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ASTEROID [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- asteroid
1, record 1, English, asteroid
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a large, rocky body that orbits a star and is too small to be considered a planet ... 2, record 1, English, - asteroid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- astéroïde
1, record 1, French, ast%C3%A9ro%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corps céleste de faible volume, sans lumière propre, décrivant une orbite elliptique de faible excentricité autour d'un astre, spécialement autour du Soleil. 2, record 1, French, - ast%C3%A9ro%C3%AFde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Astronomía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- asteroide
1, record 1, Spanish, asteroide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] cuerpo menor del sistema solar que orbita alrededor del Sol [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - asteroide
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- astroid
1, record 2, English, astroid
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- asteroid 1, record 2, English, asteroid
correct
- tetracuspid 1, record 2, English, tetracuspid
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The hypocycloid of four cusps. 1, record 2, English, - astroid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- as de carreau
1, record 2, French, as%20de%20carreau
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cubo-cycloïde 1, record 2, French, cubo%2Dcyclo%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
- astroïde 1, record 2, French, astro%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hypocycloïde à quatre rebroussements. 1, record 2, French, - as%20de%20carreau
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hypocycloïde : Courbe engendrée par un point du cercle qui roule sans glisser à l'intérieur d'un cercle fixe. 2, record 2, French, - as%20de%20carreau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-08-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- asteroid
1, record 3, English, asteroid
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Star-shaped. 1, record 3, English, - asteroid
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- astéré
1, record 3, French, ast%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ressemblant à un Aster. 1, record 3, French, - ast%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aster : Plante herbacée, généralement vivace, dont il existe de nombreuses espèces. 2, record 3, French, - ast%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-03-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- asteroid
1, record 4, English, asteroid
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A member of the subclass Asteroidea], having generally hollow arms which contain large lobes of body cavity and enclosed organs; radial canals located on outside of skeleton Ordovician-Recent. 1, record 4, English, - asteroid
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Astéride
1, record 4, French, Ast%C3%A9ride
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] Stelléride présentant la structure étoilée typique, et formé, en principe, de cinq branches, les «bras», réunies au niveau d'une partie centrale plane, le «disque». 1, record 4, French, - Ast%C3%A9ride
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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