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HEAT DEATH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- Space Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Big Chill
1, record 1, English, Big%20Chill
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Big Freeze 2, record 1, English, Big%20Freeze
correct
- Heat Death 2, record 1, English, Heat%20Death
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
During [the] Big Freeze, the Universe would, in theory, become so vast that supplies of gas would be spread so thin that no new stars can form. Under that model, time becomes an endless void in which nothing ever happens as there is little to no energy left in the Universe. 3, record 1, English, - Big%20Chill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Physique spatiale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Big Chill
1, record 1, French, Big%20Chill
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Big Freeze 2, record 1, French, Big%20Freeze
correct, masculine noun
- grand gel 1, record 1, French, grand%20gel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-11-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sunscald
1, record 2, English, sunscald
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sun scald 2, record 2, English, sun%20scald
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An injury of woody plants(as fruit or forest trees) characterized by localized death of the tissues and sometimes by cankers and caused when it occurs in the summer by the combined action of both the heat and light of the sun. 3, record 2, English, - sunscald
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- insolation
1, record 2, French, insolation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Désordres] causés par une exposition excessive au soleil, par exemple, blessure localisée de l'écorce et du cambrien causée par un ensoleillement intensif. 2, record 2, French, - insolation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de las plantas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- insolación
1, record 2, Spanish, insolaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- socarrado 2, record 2, Spanish, socarrado
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Efecto producido por el exceso de luz sobre plantas que hayan crecido antes en condiciones de mayor sombra. 1, record 2, Spanish, - insolaci%C3%B3n
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