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CUBIC SYSTEM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- isometric system
1, record 1, English, isometric%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cubic system 1, record 1, English, cubic%20system
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the six crystal systems, characterized by four threefold aces of symmetry as body diagonals in a cubic unit cell of the lattice. 1, record 1, English, - isometric%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It comprises five crystal classes or point groups. 1, record 1, English, - isometric%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système cubique
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20cubique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le cinquième système [...] possède fondamentalement 3 axes orthogonaux entre eux, mais ici tous d'ordre 4. En plus, nous trouverons 6 axes d'ordre 2 qui sont situés deux par deux et perpendiculaires entre eux : ils seront placés à 45° des axes d'ordre 4. En plus se définissent des axes d'ordre 3 [...] Tous les axes sont concourants en un centre de symétrie. 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20cubique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema cúbico
1, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20c%C3%BAbico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Sistema cristalino que] tiene tres ejes que unen el centro de las caras opuestas y que forman entre sí ángulos de 90°[,] otros 4 ejes unen los vértices opuestos [y] 6 ejes unen el punto medio de las aristas opuestas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sistema%20c%C3%BAbico
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-08-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Translation (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cubic system
1, record 2, English, cubic%20system
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Landscape ecology focuses on changes in ecosystem diversity over larger regions, including all the inputs and outputs from such (cubic) systems and changes over time. 1, record 2, English, - cubic%20system
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- système tridimensionnel
1, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20tridimensionnel
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L' écologie des paysages a pour objet les changements qui surviennent dans la diversité des écosystèmes d'une grande région et notamment les intrants et extrants de ces systèmes tridimensionnels et leur évolution dans le temps. 1, record 2, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20tridimensionnel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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