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TROCHOID [4 records]

Record 1 2011-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

[Refers to a] moderately steep conical [corallite], having an apical angle of approximately 40 degrees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

La forme simple [...] du polypier [d'un Tétracoralliaire] est dite «trochoïde» [lorsqu'il a] un angle apical de 40° [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

A compact trochoid oil pump is driven by the timing belt, and cooling is by engine-driven fan ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 3 1978-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Botany
DEF

Wheel shaped, capable of rotating motion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Botanique
DEF

Qui est en forme de roue, tournant sur son axe.

Spanish

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Record 4 1977-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[A trochoid foraminiferal test is] spirally coiled in [a] conical form (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Il s'agit d'un test de Foraminifère dont] les loges sont enroulées autour d'un axe, suivant une spire hélicoïdale (...). Ces tests sont dissymétriques, biconvexes, plan-convexes avec une face plus ou moins développée.

Spanish

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