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INNER ORIENTATION [4 records]

Record 1 2006-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

the sense of head orientation and body movement. The sense organs consist of hair cells in the vestibule of the inner ear and in the semi-circular canals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Surveying
OBS

The determination of the position of Po relative to the image.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Arpentage
DEF

Détermination de la distance principale de l'objectif de prise de vues et de la position du point principal d'une photographie par rapport aux repères de fond de chambre de l'appareil de prise de vues ou de restitution.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological Prospecting
  • Geological Research and Exploration
OBS

Prior to coring, the PVC core barrel liners were marked for orientation with parallel scribe lines... After each core was cut, the inner core barrel was laid on the cat walk and the PVC sleeve containing the core was extruded from the barrel and cut into three foot sections.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prospection géologique
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Processing
DEF

A hollow wrought product of uniform cross-section with only one enclosed void along its whole length, and with a uniform wall thickness, supplied in straight lengths or in coiled form.

OBS

The cross-section are in the shape of circles, ovals, squares, rectangles, equilateral triangles or regular polygons.... Hollow products with a square, rectangular, equilateral triangular or regular polygonal cross-sections, which may have corners rounded along their whole length, are also to be considered as tubes, provided the inner and outer cross-sections are concentric and have the same form and orientation.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation des métaux
DEF

Produit creux corroyé de section transversale constante avec un seul creux fermé sur toute sa longueur et dont les parois ont une épaisseur constante, livré en longueurs droites ou enroulé.

OBS

Les sections transversales peuvent se présenter sous forme de cercle, d'ovale, de carré, de rectangle, de triangle équilatéral ou de polygone régulier (...) On considère également comme tubes les produits creux de section transversale carrée, rectangulaire, triangulaire équilatérale ou polygonale régulière, qui peuvent présenter des angles arrondis sur toute leur longueur, pour autant que les sections transversales intérieure et extérieure soient concentriques et aient la même forme et la même orientation.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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