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SINUSOIDAL [1 record]

Record 1 2002-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Radioelectricity
  • Wind Energy
DEF

Varying in proportion to the sine of an angle or time function (e.g., ordinary alternating current).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Radioélectricité
  • Énergie éolienne
CONT

Sinusoïdal : toute fréquence se traduit par une oscillation représentée par une sinusoïde de plus ou moins grande amplitude.

OBS

"Grandeur sinusoïdale" est un terme normalisé par le CEI (50-05, 1956, p. 5).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acústica (Física)
  • Radioelectricidad
  • Energía eólica
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