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HEIGHT DETECTOR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- height detector 1, record 1, English, height%20detector
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- détecteur de hauteur
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20de%20hauteur
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-11-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electromagnetic Radiation
- Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- differential pulse height spectrum
1, record 2, English, differential%20pulse%20height%20spectrum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A continuous curve that plots the differential number of pulses observed within an increment of pulse height against the value of the pulse height. 1, record 2, English, - differential%20pulse%20height%20spectrum
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Differential pulse height spectrum from a radiation detector used to provide important information on both the radiation and the detector performance. 1, record 2, English, - differential%20pulse%20height%20spectrum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
- Physique radiologique et applications
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spectre différentiel de hauteur d'impulsion
1, record 2, French, spectre%20diff%C3%A9rentiel%20de%20hauteur%20d%27impulsion
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-05-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Postal Service Operation
- Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
- Machinery
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- height detector
1, record 3, English, height%20detector
officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- minimum height detection unit 2, record 3, English, minimum%20height%20detection%20unit
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
height detector : Term officially approved by the Postal Mechanization Terminology Standardization Committee. 3, record 3, English, - height%20detector
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation postale
- Timbres et oblitération
- Machines
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gabarit de hauteur
1, record 3, French, gabarit%20de%20hauteur
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gabarit de hauteur : Terme uniformisé par le comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie de la mécanisation postale. 2, record 3, French, - gabarit%20de%20hauteur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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