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MIRAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mirage
1, record 1, English, mirage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Optical refraction phenomenon in the atmosphere consisting essentially of steady or wavering, single or multiple, upright or inverted, vertically enlarged or reduced, images of distant objects which are displaced from their true positions. 2, record 1, English, - mirage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mirage
1, record 1, French, mirage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène optique de réfraction consistant essentiellement en la perception d'objets éloignés sous forme d'images stables ou vacillantes, simples ou multiples, droites ou renversées, agrandies ou réduites dans la verticale et déplacées de leurs positions réelles. 2, record 1, French, - mirage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
déformer, dilater, observer, réduire, visualiser un mirage. 3, record 1, French, - mirage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
mirage cosmique, inférieur, supérieur, terrestre. 3, record 1, French, - mirage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
grossissement, sphère, vue de mirage. 3, record 1, French, - mirage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- espejismo
1, record 1, Spanish, espejismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fenómeno de refracción óptica en la atmósfera que consiste fundamentalmente en la percepción de objetos alejados en forma de imágenes estables o temblorosas, simples o múltiples, derechas o invertidas, agrandadas o reducidas verticalmente y desplazadas de sus posiciones reales. 2, record 1, Spanish, - espejismo
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