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DECIMILLIMETRIC WAVES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radio Waves
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tremendously high frequency
1, record 1, English, tremendously%20high%20frequency
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- THF 1, record 1, English, THF
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- decimillimetric waves 2, record 1, English, decimillimetric%20waves
correct
- submillimetre wavelengths 3, record 1, English, submillimetre%20wavelengths
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the communication spectrum of frequencies or wavelengths, that portion which lies between 300 and 3000 gigahertz (GHz) or between 0.1 and 1 millimetre (mm). Designations are classed as follows - 1. ITU band designator: 12; 2. American designator and name: THF - tremendously high frequency; 3. Metric subdivision: decimillimetric waves. 4, record 1, English, - tremendously%20high%20frequency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The above definition was derived from data found in federal Standard - 1037, Glossary of Telecommunication Terms, Advance Copy, 1980, and ITT - Reference Data for Radio Engineers, Fifth Edition, 1973. 4, record 1, English, - tremendously%20high%20frequency
Record 1, Key term(s)
- decimillimetric wave
- submillimetre wavelength
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ondes radioélectriques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ondes décimillimétriques
1, record 1, French, ondes%20d%C3%A9cimillim%C3%A9triques
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fréquence décimillimétrique 1, record 1, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20d%C3%A9cimillim%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
- bande décimillimétrique 1, record 1, French, bande%20d%C3%A9cimillim%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
- THF 2, record 1, French, THF
feminine noun, Canada
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 300 et 3000 gigahertz (GHz) ou entre 0,1 et 1 millimètre. Les désignations, dans les divers systèmes de classement, sont les suivantes - 1) Désignation de l'UIT : 12; 2) Désignation américaine : THF; 3) Nomenclature adoptée pour la langue française - a) subdivision métrique : ondes décimillimétriques, b) abréviation métrique de la bande de fréquences : B.dmm. 2, record 1, French, - ondes%20d%C3%A9cimillim%C3%A9triques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La définition ci-dessus est basée sur les données obtenues d'un tableau publié dans le journal officiel de la République française, livraison du 24 juin 1982. 2, record 1, French, - ondes%20d%C3%A9cimillim%C3%A9triques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans certains contextes opérationnels, il faudra tolérer l'abréviation américaine «THF», cependant il importe de rappeler qu'on souvent utilisé cette abréviation pour désigner «très haute fréquence», terme déconseillé ainsi que son abréviation dans ce sens. 2, record 1, French, - ondes%20d%C3%A9cimillim%C3%A9triques
Record 1, Key term(s)
- onde décimillimétrique
- Odmn
- Bdmn
- fdmn
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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