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PRISMATIC [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prismatic
1, record 1, English, prismatic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of a] crystal shaped like a prism with flat sides and a pointy termination or end. 2, record 1, English, - prismatic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Prismatic crystals are usually elongated in one direction. 3, record 1, English, - prismatic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prismatique
1, record 1, French, prismatique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Allongé selon une direction et aboutissant à une forme de prismes qui seront soit des «baguettes» (prismes peu allongés), soit des «aiguilles» (prismes très allongés). 2, record 1, French, - prismatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La morphologie est la structure externe des cristaux du minéral (cubique, octaédrique, prismatique, par exemple). 3, record 1, French, - prismatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prismatique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Section des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - prismatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-04-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- prismatic
1, record 2, English, prismatic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of a] soil structure type having prismlike aggregates that have vertical axes much longer than the horizontal axes. 1, record 2, English, - prismatic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prismatique
1, record 2, French, prismatique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Qualifie un] type de structure du sol formé d'agrégats dont l'axe vertical est beaucoup plus long que l'axe horizontal. 1, record 2, French, - prismatique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-09-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Pigments and Colours (Arts)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- prismatic
1, record 3, English, prismatic
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of colours] distributed by or as if by a transparent prism. 2, record 3, English, - prismatic
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
They came to realize that the brilliance of light could be rendered by allowing the spectator's eye to reconstruct it from the prismatic colours of which it was composed. 3, record 3, English, - prismatic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- prismatique
1, record 3, French, prismatique
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit des couleurs aperçues à travers le prisme optique. 1, record 3, French, - prismatique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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