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COORDENADA NATURAL [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Meteorology
DEF

An orthogonal system of curvilinear coordinates used to describe fluid motion and consisting of an axis t tangent to the instantaneous velocity vector and an axis n normal to this velocity vector to the left in the horizontal plane, to which a vertically directed axis z may be added for description of three-dimensional flow.

Key term(s)
  • natural coordinate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Météorologie
DEF

Système orthogonal de coordonnées curvilignes utilisé dans la description des mouvements de fluides et qui se compose d'un axe t tangent au vecteur de vitesse instantanée et d'un axe n normal à ce vecteur sur la gauche dans le plan horizontal, auxquels on peut ajouter un axe vertical z pour la description d'un flux tridimensionnel.

Key term(s)
  • coordonnée naturelle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
  • Meteorología
DEF

Sistema ortogonal de coordenadas curvilíneas utilizado para describir movimientos de fluidos y que se compone de un eje t tangente al vector de velocidad instantánea y de un eje n normal a ese vector de velocidad a la izquierda del plano horizontal, a los que puede añadirse un eje vertical z para la descripción de un flujo tridimensional.

Key term(s)
  • coordenada natural
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