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CRITICAL SIZE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- critical size
1, record 1, English, critical%20size
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- optimum size 2, record 1, English, optimum%20size
correct
- optimal size 3, record 1, English, optimal%20size
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The average size of the fish in a year class at the time when the instantaneous rate of natural mortality equals the instantaneous rate of growth in weight for the year class as a whole. 2, record 1, English, - critical%20size
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taille critique
1, record 1, French, taille%20critique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- taille optimale 1, record 1, French, taille%20optimale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Taille moyenne des poissons d'une même classe d'âge au moment où le taux instantané de mortalité naturelle égale le taux instantané de croissance, en poids, pour l'ensemble de la classe d'âge. 1, record 1, French, - taille%20critique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-07-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- critical size
1, record 2, English, critical%20size
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The minimum physical dimensions of a reactor or an assembly which can be made critical for a specified geometrical arrangement and material composition. 2, record 2, English, - critical%20size
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
critical size: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997. 3, record 2, English, - critical%20size
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- taille critique
1, record 2, French, taille%20critique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dimensions physiques minimales du cœur d'un réacteur ou d'un assemblage permettant de le rendre critique pour une disposition géométrique et une composition matérielle déterminées. 2, record 2, French, - taille%20critique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
taille critique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 1997. 3, record 2, French, - taille%20critique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
taille critique : terme publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 juin 2004. 3, record 2, French, - taille%20critique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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