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CENTROSPHERE [2 records]

Record 1 2002-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
  • Biotechnology
DEF

The cytoplasm of the centrosome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
  • Biotechnologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Citología
  • Biotecnología
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Record 2 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
  • Tectonics
DEF

The interior of the Earth, beneath the lithosphere, including both the mantle and the core.

OBS

However, it is sometimes used to refer to only the core or only the mantle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
  • Tectonique
DEF

Partie intérieure du globe terrestre, caractérisée par sa densité élevée.

CONT

Il y a [...] nécessité d'avoir en profondeur un corps très dense (notion de barysphère). Peu à peu s'implantait l'idée d'une structure du globe avec une enveloppe légère (le manteau d = 2 à 3) entourant un noyau lourd (d = 7 à 10) [...]

Spanish

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