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PICTORIAL SYMBOLISATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
DEF

The use of symbols which convey the visual character of the features they represent.

OBS

pictorial symbolization: term and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • pictorial symbolisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Manière de représenter, à l'aide de signes conventionnels, les détails marquants d'une carte.

OBS

représentation conventionnelle : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cartografía
DEF

Empleo de símbolos que expresan las características visuales de los objetos que representan.

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