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SPIRAL [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spiral
1, record 1, English, spiral
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A simple curve in the plane which continuously winds about itself either into some point or out from some point. 2, record 1, English, - spiral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
exponential, logarithmic spiral. 3, record 1, English, - spiral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
spiral convexity, galaxy templates, motion. 3, record 1, English, - spiral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
spiral of Archimedes, spiral of Bernoulli. 3, record 1, English, - spiral
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spirale
1, record 1, French, spirale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe plane qui, tout en effectuant des révolutions autour d'un point fixe ou d'un pôle d'attraction, s'en écarte de plus en plus. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
La spirale descend, domine, s'enroule, s'étend, évolue, forme des démons, manque de place, monte, naît. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
absorber, décrire, discrétiser, engendrer, générer, interpréter, itérer, rectifier, randoniser une spirale. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
spirale analytique, autosimilaire, brisée, convexe, discrète, équiangulaire, exponentielle, fractale, hélicoïdale, hyperbolique, labyrinthique, logarithmique, multilinéaire, parabolique, sinusoïdale, sphérique, unidimensionnelle. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 PHR
spirale d'Archimède, de Bernoulli (lemniscate, spira mirabilis), de Cornu (clothoïde), de Cotes, de Descartes, de Fermat, de Mendès-France (nouille de Tasmanie), de Norwich, de Sturm, de Théodorus, de Toricelle, en ressort. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 PHR
dynamique, équation, foyer, invariance, itération, limite, méandres, mouvement, pavage, reconnaisseur, rectification, texture de spirale. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-03-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Postal Service Operation
- Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
- Machinery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spiral
1, record 2, English, spiral
officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spiral: term officially approved by the Postal Mechanization Terminology Standardizing Committee. 2, record 2, English, - spiral
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation postale
- Timbres et oblitération
- Machines
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spirale
1, record 2, French, spirale
feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
du tasseur amortisseur. 2, record 2, French, - spirale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
spirale : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie de la mécanisation postale. 2, record 2, French, - spirale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-08-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- spiral
1, record 3, English, spiral
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To go and especially to rise or fall in a spiral course. 2, record 3, English, - spiral
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With the absence of closed recycling loops in streams, one mechanism for controlling nutrient and energy losses via hydrologic transport is through regulation of outflow losses by stream biota. Nutrients and energy are released at one point in a stream become available as resources (i.e. stabilized inputs) at points further down the topographic gradient. Thus, resources are successfully "spiraled" down the stream rather than "recycled" in place. ... thus, it can be hypothesized that streams are "spiralling" or cascading systems in which the retention time and efficiency of resources utilization are maximized through control by specialized functional groups down the stream continuum. 3, record 3, English, - spiral
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Toxic contaminants are also "spiraled" down the stream and their effects might last significantly longer in the stream ecosystem than if they were just transported downstream with the water. 3, record 3, English, - spiral
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Because winds spiral anticlockwise into these cells the net transport of water is outward. 4, record 3, English, - spiral
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- circuler en spirale
1, record 3, French, circuler%20en%20spirale
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- spiraler 2, record 3, French, spiraler
proposal, see observation
- aller en spirale 3, record 3, French, aller%20en%20spirale
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comme les vents circulent en spirale dans le sens contraire des aiguilles d'une montre dans ces cellules, le transport net d'eau s'effectue vers l'extérieur. 1, record 3, French, - circuler%20en%20spirale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spiraler : Proposition à partir du verbe intransitif "spiraler" défini ainsi dans le Grand Robert : 1- Prendre la forme d'une spirale. 2- En parlant d'un planeur, s'élever dans un courant d'origine thermique, en décrivant des spirales. D'autres expressions pourraient peut-être aussi être utilisées : «se déplacer spiralement"»(le long du cours d'eau), à partir de l'adverbe «spiralement» défini ainsi dans le Grand Robert : En spirale. [Ex. :] Nous descendons spiralement dans un vortex d'infamie [...]. On indique cependant que «spiralement» est rarement employé. Ou encore : Les polluants «décrivent des mouvements spiraloïdes» (le long du cours d'eau), d'après «spiraloïde», défini ainsi : En forme de spirale. [Ex. :] Mouvement spiraloïde. 2, record 3, French, - circuler%20en%20spirale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-03-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Synchronized Swimming
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- spiral
1, record 4, English, spiral
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Technique/tactics. 2, record 4, English, - spiral
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Figures, category IV. 3, record 4, English, - spiral
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Nage synchronisée
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- spirale
1, record 4, French, spirale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Technique/tactique. 2, record 4, French, - spirale
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Figures, catégorie IV. 3, record 4, French, - spirale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Natación sincronizada
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- espiral
1, record 4, Spanish, espiral
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Figuras, categoría IV. 2, record 4, Spanish, - espiral
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-01-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Gymnastics and Trampoline
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- spiral
1, record 5, English, spiral
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Artistic gymnastics term. 2, record 5, English, - spiral
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Technique/tactics. 2, record 5, English, - spiral
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Gymnastique et trampoline
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- spirale
1, record 5, French, spirale
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme de gymnastique artistique. 1, record 5, French, - spirale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Technique/tactique. 1, record 5, French, - spirale
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gimnasia y acrobacias sobre cama elástica
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- espiral
1, record 5, Spanish, espiral
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-08-30
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Skating
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- spiral
1, record 6, English, spiral
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An arabesque upon a curved edge decreasing in radius. 2, record 6, English, - spiral
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Patinage
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- spirale
1, record 6, French, spirale
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Une arabesque sur une courbe dont le rayon diminue. 2, record 6, French, - spirale
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce terme appartient au patinage artistique. 3, record 6, French, - spirale
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-08-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- North American Football
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- spiral 1, record 7, English, spiral
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Football nord-américain
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- spirale
1, record 7, French, spirale
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1995-09-21
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Dance
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- spiral 1, record 8, English, spiral
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A spiral is a twist from the waist. 1, record 8, English, - spiral
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Danse
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- spirale
1, record 8, French, spirale
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La spirale est un mouvement de rotation de la colonne vertébrale autour de son axe. 1, record 8, French, - spirale
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1994-08-04
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- spiral
1, record 9, English, spiral
correct, verb
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- spiraler
1, record 9, French, spiraler
correct, verb
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Décrire une spirale montante ou descendante. 1, record 9, French, - spiraler
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 PHR
L'attracteur cyclique spirale, la courbe spirale, le point spirale vers un autre, la trajectoire spirale vers l'attracteur. 1, record 9, French, - spiraler
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 PHR
spiraler de/vers. 1, record 9, French, - spiraler
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1993-12-29
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- spiral
1, record 10, English, spiral
adjective
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- hélicoïdal 1, record 10, French, h%C3%A9lico%C3%AFdal
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En forme d'hélice. 1, record 10, French, - h%C3%A9lico%C3%AFdal
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1993-01-19
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Epidermis and Dermis
- Police
Record 11, Main entry term, English
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
at the ends of the fingers the ridges, form "spirals". 1, record 11, English, - spiral
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Épiderme et derme
- Police
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- spirale
1, record 11, French, spirale
feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
à l'extrémité des doigts, les crêtes forment des "spirales". 1, record 11, French, - spirale
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1992-11-12
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- spiral pattern 1, record 12, English, spiral%20pattern
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- spirale
1, record 12, French, spirale
feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Symbole de poursuite qui, grossissant à l'écran, permet de retrouver le dernier point utilisé. 1, record 12, French, - spirale
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Air Transport
Record 13, Main entry term, English
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
airplane maneuver 1, record 13, English, - spiral
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Transport aérien
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- spirale
1, record 13, French, spirale
feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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