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EQUIDISTANCIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-09-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cartography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contour interval
1, record 1, English, contour%20interval
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines. 2, record 1, English, - contour%20interval
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contour interval: term and definition standardized by NATO. 3, record 1, English, - contour%20interval
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
contour interval: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 4, record 1, English, - contour%20interval
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cartographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équidistance des courbes de niveau
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quidistance%20des%20courbes%20de%20niveau
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- équidistance 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9quidistance
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
- équidistance des courbes 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9quidistance%20des%20courbes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Écart d'altitude constant entre deux courbes de niveau sur une carte. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quidistance%20des%20courbes%20de%20niveau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
équidistance : terme normalisé par l'OTAN. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quidistance%20des%20courbes%20de%20niveau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
équidistance : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quidistance%20des%20courbes%20de%20niveau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cartografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- equidistancia
1, record 1, Spanish, equidistancia
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Distancia que media, verticalmente, entre los planos horizontales representados por dos curvas de nivel consecutivas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - equidistancia
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