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POLYGON [100 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

The global algorithm starts with the straight edge detector, detects the straight edges of every contour in the image, and reports the intersection of every two non collinear straight lines as corners. Then, the polygonal approximation algorithm examines every contour, selects from its corners the dominant ones that form a polygon that best fit it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plane Geometry
DEF

The centre of a circle that circumscribes a polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie plane

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geometría plana
CONT

En general, la circunferencia circunscrita a un polígono, si existe, es la circunferencia que pasa por todos su vértices. Al centro de la circunferencia circunscrita se le llama circuncentro. En el caso del triángulo, a este punto se le refiere como el circuncentro del triángulo.

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Record 3 2023-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plane Geometry
DEF

... an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie plane
DEF

Angle de moins de 180 degrés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geometría plana
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Record 4 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Gastrophysa polygoni
Latin
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Chrysomelidae.

Key term(s)
  • knot-weed leaf beetle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Gastrophysa polygoni
Latin
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Chrysomelidae.

Spanish

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Record 5 2021-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
  • Mathematical Geography
CONT

GeoJSON is a format for encoding a variety of geographic data structures. GeoJSON supports the following geometry types : point, linestring, polygon, multipoint, multilinestring, and multipolygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
  • Géographie mathématique
CONT

GeoJSON (Geographic JSON) est un format ouvert de données géographiques simples basé sur la norme JSON (JavaScript Object Notation). Il permet de décrire des données de type point, polyligne, polygone et attributs.

Spanish

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Record 6 2020-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Cartography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

These variables were derived by manually overlaying the Soil Capability for Agriculture maps from the Canada Land Inventory onto the Soil Map of Canada, and estimating the proportion of each capability class in each soil map polygon. Up to four dominant capability classes can be shown for each soil polygon, each with one sub-dominant class.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Cartographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

[...] un polygone pédologique peut être constitué [d'une] (1) à quatre (4) composantes dont la nomenclature séquentielle est organisée de façon à ce que la composante dominante du polygone, en terme de superficie, soit citée en premier.

Spanish

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Record 7 2018-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

Polygon basin water : These wetlands are pools located within peatland depressions in low-centred polygon fens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Eau de bassin à polygones : Ces terres humides consistent en mares logées dans les dépressions de tourbière des fens polygonaux à centre bas.

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plane Geometry
DEF

A line segment connecting two non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie plane
DEF

Droite qui joint deux sommets non adjacents d'un polygone, ou deux sommets d'un polyèdre n'appartenant pas à une même face.

Spanish

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Record 9 2017-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematical Geography
CONT

Thiessen polygons are generated from a set of sample points such that each polygon defines an area of influence around its sample point, so that any location inside the polygon is closer to that point than any of the other sample points.

OBS

Thiessen polygons ... can be used to show catchment areas for a group of facilities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Géographie mathématique
CONT

On va chercher à représenter les zones dans lesquelles tous les points sont plus proches d'un objet particulier que de tous les autres. Dans ce cas, l'espace est découpé en polygones de Thiessen.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
  • Geografía matemática
DEF

Polígono formado por las mediatrices de las rectas que unen estaciones pluviométricas adyacentes.

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Record 10 2017-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

A convex hull of a set of points is the smallest convex polygon that contains every one of the points. It is defined by a subset of all the points in the original set.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie
CONT

L'enveloppe convexe d'un ensemble de points de l'espace à deux dimensions, est le polygone convexe formé avec des points de l'ensemble, tel que tout point de l'ensemble est sur le polygone ou à l'intérieur du polygone.

Spanish

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Record 11 2016-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

Diameter variable depending on polygon type : tundra polygons(between 30 m and 50 m, desiccation polygons(between 10 m and 1 km) [and] frost-crack polygons(between 10 m and 100 m).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
PHR

Polygone boueux de dessiccation.

CONT

Diamètre : variable en fonction du type de polygones : polygones de toundra (entre 30 m et 50 m), polygones de dessiccation (entre 10 m et 1 km) [et] polygones de fentes de gel (entre 10 m et 100 m).

Spanish

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Record 12 2016-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Descriptive Geometry
DEF

A pyramid whose base is a regular polygon and whose vertex is equidistant from each vertex of the base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie descriptive
DEF

Pyramide dont le pied de la hauteur coïncide avec le centre de gravité du polygone de base [et] dont la base est un polygone régulier.

Spanish

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Record 13 2016-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
DEF

... a three-or four-sided polygon that represents an element of a 3D polygonal mesh surface or model.

OBS

Triangular facets are used in STL [STereoLithography] files.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Techniques industrielles

Spanish

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Record 14 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
OBS

The figure obtained by considering force vectors as free vectors and adding them successively in any order by placing the tail of each additional one at the head of the previous one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 15 2016-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

The smooth shading of a closed, multi-sided area by interpolation of surface normal vectors across a polygon span on a scan line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Ombrage lisse d'une surface polygonale par l'interpolation des vecteurs de surface normaux sur une ligne de balayage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gráficos de computadora
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Record 16 2016-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

The smooth shading of a polygon model by linear interpolation of vertex intensities along each edge and then, between edges, along each scan line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Ombrage lisse d'un modèle polygonal par l'interpolation linéaire d'intensités de vertex le long de chaque arête et , entre celles-ci, le long des lignes de balayage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gráficos de computadora
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Record 17 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
OBS

A polygon having five sides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 18 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
OBS

A polygon having fifteen sides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 19 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
OBS

A polygon having nine sides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 20 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
OBS

A polygon is regular if its sides are congruent and its interior angles are congruent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 21 2015-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

The area included in a polygon without concave angles that encompasses the geographic distribution of all known populations of a wildlife species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Superficie délimitée par un polygone sans angles concaves comprenant la répartition géographique de toutes les populations connues d'une espèce sauvage.

Spanish

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Record 22 - external organization data 2014-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
13.02.27 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

smooth shading of a polygon model by linear interpolation of vertex intensities along each edge

OBS

Gouraud shading: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-13:1996].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
13.02.27 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

ombrage lisse d'un modèle polygonal par l'interpolation linéaire d'intensités de sommet le long de chaque arête

OBS

ombrage Gouraud : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-13:1996].

Spanish

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Record 23 2013-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plane Geometry
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A closed shape bounded by straight lines such that all internal angles of two consecutive lines are less than 180 degrees.

CONT

Here it is not clear whether the shape of a cluster can be simultaneously associated with both a star-like object and a convex polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie plane
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 24 2013-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Remote Sensing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Télédétection

Spanish

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Record 25 2013-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Probability (Statistics)
DEF

A distribution in which the discrete case assigns the same probability to each value within its domain; in the continuous case it has a constant probability density over a given interval.

DEF

A frequency distribution which has approximately the same number of observations [or the same probability density] in all class intervals within a certain range(the frequency being zero outside this range), so that the frequency polygon is a rectangle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Probabilités (Statistique)
DEF

Loi de probabilité d'une variable aléatoire continue, telle que la densité de probabilité est constante dans un intervalle fini et nulle hors de cet intervalle.

CONT

Lois discrètes. Loi uniforme. [...] la loi suivie par une variable aléatoire X, qui prend n valeurs possibles - par exemple, les nombres entiers de 1 à n - toutes équiprobables. Elle est réalisée par le jet d'un dé n=6.

OBS

loi rectangulaire; loi uniforme : termes uniformisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 26 2012-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
CONT

If relative cumulative frequencies are used ... in place of cumulative frequencies, the results are called ... relative cumulative frequency polygons ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
DEF

Dans le cas d'une variable continue, ligne polygonale obtenue en joignant les points ayant pour abscisse la limite supérieure de la classe et pour ordonnée [...] la fréquence cumulée.

OBS

polygone des fréquences cumulées : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 27 2012-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
  • Mathematics
DEF

The relationship between the values of a characteristic and their frequencies or their relative frequencies.

OBS

The distribution may be graphically presented as a histogram, bar chart, cumulative frequency polygon, or as a two-way table.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Relation entre les valeurs d'un caractère et leurs effectifs ou leurs fréquences.

OBS

La distribution peut être présentée graphiquement sous la forme d'un histogramme, d'un diagramme en bâtons, d'un polygone d'effectif cumulé ou d'une table d'effectifs à double entrée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Métodos estadísticos
  • Matemáticas
DEF

Valores reales de una muestra representados gráficamente por un histograma o recogidos en una tabla. Nos dice la frecuencia de cada valor, o más normalmente de cada intervalo de valores de una variable.

OBS

Esta distribución es una aproximación a la distribución de probabilidades de esa variable.

OBS

distribución de frecuencias; distribución estadística: términos, definición y observación extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 28 2012-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
DEF

The polygonal line obtained by joining the points the abscissa of which is the upper limit on each class and the ordinate of which is the cumulative absolute frequency.

OBS

In French the term "fréquence" usually refers to relative values while in English the term frequency refers to absolute values, unless otherwise specified or made clear by a context.

OBS

A frequency distribution can be accumulated beginning at either end to form a cumulative frequency polygon. Accumulation from the beginning of the frequency distribution produces a "less than" frequency polygon while accumulation from the end of the frequency distribution produces a "more than" frequency polygon. In the above definition, SPIST refers only to the "less than" concept and neglects the other which should be included.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
DEF

Ligne polygonale obtenue en joignant les points ayant pour abscisse la limite supérieure de chaque classe et pour ordonnée l'effectif cumulé.

OBS

polygone des effectifs cumulés : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 29 2011-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

Several ice wedges connected together create a pattern in the ground called an ice-wedge polygon.... A high-centred polygon develops when plant material eventually fills the central wetland area of a low-centred polygon. The flow of water is reversed. Instead of pooling in the centre of the polygon, water now runs off into the bordering troughs.

Key term(s)
  • high centred polygon
  • high centered polygon
  • high centre polygon
  • high-center polygon
  • high center polygon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Plusieurs coins de glace reliés créent dans le sol ce qu'on appelle un polygone. [...] Un polygone convexe se développe lorsque le matériau végétal finit par remplir la zone humide centrale d'un polygone concave. L'eau s'écoule en sens contraire : au lieu de s'accumuler au centre du polygone, elle se dirige maintenant dans les fossés adjacents.

Spanish

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Record 30 2011-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

Several ice wedges connected together create a pattern in the ground called an ice-wedge polygon. Low-centred polygons develop as ice wedges grow, pushing the adjacent ground upward to form a raised rim. When several ice wedges join together, an irregular polygon is created. The raised rim of this polygon tends to trap water, creating a pattern of small wetlands. Low-centred polygons occur where ice wedges are actively growing.

Key term(s)
  • low centred polygon
  • low centered polygon
  • low centre polygon
  • low-center polygon
  • low center polygon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Plusieurs coins de glace reliés créent dans le sol ce qu'on appelle un polygone. Les polygones concaves se forment au fur et à mesure que les coins se développent, et poussent le sol adjacent vers le haut pour créer un bord surélevé. Lorsque plusieurs coins de glace se réunissent, ils forment ensemble un polygone irrégulier dont le bord surélevé a tendance à retenir l'eau et à créer de petites zones humides. Les polygones concaves se développent lorsque les coins de glace continuent de prendre de l'ampleur.

Spanish

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Record 31 2011-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A polygon in which at least one interior angle is greater than 180 °.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 32 2011-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

The outer Mackenzie Delta consists of tidal flats, shallow waters and low-lying tundra polygons formed by massive ice wedges.

Key term(s)
  • low lying tundra polygon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Les abords du delta du Mackenzie se composent de bas fonds intertidaux, d'eau peu profonde et de polygones de toundra basse façonnés par des coins de glace massifs.

Spanish

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Record 33 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
OBS

polygon : A form of horizontal patterned ground whose mesh is tetragonal, pentagonal, or hexagonal. Its formation is favored by intensive frost action.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie

Spanish

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Record 34 2011-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Plane Geometry
DEF

A circle that passes through all the vertices of a given polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Géométrie plane

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
  • Geometría plana
DEF

Circunferencia [que] conecta los vértices de [un] polígono.

CONT

El circuncírculo de un polígono es la circunferencia que pasa por cada uno de sus vértices.

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Record 35 2011-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
OBS

A small "nonsorted polygon" whose fissured borders are emphasized by thick vegetation(usually moss, lichen, or willows) and whose center consists of fine-textured material or a mixture of fines and stones. Diameter : about 1 m.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

Pour que la colonisation végétale envahisse le pourtour du polygone, il faut suffisamment d'humidité et peu de turbation gélivale. La forme et les dimensions de ces clôtures végétales respectent la plupart du temps la polygonation terrestre sous-jacente.

Spanish

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Record 36 2011-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A large "nonsorted polygon" characterized by borders of intersecting ice wedges occupying fissures in permafrost regions and formed by contraction of frozen ground. The fissured borders delineating the polygon may be ridges... or shallow troughs..., and are generally underlain by irregular masses of wedge-shaped ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Figure périglaciaire de dimensions variables (de quelques mètres à plus de cent mètres), dont le centre est relativement élevé ou déprimé.

Spanish

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Record 37 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A form of horizontal patterned ground whose mesh is tetragonal, pentagonal, or hexagonal. Its formation is favored by intensive frost action.

PHR

High-centered polygon, ice-wedge polygon, low-centered polygon, macro-scale polygon, micro-scale polygon, sand wedge polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Figure périglaciaire à 4, 5 ou 6 côtés, qui résulte des alternances gel-dégel.

PHR

Macropolygone, micropolygone, polygone à centre convexe, polygone à centre concave, polygone à coins de glace, polygone à coin de sable.

Spanish

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Record 38 2011-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A soil which is characterized by irregular (polygonal) prisms formed by intensive shrinkage of dispersed homogenous soil material.

OBS

This phenomenon may be observed both in torrid deserts and in the Arctic regions.

OBS

polygonal ground; polygonal soil; polygon ground; cellular soil : terms used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Sol typique des régions périglaciaires, et qui présente en plan des polygones, de quelques centimètres à quelques décimètres de côté, dessinés par des accumulations de débris rocheux ou par la végétation.

OBS

sol polygonal; terrain réticulé : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 39 2011-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
Key term(s)
  • Expérience océanographique dans l'Atlantique du Nord-Est

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
OBS

POLYGON por sus siglas en inglés.

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Record 40 2010-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
CONT

An area symbol represents a closed geographic surface feature, two-dimensional geometric region or a polygon.

OBS

area symbol background: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Structure constituée par la répétition régulière, soit d'un élément graphique, soit d'un symbole ou d'un ensemble de symboles, sur une surface délimitée [...]

OBS

Pour désigner : lac intermittent, toundra.

OBS

poncif : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 41 2010-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
CONT

Occurrence. Term used in the NatureServe CDC network to designate an area(point or map polygon) in which an element of biodiversity is, or was, present.... The occurrence may correspond to a single map polygon(line or observation point) or to a group of nearby polygons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

[...] placette-échantillon circulaire où l'on cueille des données de nature écologique.

OBS

Les renseignements qui y sont recueillis se regroupent sous neuf thèmes : description générale, caractéristiques topographiques, caractéristiques du sol, dépôt-drainage, profil du sol, peuplement observé, couvert, relevé de végétation, remarques.

Spanish

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Record 42 2009-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

... a polygon of n circuits which ends at the starting point after having served n centres.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

Un réseau polygonal est constitué par un polygone de n circuits se refermant sur lui-même après avoir desservi n centres.

Spanish

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Record 43 2009-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Materials Storage Equipment
DEF

A stacking lift truck with outriggers, fitted with a fork, the arms of which are loaded between the outriggers and where the load centre of gravity is always within the stability polygon. [Definition standardized by ISO. ]

CONT

The straddle truck can be considered a true non-counterbalanced vehicle because the load capacity and stability of this vehicle are obtained from outrigger arms that straddle the load, hence the name straddle truck. By maintaining the load within the wheelbase of the truck, a very small and stable vehicle is possible. Because the load must be contained between the straddles, this vehicle is not suited to extemely wide loads since the width across the straddles becomes excessive and increases the aisle requirement of the machine. Straddle trucks are available in both standup rider and walkie versions.

CONT

Narrow-Aisle (NA) Straddle Truck. Similar to stand-up CB (counterbalanced) lift truck, except outrigger arms straddle a load and are used to support the load instead of the counterbalance of the truck.

OBS

straddle truck: Not to be confused with "straddle carrier."

OBS

straddle truck: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

straddle type pallet stacking truck: term standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

Key term(s)
  • straddle lift truck
  • straddle pallet stacking truck
  • narrow-aisle straddle truck

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Matériel de stockage
DEF

Chariot élévateur gerbeur à longerons porteurs muni d'une fourche dont les bras sont placés entre ces longerons et pour lequel le centre de gravité de la charge se trouve toujours à l'intérieur du polygone de sustentation. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

chariot à fourche entre longerons : terme normalisé par l'ISO et par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 44 2009-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Mathematical Geography
DEF

An enclosed area(polygon) in which the user has a particular interest.

OBS

An AOI polygon can be created by placing a minimum of three points by using the Select by AOI tool and left clicking the mouse with the cursor over the map view or using the Define AOI tool and typing in coordinates.

OBS

area-of-interest (AOI): term and abbreviation used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Géographie mathématique
CONT

Comment rechercher un Centre d'intérêt (CI)? Un CI peut être un site quelconque, un endroit caractéristique, un lieu mémorable ou un établissement public et s'affiche sous forme d'icône sur la carte. Les CI sont regroupés par catégories, par exemple stations-service, parcs, plages et musées. Saisissez un CI à l'aide des écrans Destination, Recherche, Clavier et Aperçu, qui, lorsqu'ils sont utilisés conjointement, constituent l'assistant de saisie de CI.

OBS

centre d'intérêt (CI) : terme et abréviation en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 45 2008-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
CONT

The frequency polygon is drawn by plotting a point on the graph at the intersection of the midpoint of the interval and the height of the frequency. When the points are plotted, the dots are connected with lines, resulting in a frequency polygon.

OBS

In French, the term "fréquence" always refers to relative values. In English, the term frequency refers to absolute values unless otherwise specified or made clear by a context. The term frequency polygon, therefore, usually involves absolute values while the polygon involving relative values is called relative frequency polygon or percentage polygon.

OBS

A smoothed frequency polygon becomes a frequency curve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
CONT

En joignant par des segments de droite les milieux des côtés supérieurs des rectangles constituant l'histogramme (ces milieux ont pour abscisses les valeurs centrales des classes et pour ordonnées les effectifs correspondants) on obtient le polygone statistique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diagramas y gráficos estadísticos
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Record 46 2008-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A polygon outlined by sand wedges underlying its boundaries.

CONT

Sand-wedge polygons(tesselations) in the McMurdo Sound region, Antarctica...-A microrelief pattern of polygons 20 to 40 feet in diameter occurs in the perennially frozen ground of the glacierfree lowlands of the McMurdo Sound region... They are similar to ice-wedge polygons in the Arctic except that they are in ground devoid of vegetation and are outlined by textural changes in the soil between the inter-polygonal furrow and the enclosed polygonal areas. The term 'sand wedge’ polygon is here proposed for this widespread phenomenon.... Suggested origin of the polygons and sand wedges is similar to the origin of foliated ice wedges and polygons in the Arctic.

CONT

Much of the surface in the area now occupied by McMurdo Station was originally covered by sand-wedge polygons, which are ubiquitous periglacial features across the ice-free lowlands of McMurdo Sound.

OBS

sand wedge polygon : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Quant aux drumlins et autres dépôts de moraine de fond, ils sont affectés par un réseau de polygones à coins sableux.

OBS

polygone de coin de sable : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 47 2008-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
CONT

A dominant forest type was assigned to each forest polygon based on the Ministry of Forests digital forest cover data.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Subdivision d'un peuplement en fonction de limites géographiques ou administratives (bassin hydrographique, propriété, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 48 2007-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
CONT

When water seeps into the cracks in limestone gravel and freezes, it starts to sort the gravel. The larger pieces are sorted from the smaller pieces. This process continues year after year, frost after frost, until a frost polygon or stone stripes eventually form. Frost polygons are circles of gravel with the larger pieces sorted to the outside, forming a ring, and the smaller pieces on the inside. They are often mistaken for human-made structures such as tent rings and crop circles, however they are natural.

OBS

frost polygon : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
OBS

polygone gélival; polygone de gel : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 49 - external organization data 2006-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
13.02.32 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

propagation of a fill pattern throughout a polygonal area of a program-defined surface

OBS

polygon fill : term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-13 : 1996].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
13.02.32 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

propagation d'un motif de remplissage à l'intérieur d'une zone polygonale d'une surface définie par programme

OBS

remplissage de polygone : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-13:1996].

Spanish

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Record 50 2005-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Surveying Techniques

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Techniques d'arpentage

Spanish

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Record 51 2005-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique

Spanish

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Record 52 2004-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
OBS

tour à écroûter les lingots de section polygonale : Extrait de la norme NF-E60-000 reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 53 2003-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

The process of setting all the pixels in a polygon to one color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gráficos de computadora
DEF

Proceso usado por una cámara de gráficos, para llenar los espacios entre las líneas de exploración de una pantalla de visualización, a fin de darle a la imagen visualizada una apariencia más terminada.

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Record 54 2003-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Satellite Telecommunications
CONT

Previously, a simple formula was derived to determine the minimum coverage area gain that may be provided over a contoured-beam coverage polygon by an array-fed reflector antenna system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Télécommunications par satellite

Spanish

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Record 55 2003-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plane Geometry
  • Surveying
  • Mineralogy
DEF

In an irregular polygon, an interior angle that is greater than 180º and whose apex faces into the polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie plane
  • Arpentage
  • Minéralogie
CONT

E.si ces deux demi-droites ne sont pas portées par la même droite, une seule de ces deux portions est convexe: on l'appelle angle saillant. L'autre est l'angle rentrant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geometría plana
  • Agrimensura
  • Mineralogía
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Record 56 2003-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Cycling
DEF

A toothed wheel with an endless chain so that power can be transmitted or received e.g. in a bicycle.

CONT

The pitch-line of a long link chain-wheel must be a regular polygon of as many sides as there are teeth in the wheel.

Key term(s)
  • chain wheel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Cyclisme
DEF

Roue dentée sur laquelle égrène la chaîne de transmission et qui est solidaire des pédales par l'intermédiaire d'une manivelle.

CONT

Le cyclotouriste cherchera à réduire ses efforts, le triple plateau lui conviendra donc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Ciclismo
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Record 57 2002-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

An area of space delineated by a boundary composed of straight line segments.

OBS

Since the straight line segments are delineated by pairs of points, a polygon is ultimately stored in a vector system as a list of points(each with X and Y coordinate values), and the last point identical to the first.

OBS

Term and definition provided by the Canadian Hydrographic Service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Télédétection
DEF

Surface dans l'espace délimitée par des segments de droites.

OBS

Puisque les segments de droites sont définis par des paires de points, un polygone est ultimement stocké dans un système vectoriel sous forme d'une liste de points (chacun avec ses coordonnées suivant X et Y), le dernier point étant identique au premier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía matemática
  • Teledetección
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Record 58 2002-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plane Geometry
DEF

An n-sided, closed region of two-dimensional space defined by a loop of edges and vertices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie plane
DEF

Suite finie (M1, M2, ...,Mn) de points distincts d'un plan affine réel, où n est plus grand ou égal à 3, telle que trois points consécutifs de la suite (M1, M2, ..., Mn, M1) ne soient pas alignés.

PHR

Un polygone circonscrit une courbe, constitue les facettes du modèle, (peut) dégénérer en plusieurs morceaux.

PHR

Afficher, associer un polygone à une courbe de Bézier, balayer, calculer, construire, découper, décrire, définir, déterminer, générer, hachurer, parcourir, remplir un polygone, définir par polygones.

PHR

Polygone, concave, contenu, convexe, de contrôle, disjoint, englobant, fermé, intersectant, non simple, ouvert, plan, résultant, sécant.

PHR

Polygone de contrôle d'une courbe, polygone d'intersection.

PHR

Arête, découpage, détermination, génération, histoire, intensité d'un polygone, maille de polygones, sommet, test de recouvrement, tri, visualisation d'un polygone.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geometría plana
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Record 59 2002-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A closed figure consisting of straight lines joined end to end.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Figure géométrique qui a plusieurs angles et plusieurs côtés. Les polygones peuvent être convexes, concaves, réguliers, irréguliers, curvilignes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
DEF

Superficie plana limitada por las rectas de una línea quebrada y cerrada.

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Record 60 2002-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Surveys
  • Cartography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levés et relevés techniques (Arpentage)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Polygone tracé sur une surface, et dont les côtés sont des lignes géodésiques.

Spanish

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Record 61 2002-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plane Geometry
DEF

A surface formed by rays with a common origin, the vertex of the solid angle, and passing through a closed curve ...

OBS

A polyhedral angle is a special type of solid angle for which the curve is a polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie plane
DEF

Rapport de l'aire découpée sur un cercle de rayon R et de centre O par un cône de sommet O, mesuré en stéradians.

DEF

Figure formée par la rencontre en un point d'au moins trois plans.

CONT

Dans les gyroscopes libres (ou 2 axes), [delta] peut se déplacer, par rapport au boîtier, dans un angle solide entourant un axe Z lié au boîtier, appelé axe de zéro; dans certains cas, cet angle solide couvre tout l'espace, par exemple dans le gyroscope à toupie sphérique portée par champ électrique.

Spanish

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Record 62 2002-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plane Geometry
  • Surveying Techniques
  • Mathematical Geography
DEF

... in a regular polygon, the perpendicular dropped from the centre upon one of the sides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie plane
  • Techniques d'arpentage
  • Géographie mathématique
DEF

Perpendiculaire menée du centre sur un des côtés d'un polygone régulier.

Spanish

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Record 63 2001-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
  • Plane Geometry
DEF

A portion of space partly enclosed by three or more planes whose intersections meet in a vertex.

CONT

A polyhedral angle is a special type of solid angle for which the curve is a polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
  • Géométrie plane
DEF

Portion de l'espace partiellement enfermée par la rencontre de trois plans ou plus en un sommet.

CONT

Angle polyèdre de sommet O : Angle solide de sommet O dont une section plane est un polygone [...]

Spanish

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Record 64 2001-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

flat shading : the flat shading method is also called constant shading. For rendering, it assigns a uniform color throughout an entire polygon. This shading results in the lowest quality, an object surface with a faceted appearance and a visible underlying geometry that looks ’blocky’.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Méthode de coloriage élémentaire où une primitive (e.g. polygone élémentaire) est avec une seule couleur et de même intensité.

Spanish

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Record 65 2001-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

In practical graphics applications, one starts with a set of vertices for the polygon in user's co-ordinates. For the seed filling algorithm to work, first the borders have to be drawn using the border colour(normally, using Bresenham), after which an internal point has to be identified and then the seed filling algorithm executed. Filling algorithms can be used to determine areas of closed polygons at the raster level in terms of pixel numbers. The polygon is filled with a unique colour and then the number of pixels are counted which have this colour value in the frame buffer, or more efficiently within the min/max box of the polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
CONT

algorithme à germe par balayage de ligne.

Spanish

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Record 66 2001-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

In cartography and architecture CAD systems it is usually necessary to have the capability to draw "automatic polygons. "These are closed elements with an angle at every joined line. The number of sides is up to the designer. The simplest automatic polygon is a rectangle(placed at any angle). These symbols are used for roughly defining the outlines of houses, buildings, swimming pools, and other features on a map.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 67 2001-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

The simplest surface to define is a flat surface... A graphic element similar to a line string can be defined. This element can be called a surface polygon. This element sequentially defines the first through last point of the polygon's edge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
CONT

La limite d'un centre est définie comme étant le contour du polygone de surface minimum englobant tous les éléments rayonnants ou collecteurs existants ou projetés.

Spanish

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Record 68 2001-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
CONT

[Examples of] structural [molecular] models [are] the wire-frame model, [which] is the most simple and best known model, where the molecule is simply represented using colored vectors corresponding to the bonds, [the] similar model [called] the chicken-wire model, which represents surfaces by only drawing the vectors of the polygon mesh of the surface,... the ball-&-stick model, [...] the space-filling model [and] the stick model.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
CONT

[On compte parmi les] modèles structuraux [...] le modèle fil de fer, [qui est] le modèle à la fois le plus connu et le plus simple, où la molécule est représentée par des vecteurs colorés définissant les liaisons, [le] modèle similaire [appelé] modèle cage à poule [...] ou treillis, [...] utilisé pour représenter des surfaces [et où] on dessine uniquement les vecteurs des polygones définissant la surface, [...] le modèle boule-bâton, [...] le modèle compact [et] le modèle bâton.

Spanish

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Record 69 2001-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lasers and Masers
DEF

[A] laser beam shaping technique.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Masers et lasers
OBS

L'expression consacrée est balayage par rotation que l'on retrouve dans plusieurs domaines de l'activité humaine.

OBS

balayage par rotation.

Spanish

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Record 70 2000-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
CONT

Proximity analysis(buffer, distance calculation) A common spatial analytic procedure is the calculation of features within a certain distance(often radius) of another feature set, as in "show the parcels within 100 metres of the selected highway". This process can be a direct query which results in the selected elements(or grid-cells) being highlighted in another colour, or it may involve several command to first define the proximity polygon and then to query its intersection with other features.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique

Spanish

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Record 71 2000-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Elements
  • Floors and Ceilings
DEF

Stalactite- or honeycomb-like units used as a decorative device in islamic architecture.

DEF

Stalactite composition used in transition from polygon to circle.

CONT

Muqarnas is a sort of stalactite work, and an original Islamic design involving combinations of three-dimensional shapes, corbeling, etc. ...

CONT

... ’Muqarnas’ the stalactite-like elements so popular in the Islamic architecture.

OBS

See also "stalactite" (in the architectural field), which is a more general term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
  • Planchers et plafonds
DEF

Dans l'architecture islamique, éléments en forme de stalactites ou de nids d'abeilles, destinés à l'origine à répartir les poussées des voûtes et, singulièrement, à faire passer du plan carré de la salle au plan circulaire de la coupole.

Spanish

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Record 72 1999-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plane Geometry
DEF

The point opposite to the base of a(plane or solid) figure; the point in a curve or surface at which the axis meets it; an angular point, as of a triangle or polygon.

CONT

Parts of a polyhedron. Face: one of the plane polygons bounding the figure. Edge: a line segment formed by the intersection of two faces. Vertex: (plural, vertices): a point where three or more edges meet.

OBS

Compare with "apex".

Key term(s)
  • vertices

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie plane
DEF

Point commun à deux côtés consécutifs d'une ligne polygonale ou d'un polygone.

CONT

polyèdre : Solide de R³ limité par un ensemble fini E de polygones plans, appelés faces, tels que chaque côté d'un polygone quelconque de E soit commun avec un côté d'un autre polygone de E. Les sommets et les arêtes de ces polygones sont les sommets et les arêtes du polyèdre.

CONT

[...] 3 faces contiguës deux à deux concourent et convergent en un «sommet».

Spanish

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Record 73 1999-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A polygon that has seven interior angles(and seven sides).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 74 1999-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
OBS

A polygon that has six interior angles(and six sides).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 75 1999-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A polygon circumscribed by another figure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 76 1999-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A 12-sided polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 77 1999-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
OBS

A ten-sided polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 78 1999-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

An angle formed outside a polygon between one side and another side extended.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 79 1999-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

The angle between any two adjacent sides on the exterior of a triangle or polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Angle situé à l'extérieur d'une polygonale fermée.

Spanish

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Record 80 1999-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

The propagation of a fill pattern throughout a polygonal area of a program-defined surface.

OBS

polygon fill : term standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Propagation d'un motif de remplissage à l'intérieur d'une zone polygonale d'une surface définie par programme.

OBS

motif de remplissage : Arrangement répétitif d'éléments graphiques, générant des lignes ou une couleur, qui remplit une zone délimitée.

OBS

remplissage de polygone : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

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Record 81 1998-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
CONT

Graphical representations of relative frequency distributions can be obtained from the histogram or frequency polygon by simply changing the vertical scale from frequency to relative frequency, keeping exactly the same diagram. The resulting graphs are called relative frequency histograms or percentage histograms and relative frequency polygons or percentage polygons, respectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
Key term(s)
  • polygone de fréquence

Spanish

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Record 82 1998-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

Logical consistency is a measure of the degree to which data complies with the technical specification. Validating logical consistency way involve tests to check that table and file names are set out as in the Data Dictionary. Also included are graphical tests which check such things as intersections, polygon closure, minimum sizes of polygons and topological relationships.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 83 1998-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys
DEF

Something having an abrupt angle felt to resemble the hind leg of a dog.

CONT

Nonreversing Path ... In this case the path is carried out along "strips", the total path having a serpentine configuration. ... In the paths described above it is assumed that the "dogleg" is followed in going from point to point. ... An additional factor affecting both beeline and dogleg distances is lack of regularity of the road net ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
DEF

Ligne composée de segments de droites.

Spanish

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Record 84 1997-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
OBS

This concept does not seem to have a set terminological unit to designate it in the target language. The concept does exist in the English language, however, as the following text indicates :"A frequency polygon is a line graph of class frequency plotted against class mark. It can be obtained by connecting midpoints of the tops of the rectangles in the histogram.... the sum of the areas of the rectangles in the histogram equals the total area bounded by the frequency polygon and the X axis...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques
CONT

Polygones de fréquences déduit de l'histogramme. [...] Il suffit de joindre les milieux des sommets de chaque rectangle par des segments de droite [pour réaliser le] passage de l'histogramme à la courbe adoucie ou régularisée par rapport au polygone, dite courbe de fréquence. La courbe se construit en appliquant le principe dit de la conservation des aires. La régularisation opérée par la courbe de fréquence doit être telle que la somme des aires éliminées [...] soit égale à la somme des aires incorporées [...] de manière que l'aire comprise à l'intérieur de la courbe soit la même que l'aire de l'histogramme.

Spanish

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Record 85 1996-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

An output primitive consisting of a single polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 86 1996-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

The construction of a square whose area is equal to a definite integral.

CONT

One preoccupation of the Greeks was known as quadrature, or squaring : finding the area of a closed shape in the plane. The word quadrature refers to the nature of the problem : to express the area of any shape in terms of units of area-that is, squares. To the Greeks that meant the given shape had to be transformed into an equivalent one whose area could be found from fundamental principles.... The quadrature of any polygon follows immediately, because a polygon can always be dissected into triangles. Among the more intriguing... problems of mathematics has been the squaring of curved figures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
CONT

Les anciens Grecs ne calculaient pas les mesures des aires, mais les comparaient entre elles en déterminant leurs rapports. En particulier, ils comparaient les aires des surfaces à frontière curviligne aux aires des surfaces à frontière rectiligne. La quadrature d'une surface est étymologiquement la construction par la règle et le compas d'un carré ayant même aire que la surface considérée.

Spanish

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Record 87 1995-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A polyhedron having for its base a polygon and for its other faces triangles with a common vertex.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Polyèdre limité par un polygone plan, appelé base et dont les faces latérales sont des triangles ayant pour base les différents côtés du polygone.

Spanish

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Record 88 1995-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 89 1995-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 90 1995-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Census
Key term(s)
  • polygon sliver

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recensement
OBS

Néologisme propre à Statistique Canada.

OBS

Source(s) : Glossaire du recensement de 1991 - version du 31 mars 1995.

Spanish

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Record 91 1994-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

The literature includes two possibilities obtained by Davis J Knuth 1970 as variants of the dragon and called terdragons by them. Both use a standard polygon shaped like a Z with equal sides making angles of 60 °.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie
DEF

Variante du dragon de Harter-Heightway, générée par Davis et Knuth à partir d'un polygone standard dont les côtés égaux forment des angles de 60°.

Spanish

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Record 92 1994-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Biogeography
OBS

limits of a map unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Biogéographie
OBS

tracé des limites d'une unité pédologique sur une carte

Spanish

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Record 93 1993-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A set of polygons link up edge-to-edge through their vertices to form a complex surface.

OBS

This method is commonly used in modeling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Ensemble de polygones reliés entre eux par leurs sommets pour former une surface complexe.

OBS

Il s'agit d'une méthode très utilisée en modélisation.

Spanish

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Record 94 1992-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
CONT

... generalize the polygon data set to preset standard(equivalent to 0. 1 mm on manuscript)-this procedure reduces the amount of data to be stored and increases archive efficiency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie

Spanish

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Record 95 1991-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys
DEF

The polygonal line obtained by joining the points the abscissa of which is the upper limit on each class and the ordinate of which is the cumulative relative frequency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
DEF

Ligne polygonale obtenue en joignant les points ayant pour abscisse la limite supérieure de chaque classe et pour ordonnée la fréquence cumulée.

Spanish

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Record 96 1991-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 97 1990-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

One possible method of filling the interior or a polygon specified by a fill area primitive. The interior is filled with an arrangement of one or more sets of parallel lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
OBS

Voir hachurage.

Spanish

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Record 98 1990-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Computer Graphics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 99 1990-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Computer Graphics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 100 1990-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Computer Graphics
OBS

Justification proposed by Intergraph : Any reference file element that overlaps its rectangular view-aligned attachment polygon will be included in the processing without clipping it to the attachment polygon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Infographie

Spanish

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