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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2010-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Operation of Electrical Facilities
OBS

oscillation: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Exploitation d'installations électriques
OBS

oscillation : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
OBS

Technique/tactics - throwing events.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
OBS

Technique/tactique - lancers.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

The oscillation of a real-valued function at a point x is the limit of the oscillation of the function on the interval [x-e,x+e] as e approaches zero.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

The variation, usually with time, of the magnitude of a quantity with respect to a specified reference when the magnitude is alternately greater and smaller than some mean value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Variation, habituellement en fonction du temps, de l'intensité par rapport à une valeur de référence prescrite, lorsque l'intensité varie autour d'une certaine valeur moyenne.

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)

Spanish

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Record 6 1988-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airborne Forces
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

Pendulum-like swinging of the suspended load beneath the inflated canopy [of a parachute]. Usually the result of trapped air escaping under the lower lateral band.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aéroportées
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
DEF

Ballottement de la charge suspendue sous la voilure gonflée [d'un parachute], habituellement dû à l'air qui s'échappe sous le bord d'attaque.

Spanish

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Record 7 1978-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

A variation, usually with time, of the magnitude of a quantity with respect to a specified reference when the magnitude is alternately greater and smaller than the reference.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

Une variation, habituellement avec le temps, de la valeur d'une quantité par rapport à une référence donnée lorsque la valeur est alternativement plus grande et plus petite que la référence.

Spanish

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