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WOOD-ANDERSON TORSION SEISMOMETER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geophysics
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Wood-Anderson torsion seismometer
1, record 1, English, Wood%2DAnderson%20torsion%20seismometer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Wood-Anderson seismometer 2, record 1, English, Wood%2DAnderson%20seismometer
correct
- torsion seismometer 2, record 1, English, torsion%20seismometer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An] instrument for recording the Earth's horizontal movements over a short distance during an earthquake. 1, record 1, English, - Wood%2DAnderson%20torsion%20seismometer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Instead of a pendulum, the motion generated when this instrument was shaken by an earthquake came from the rotation of a small, copper, inertial mass (C) affixed to a thin wire under high tension (T), hence the name torsion seismometer. 2, record 1, English, - Wood%2DAnderson%20torsion%20seismometer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géophysique
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sismomètre Wood-Anderson
1, record 1, French, sismom%C3%A8tre%20Wood%2DAnderson
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sismomètre de torsion 2, record 1, French, sismom%C3%A8tre%20de%20torsion
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument qui permet d'enregistrer, sur une courte distance, les mouvements horizontaux de la Terre pendant un séisme. 3, record 1, French, - sismom%C3%A8tre%20Wood%2DAnderson
Record 1, Key term(s)
- séismomètre de torsion
- séismomètre Wood-Anderson
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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