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LEFT-HANDED CURVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- left-handed curve
1, record 1, English, left%2Dhanded%20curve
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sinistrorsum 1, record 1, English, sinistrorsum
correct
- sinistrorse curve 1, record 1, English, sinistrorse%20curve
correct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courbe sinistrorsum
1, record 1, French, courbe%20sinistrorsum
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 1997-03-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Airy’s spiral
1, record 2, English, Airy%26rsquo%3Bs%20spiral
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The four-rayed spiral curve that appears when sections of right-handed and left-handed quartz crystals are placed together between crossed polarizers. 1, record 2, English, - Airy%26rsquo%3Bs%20spiral
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spirale d'Airy
1, record 2, French, spirale%20d%27Airy
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] phénomène de polarisation rotatoire, qui se produit lorsqu'on observe, entre deux tourmalines croisées, deux lames de quartz de même épaisseur, mais de rotation inverse. 2, record 2, French, - spirale%20d%27Airy
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Généralement usité au pluriel d'après la source DCHIM. 3, record 2, French, - spirale%20d%27Airy
Record 2, Key term(s)
- spirales d'Airy
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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