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Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Cancers and Oncology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- precancerous lesion
1, record 1, English, precancerous%20lesion
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- precursor lesion 2, record 1, English, precursor%20lesion
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lesion that may regress spontaneously or stabilize, or again degenerate into cancer. 3, record 1, English, - precancerous%20lesion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cervical epithelial tumors are distinguished according to the tissue of origin, either as adenocarcinomas(tumors originating in the endocervical glandular epithelium) or squamous carcinomas(tumors originating in the ectocervical squamous epithelium). Generally, such tumors develop from precancerous lesions that are also classified according to origin and degree of cell transformation, as squamous or glandular lesions of low and high grade... From a histological point of view, precancerous lesions are characterized by abnormal cell proliferation, increased mitotic count, and a loss of alignment and uniformity of individual cells within the normal architecture of epithelial tissue. They may spontaneously regress, or may persist for a long time without evolving into invasive forms, and are therefore amenable to conservative treatment... 4, record 1, English, - precancerous%20lesion
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pre-cancerous lesion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Cancers et oncologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lésion précancéreuse
1, record 1, French, l%C3%A9sion%20pr%C3%A9canc%C3%A9reuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lésion précurseure 2, record 1, French, l%C3%A9sion%20pr%C3%A9curseure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lésion pouvant soit régresser spontanément, soit se stabiliser, soit évoluer vers un cancer. 3, record 1, French, - l%C3%A9sion%20pr%C3%A9canc%C3%A9reuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'œsophage de Barrett, aussi appelé le syndrome de Barrett, est une lésion précancéreuse de l'œsophage causée par le reflux gastroœsophagien. Le principal problème posé par ce syndrome est sa capacité à générer des complications potentiellement évolutives, aboutissant à l'adénocarcinome. 4, record 1, French, - l%C3%A9sion%20pr%C3%A9canc%C3%A9reuse
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lésion pré-cancéreuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Tipos de cáncer y oncología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lesión precancerosa
1, record 1, Spanish, lesi%C3%B3n%20precancerosa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-08-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
- Remote Sensing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- image registration
1, record 2, English, image%20registration
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- registration of images 2, record 2, English, registration%20of%20images
- image-to-image registration 2, record 2, English, image%2Dto%2Dimage%20registration
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of overlaying two or more images of the same scene acquired from different viewpoints, by different sensors and/or at different times so that the pixels of the same coordinates in the images correspond to the same part of the scene. 3, record 2, English, - image%20registration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Regardless of the image data involved and of the particular application, image registration usually consists of the four major steps :... direction of control points candidates, control point matching, estimation of the mapping model and resampling and transformation. 3, record 2, English, - image%20registration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
image registration: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 2, English, - image%20registration
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
- Télédétection
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- superposition d'images
1, record 2, French, superposition%20d%27images
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- superposition des images 2, record 2, French, superposition%20des%20images
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé qui consiste à faire coïncider géométriquement plusieurs images, représentant la partie commune d'une scène, obtenues soit à des dates distinctes, [...] soit au même instant, mais dans des bandes spectrales différentes. 3, record 2, French, - superposition%20d%27images
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
superposition d'images : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 2, French, - superposition%20d%27images
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
- Naves espaciales
- Teledetección
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- registro de la imagen
1, record 2, Spanish, registro%20de%20la%20imagen
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
¿Cómo es el registro de una imagen? En primer lugar, debemos saber cómo registrar una imagen en otra. En este caso contamos con una imagen principal (Master), es decir, la parte escaneada de un mapa, y una imagen secundaria (Slave). Para empezar, leemos las coordenadas (números de fila y columna) de algunos puntos destacados de la imagen principal y las buscamos en la imagen secundaria. A continuación pedimos al programa que ejecute la transformación del contenido de la imagen completa. Después de este proceso se pueden superponer las dos imágenes. 1, record 2, Spanish, - registro%20de%20la%20imagen
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-08-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Meteorology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sine-cosine transformation
1, record 3, English, sine%2Dcosine%20transformation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sine/cosine transformation 2, record 3, English, sine%2Fcosine%20transformation
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A "rotation" is a sine-cosine transformation using two axes. 1, record 3, English, - sine%2Dcosine%20transformation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... convert days 1-365 to 1-360 and use sine/cosine transformation. 2, record 3, English, - sine%2Dcosine%20transformation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The meteorological data used... included hourly weather station observations of air temperature(°C), dew point temperature(°C), sea-level air pressure(hPa), total cloud cover(tenths of sky cover), wind speed(m s-1), wind direction(degrees), and occurrence of freezing rain.... Sine-cosine transformation was used to convert wind speed and direction into southerly and westerly scalar velocities. 3, record 3, English, - sine%2Dcosine%20transformation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Météorologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- transformation en sinus et en cosinus
1, record 3, French, transformation%20en%20sinus%20et%20en%20cosinus
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- transformation sinus/cosinus 1, record 3, French, transformation%20sinus%2Fcosinus
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes proposés par inférence à partir de l'expression «transformation en cosinus», relevée dans la justification reproduite ci-après. 2, record 3, French, - transformation%20en%20sinus%20et%20en%20cosinus
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La première intégrale correspond à la transformation en cosinus (TFc); la seconde à la transformée en sinus (TFs). 3, record 3, French, - transformation%20en%20sinus%20et%20en%20cosinus
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-06-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- iterate
1, record 4, English, iterate
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Value of an iteration at a point in time. Compare to transform vs transformation. 2, record 4, English, - iterate
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- itérée
1, record 4, French, it%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur d'une itération à un point donné. 1, record 4, French, - it%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer à transformée/transformation. 1, record 4, French, - it%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
définir une itérée par récurrence. 1, record 4, French, - it%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 PHR
itérée arrière, avant. 1, record 4, French, - it%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 PHR
grande itérée. 1, record 4, French, - it%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 PHR
itérée d'une application. 1, record 4, French, - it%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 PHR
famille, système d'itérées. 1, record 4, French, - it%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-12-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Graphics
- Applications of Automation
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- point transformation
1, record 5, English, point%20transformation
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Replacement of one pixel value by another where the new value is a function of only the previous value. 1, record 5, English, - point%20transformation
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Infographie
- Automatisation et applications
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- transformation ponctuelle
1, record 5, French, transformation%20ponctuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Remplacement d'une valeur de pixel par une autre de sorte que la nouvelle valeur soit fonction unique de la valeur précédente. [ISO/CEI JTC N1746, 1995] 1, record 5, French, - transformation%20ponctuelle
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1994-11-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Brouwer’s construction
1, record 6, English, Brouwer%26rsquo%3Bs%20construction
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- Brouwer’s fixed point theorem 2, record 6, English, Brouwer%26rsquo%3Bs%20fixed%20point%20theorem
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... theorem that any continuous transformation of a circle(circumference and interior) into itself must have at least one fixed point. 3, record 6, English, - Brouwer%26rsquo%3Bs%20construction
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Dutch topologist L.E.J. Brouwer published in 1910 a recursive construction for cutting a region into three subregions in such an insane way that at the limit all three subregions touch at every point ... Brouwer’s construction generalizes to divide a region into n subregions, all meeting at every point. 1, record 6, English, - Brouwer%26rsquo%3Bs%20construction
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- théorème du point fixe de Brouwer
1, record 6, French, th%C3%A9or%C3%A8me%20du%20point%20fixe%20de%20Brouwer
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-06-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- affine
1, record 7, English, affine
correct, adjective
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of or pertaining to a transformation that maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points. 2, record 7, English, - affine
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most typically self-affine structures are diagonally self-affine. This means that they are invariant under a transformation whose invariant sets include any collection of straight lines parallel to the coordinate axes. A diagonal affine transformation is specified by giving a fixed point of coordinates and an array of reduction ratios. 3, record 7, English, - affine
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- affine
1, record 7, French, affine
correct, adjective
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui conserve invariantes, par des correspondances linéaires, les transformations dans le plan ou dans l'espace. Du latin affinis : voisin, apparent. 2, record 7, French, - affine
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
application, automorphisme, courbe, endomorphisme, ensemble, espace, fonction, forme, fractale, géométrie, groupe, hyperplan, isomorphisme, ligne, point, propriété, règle, repère, symétrie, transformation, variété linéaire affine. 3, record 7, French, - affine
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1993-06-02
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- normal bifurcation
1, record 8, English, normal%20bifurcation
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- supercritical bifurcation 1, record 8, English, supercritical%20bifurcation
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The bifurcation to which [this] equation gives rise(...) is called supercritical or normal. The limit cycle is created with a zero amplitude and at the bifurcation point, the system is in a state of marginal stability. This results from the presence of the dissipative term... whose effect... counteracts that of the instability. Consequently, the solution does not undergo a sudden transformation at the bifurcation but changes gradually. This is generally the case whenever the nonlinear terms of lowest order are such as to counteract the instability. 2, record 8, English, - normal%20bifurcation
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- bifurcation supercritique
1, record 8, French, bifurcation%20supercritique
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- bifurcation normale 1, record 8, French, bifurcation%20normale
correct, feminine noun
- bifurcation surcritique 2, record 8, French, bifurcation%20surcritique
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La bifurcation à laquelle donne lieu l'équation [...] est dite surcritique (ou supercritique) ou normale. Le cycle limite naît avec une amplitude nulle et, au point de bifurcation, le système se trouve dans un état de stabilité marginale. Ceci résulte de la présence du terme de dissipation [...] dont l'effet [...] est antagoniste de celui de l'instabilité. Par suite la solution ne subit pas de transformation brutale à la bifurcation, mais se modifie de manière progressive. De façon générale il en est ainsi chaque fois que les termes non-linéaires d'ordre le plus bas s'opposent à l'instabilité. 2, record 8, French, - bifurcation%20supercritique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1990-10-05
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- view reference coordinate 1, record 9, English, view%20reference%20coordinate
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- VRC system 1, record 9, English, VRC%20system
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device independent three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system in which the parameters for the view mapping transformation are specified. The axes of the view reference coordinate system are called the U, V and N axes. The position and orientation of this coordinate system, relative to world coordinates, are defined by the view reference point, the view plane normal and the view up vector. 1, record 9, English, - view%20reference%20coordinate
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- coordonnée de référence de vue
1, record 9, French, coordonn%C3%A9e%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence%20de%20vue
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1977-10-27
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Chemical Engineering
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- transformed sedimentary clay 1, record 10, English, transformed%20sedimentary%20clay
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The clays transformed to sedimentary basins(...) obviously can be subjected to sorting of various kinds, and also to physico-chemical modifications. The latter are more difficult to demonstrate. These modifications, often tenuous but important from a geochemical point of view, will be called here "transformation"(...). These are physico-chemical transformations of inherited material; we shall speak of "clays transformed during sedimentation". 1, record 10, English, - transformed%20sedimentary%20clay
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Génie chimique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- argile sédimentaire transformée
1, record 10, French, argile%20s%C3%A9dimentaire%20transform%C3%A9e
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les argiles menées aux bassins de sédimentation (...) peuvent être l'objet de divers triages, ce qui est évident mais aussi de modifications physico-chimiques, ce qui est plus difficile à démontrer. Ces modifications, souvent ténues, mais importantes au point de vue géochimique, seront appelées ici les transformations (...). Il s'agit de transformations physico-chimiques d'un matériel hérité: nous parlerons "d'argiles transformées au cours de la sédimentation". 1, record 10, French, - argile%20s%C3%A9dimentaire%20transform%C3%A9e
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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