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INTENSITY [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- intensity
1, record 1, English, intensity
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The magnitude of the perceived sensation 1, record 1, English, - intensity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
intensity: Term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - intensity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- intensité
1, record 1, French, intensit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Degré (magnitude) de la sensation perçue 2, record 1, French, - intensit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
intensité : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - intensit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-01-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- intensity 1, record 2, English, intensity
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- intensité
1, record 2, French, intensit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-01-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Pigments and Colours (Arts)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- intensity
1, record 3, English, intensity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The degree] of brightness or dullness of a colour. 2, record 3, English, - intensity
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Simply stated, some colors are strong and some weak; the quality by which we distinguish between them is intensity. 3, record 3, English, - intensity
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
You will learn a lot from the mere making of the chart, and when it is finished it will prove a valuable reference from which you can discover, at any time at a glance, the hue and intensity of each of your colors in full strength and as diluted. 3, record 3, English, - intensity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- intensité
1, record 3, French, intensit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
D'une manière générale, c'est le degré de force qu'a une couleur, une lumière, une tonalité. 2, record 3, French, - intensit%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il a également fallu faire attention à l'intensité des ombres, en particulier des ombres portées, et les rehausser en fin de travail. 3, record 3, French, - intensit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-06-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Photography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- intensity
1, record 4, English, intensity
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The level of brightness emitted by a cathode-ray tube. 2, record 4, English, - intensity
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Photographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- brillance
1, record 4, French, brillance
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gráficos de computadora
- Fotografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- intensidad
1, record 4, Spanish, intensidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nivel de brillantez emitido por un tubo de rayos catódicos. 1, record 4, Spanish, - intensidad
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En la mayoría de los dispositivos de visualización, la intensidad puede controlarse manipulando un conmutador. 1, record 4, Spanish, - intensidad
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-05-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- intensity
1, record 5, English, intensity
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vague term often loosely applied in malariology with reference to the degree of severity of symptoms, the level of parasite density, morbidity or parasite rates, vector densities, etc. 1, record 5, English, - intensity
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Should preferably be replaced by a precise term indicating the relevant measurement. 1, record 5, English, - intensity
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- intensité
1, record 5, French, intensit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme vague, souvent utilisé de façon imprécise en paludologie pour qualifier la gravité des symptômes, la densité parasitaire, le taux de morbidité, l'indice plasmodique, la densité anophélienne etc. 1, record 5, French, - intensit%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il y a avantage à le remplacer par une expression précisant le phénomène en cause. 1, record 5, French, - intensit%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- intensidad
1, record 5, Spanish, intensidad
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-05-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- intensity
1, record 6, English, intensity
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- intensité
1, record 6, French, intensit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Intensité de la sélection) : exprime la supériorité des individus sélectionnés par rapport à leur population d'origine. 2, record 6, French, - intensit%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estadística
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- intensidad
1, record 6, Spanish, intensidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-11-24
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Energy (Physics)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- intensity
1, record 7, English, intensity
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Candela [is] the International System (SI) unit of luminous intensity. One candela is one lumen per steradian. 2, record 7, English, - intensity
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Énergie (Physique)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- intensité
1, record 7, French, intensit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Flux énergétique ou lumineux rayonné par une source dans une direction déterminée. 1, record 7, French, - intensit%C3%A9
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'intensité énergétique s'exprime en Watt par stéradian (W.sr-1). L'intensité lumineuse en candela. 1, record 7, French, - intensit%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Óptica
- Energía (Física)
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- intensidad
1, record 7, Spanish, intensidad
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1985-10-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- intensity 1, record 8, English, intensity
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In seismology, intensity ... refers to the degree of shaking at a specified place. Usually it is expressed by means of an adopted arbitrary scale, which for many years was the Rossi-Forel scale of ten degrees. This has been gradually replaced by successive versions of the Mercalli scale of 12 degrees. 1, record 8, English, - intensity
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- intensité
1, record 8, French, intensit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il ne faut cependant pas sous-estimer l'intérêt de l'"étude macrosismique", fondée sur la détermination (...) de l'"intensité" du séisme, c'est-à-dire de l'importance des effets constatés ou ressentis. 1, record 8, French, - intensit%C3%A9
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
De nombreuses échelles d'intensité ont été utilisées, parmi elles l'échelle Rossi-Forel (RF), en dix degrés (...), l'échelle Mercalli modifiée (MM) en douze degrés (...) 1, record 8, French, - intensit%C3%A9
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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