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SHORT WAVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-08-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Telecommunications
- Radio Waves
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- high frequency
1, record 1, English, high%20frequency
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- HF 2, record 1, English, HF
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- decametric wave 3, record 1, English, decametric%20wave
correct
- shortwave 4, record 1, English, shortwave
avoid
- SW 5, record 1, English, SW
avoid
- SW 5, record 1, English, SW
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The frequency band between 3 and 30 MHz. 6, record 1, English, - high%20frequency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the communication spectrum of frequencies or wavelengths, that portion which lies between 3 and 30 megahertz (MHz) or between 1 and 10 decametres (dam). 7, record 1, English, - high%20frequency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Designations are classed as follows - 1. ITU band designator: 7; 2. American designator and name: HF - high frequency; 3. Metric subdivision: decametric waves. 7, record 1, English, - high%20frequency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
decametric wave: term usually used in the plural. 8, record 1, English, - high%20frequency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
high frequency; HF: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee; term and abbreviaton officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG), by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces and by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 9, record 1, English, - high%20frequency
Record 1, Key term(s)
- decametric waves
- short wave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Télécommunications
- Ondes radioélectriques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- onde décamétrique
1, record 1, French, onde%20d%C3%A9cam%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- f.dam 1, record 1, French, f%2Edam
correct, feminine noun
- fréquence décamétrique 1, record 1, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20d%C3%A9cam%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
- HF 2, record 1, French, HF
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- HF 2, record 1, French, HF
- O.dam 1, record 1, French, O%2Edam
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- bande décamétrique 1, record 1, French, bande%20d%C3%A9cam%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
- B.dam 1, record 1, French, B%2Edam
correct, feminine noun
- haute fréquence 3, record 1, French, haute%20fr%C3%A9quence
correct, feminine noun, obsolete, standardized, officially approved
- HF 4, record 1, French, HF
correct, feminine noun, obsolete, standardized, officially approved
- HF 4, record 1, French, HF
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le spectre des rayonnements radioélectriques, les fréquences ou longueurs d'ondes qui occupent la bande située entre 3 et 30 mégahertz (MHz) ou entre 1 et 10 décamètres (dam). 5, record 1, French, - onde%20d%C3%A9cam%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les désignations, dans les divers systèmes de classement, sont les suivantes - 1) Désignation de l'UIT : 7; 2) Désignation américaine : HF; 3) Nomenclature adoptée pour la langue française - a) subdivision métrique : ondes décamétriques, b) abréviation métrique de la bande de fréquences : B.dam; 4) Appellations et abréviation désuètes et déconseillées : ondes courtes, hautes fréquences, OC. 5, record 1, French, - onde%20d%C3%A9cam%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «haute fréquence» et l'abréviation «HF» sont ambiguës et doivent être évitées si possible, car ce sont les équivalents désuets des termes anglais «radio frequency (RF)» et «high frequency (HF)», c'est-à-dire deux notions différentes. 5, record 1, French, - onde%20d%C3%A9cam%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les ondes courtes s'étendent sur une gamme plus grande que les ondes décamétriques. 5, record 1, French, - onde%20d%C3%A9cam%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
onde décamétrique : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 6, record 1, French, - onde%20d%C3%A9cam%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
haute fréquence; HF : terme et abréviation normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne et uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes, par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre, par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI), par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 7, record 1, French, - onde%20d%C3%A9cam%C3%A9trique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ondes décamétriques
- Bdam
- Odam
- fdam
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teledetección
- Telecomunicaciones
- Ondas radioeléctricas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- alta frecuencia
1, record 1, Spanish, alta%20frecuencia
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- HF 2, record 1, Spanish, HF
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- frecuencia alta 3, record 1, Spanish, frecuencia%20alta
correct, feminine noun
- HF 4, record 1, Spanish, HF
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radiofrecuencia comprendida entre los 3 y los 30 megahertz. Corresponde a longitudes de onda entre 10² y 10m. Se designa como HF. 3, record 1, Spanish, - alta%20frecuencia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
alta frecuencia; HF: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 5, record 1, Spanish, - alta%20frecuencia
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-06-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- short wave
1, record 2, English, short%20wave
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- minor wave 2, record 2, English, minor%20wave
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distortion of the atmospheric circulation of a smaller scale than the long waves on which it is superposed and through which it moves. 3, record 2, English, - short%20wave
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A short wave moves in the same direction as that of the prevailing basic current through the troposphere. The angular wave number of short waves ranges between eight and twenty. 2, record 2, English, - short%20wave
Record 2, Key term(s)
- short-wave
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- onde courte
1, record 2, French, onde%20courte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Perturbation de la circulation atmosphérique d'échelle moindre que celle des grandes ondes, auxquelles elle se superpose et le long desquelles elle se déplace. 1, record 2, French, - onde%20courte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- onda corta
1, record 2, Spanish, onda%20corta
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deformación de la circulación atmosférica en escala menor que la de las ondas largas, a las que superpone y entre las cuales se desplaza. 1, record 2, Spanish, - onda%20corta
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