record 4, French, - tube%20de%20descente
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- heat bubble 1, record 5, English, heat%20bubble
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bulle de chaleur 1, record 5, French, bulle%20de%20chaleur
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Journal des télécommunications, VI/72,771 1, record 5, French, - bulle%20de%20chaleur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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