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AIR RESISTANCE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ballistics
- Small Arms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air resistance
1, record 1, English, air%20resistance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The impeding effect of the air on the passage of a projectile ... 1, record 1, English, - air%20resistance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Air resistance includes the direct resistance of the air on the ogive of the projectile and the effect of drag on the base of the projectile. 1, record 1, English, - air%20resistance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Balistique
- Armes légères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- résistance de l'air
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sistance%20de%20l%27air
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Effet de freinage de l'air sur le passage d'un projectile [...] 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9sistance%20de%20l%27air
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La résistance de l'air comprend la résistance directe de l'air sur l'ogive du projectile et l'effet de traînée sur le culot du projectile. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9sistance%20de%20l%27air
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
résistance de l'air : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9sistance%20de%20l%27air
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- air resistance
1, record 2, English, air%20resistance
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- ra 2, record 2, English, ra
see observation
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Since our model employs a single layer of vegetation, there is only one pair of air resistors to consider within the vegetation canopy: one between the leaf surface and the surrounding air and another between the ground surface and the interleaf air spaces. After that, the ground fluxes and leaf fluxes join and move above the canopy through air resistance at the top and above the canopy, called ra; this resistance, like all resistances we have see thus far, decreases with increasing wind speed. 3, record 2, English, - air%20resistance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The transpiration flux must pass through several resistors between the interior of the leaf and the airstream above the plant canopy. First is the resistance imposed by the leaf skin, then the air resistance in the leaf boundary layer, and finally the air resistance between the interleaf air spaces and the atmosphere above the plant canopy. 2, record 2, English, - air%20resistance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- résistance à l'air
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9sistance%20%C3%A0%20l%27air
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Évapotranspiration] Cette disponibilité en eau dépend de l'ensemble des résistances qui s'opposent au transfert de la vapeur d'eau depuis les sites de vaporisation jusqu'à l'air libre, c'est-à-dire : .la résistance de l'air, ra, depuis le sommet de la végétation, ou de la surface du sol si celui-ci est nu, jusqu'à un niveau de référence dans l'air libre; cette résistance dépend de la vitesse du vent, de la hauteur de la végétation et de la rugosité de la surface supérieure du couvert végétal [...] 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9sistance%20%C3%A0%20l%27air
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-08-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- air resistance
1, record 3, English, air%20resistance
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Returning to the Earth involves the problem of decreasing the spacecraft's great speed. To do this, an orbiting spacecraft uses small rockets to redirect its flight path into the upper atmosphere. This action is called de-orbit. A spacecraft returning to the Earth from the moon or from another planet also aims its path to skim the upper atmosphere. Air resistance then provides the rest of the necessary deceleration (speed reduction). 1, record 3, English, - air%20resistance
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- résistance atmosphérique
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9sistance%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-07-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paper Manufacturing Processes
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- air resistance
1, record 4, English, air%20resistance
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The resistance of air to passage through paper. 1, record 4, English, - air%20resistance
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Fabrication du papier
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- résistance au passage de l'air
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9sistance%20au%20passage%20de%20l%27air
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porosimètre à air : Instrument servant à mesurer la résistance qu'offre un papier au passage de l'air. 1, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9sistance%20au%20passage%20de%20l%27air
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Air Transport
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- air resistance 1, record 5, English, air%20resistance
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Transport aérien
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- résistance à l'avancement
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9sistance%20%C3%A0%20l%27avancement
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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