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BRACHISTOCHRONE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brachistochrone
1, record 1, English, brachistochrone
noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brachistochrone
1, record 1, French, brachistochrone
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Route aérienne à durée minimum. 1, record 1, French, - brachistochrone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pilotaje y navegación aérea
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- braquistocrono
1, record 1, Spanish, braquistocrono
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- brachistochrone
1, record 2, English, brachistochrone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a curve in which a body starting from a point and acted on by an external force will reach another point in a shorter time than by any other path. 1, record 2, English, - brachistochrone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brachistochrone
1, record 2, French, brachistochrone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- brachystochrone 1, record 2, French, brachystochrone
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe que doit suivre un corps pesant pour parvenir d'un point à un autre dans le moindre temps possible, la vitesse au point de départ étant nulle. 1, record 2, French, - brachistochrone
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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