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INDICATRIX [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- indicatrix
1, record 1, English, indicatrix
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- optical indicatrix 2, record 1, English, optical%20indicatrix
correct
- optic indicatrix 2, record 1, English, optic%20indicatrix
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A geometrical figure constructed to show the refractive indexes of a mineral in any direction and the vibration directions of light passing through a mineral. 2, record 1, English, - indicatrix
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- indicatrice
1, record 1, French, indicatrice
correct, feminine 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 2011-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cartography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ellipse of distortion
1, record 2, English, ellipse%20of%20distortion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Tissot's Indicatrix 1, record 2, English, Tissot%27s%20Indicatrix
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A figure that comes from the transformation of a circle of infinitesimal radius on the curved surface to a plane. 2, record 2, English, - ellipse%20of%20distortion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cartographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- indicatrice de Tissot
1, record 2, French, indicatrice%20de%20Tissot
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image d'un cercle infinitésimal provenant de la projection sphérique ou ellipsoïdale sur le plan, et qui signale, en un point donné, les altérations de type linéaire et angulaire. 2, record 2, French, - indicatrice%20de%20Tissot
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-04-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Dutton's indicatrix
1, record 3, English, Dutton%27s%20indicatrix
proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- indicatrice de Dutton
1, record 3, French, indicatrice%20de%20Dutton
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] isoséiste particulière correspondant à la plus grande variation d'intensité, c'est-à-dire au plus grand resserrement des isoséistes. 1, record 3, French, - indicatrice%20de%20Dutton
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-11-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Illumination Engineering
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- indicatrix of diffusion
1, record 4, English, indicatrix%20of%20diffusion
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Representation in space, in the form of a surface expressed in polar coordinates, of the angular distribution of (relative) luminous intensity or of (relative) luminance of an element of surface of a body which diffuses by reflection or by transmission. 1, record 4, English, - indicatrix%20of%20diffusion
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Éclairagisme
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- indicatrice de diffusion
1, record 4, French, indicatrice%20de%20diffusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Représentation dans l'espace, sous forme d'une surface en coordonnées polaires, de la répartition angulaire de l'intensité lumineuse (relative) ou de la luminance (relative) d'un élément de surface d'un corps diffusant par réflexion ou par transmission. 1, record 4, French, - indicatrice%20de%20diffusion
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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