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HIJA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- daughter
1, record 1, English, daughter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A human female having the relation of child to parent. A human female descended from remote ancestors: female descendant: girl or woman of a given lineage. 1, record 1, English, - daughter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fille
1, record 1, French, fille
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne du sexe féminin considérée par rapport à sa filiation : a) Par rapport à son père et à sa mère ou à l'un des deux seulement b) Par rapport à ses origines (famille, race, nation...). (Au regard du sexe) Enfant du sexe féminin. 1, record 1, French, - fille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Antropología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hija
1, record 1, Spanish, hija
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2011-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Nuclear Physics
- Chemistry
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- daughter
1, record 2, English, daughter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- daughter product 2, record 2, English, daughter%20product
correct, standardized
- daughter nuclide 3, record 2, English, daughter%20nuclide
correct, see observation
- daughter radionuclide 4, record 2, English, daughter%20radionuclide
correct, see observation
- daughter radioactive nuclide 5, record 2, English, daughter%20radioactive%20nuclide
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nuclide, stable or radioactive, formed by radioactive decay of another nuclide, which in this context is called the parent. 6, record 2, English, - daughter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
decay chain: A succession of radionuclides, each one formed by the decay of the previous one. In a radioactive decay chain the decaying nuclide is termed the "mother" radionuclide and the nuclide it decays to is termed the "daughter" nuclide. 7, record 2, English, - daughter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Holmes & Holmes ... give a simple summary of the theory of how ages are deduced from the radioactive decay of an unstable parent isotope to a more stable isotope of a different element (daughter) ... the parent-daughter relationships ... are of major interest for dating rocks and ores. 8, record 2, English, - daughter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Nuclide" is here an elliptic term. Strictly speaking, it is not a synonym for "radionuclide," which is a specific: a radioactive nuclide. 5, record 2, English, - daughter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
daughter product: term standardized by ISO in 1997. 9, record 2, English, - daughter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Physique nucléaire
- Chimie
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- produit de filiation
1, record 2, French, produit%20de%20filiation
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- nucléide issu par filiation 2, record 2, French, nucl%C3%A9ide%20issu%20par%20filiation
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- radionucléide produit par filiation 3, record 2, French, radionucl%C3%A9ide%20produit%20par%20filiation
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- radionucléide de filiation 4, record 2, French, radionucl%C3%A9ide%20de%20filiation
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- descendant 5, record 2, French, descendant
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- descendant radioactif 6, record 2, French, descendant%20radioactif
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- nucléide radioactif de filiation 7, record 2, French, nucl%C3%A9ide%20radioactif%20de%20filiation
correct, masculine noun
- élément de filiation 4, record 2, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20filiation
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Tout] nucléide qui suit un radionucléide spécifié dans une chaîne de désintégration. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 8, record 2, French, - produit%20de%20filiation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle produits de filiation les différents produits des désintégrations successives à partir du nucléide radioactif initial, appelé «père»; tous ces produits forment une «famille radioactive». 9, record 2, French, - produit%20de%20filiation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «nucléide» possède un sens plus large que «radionucléide» qui ne se rapporte qu'aux nucléides radioactifs. Il est ici employé comme synonyme elliptique, acceptable lorsque le contexte est suffisamment clair. 7, record 2, French, - produit%20de%20filiation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
descendant; descendant radioactif : termes normalisés par l'ISO en 1997. 10, record 2, French, - produit%20de%20filiation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
- Física nuclear
- Química
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- hijo radiactivo
1, record 2, Spanish, hijo%20radiactivo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- descendiente 2, record 2, Spanish, descendiente
correct, masculine noun
- descendiente radiactivo 3, record 2, Spanish, descendiente%20radiactivo
correct, masculine noun
- núclido descendiente 4, record 2, Spanish, n%C3%BAclido%20descendiente
correct, masculine noun
- nucleido descendiente 5, record 2, Spanish, nucleido%20descendiente
correct, masculine noun
- nucleido de filiación 6, record 2, Spanish, nucleido%20de%20filiaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
- producto de filiación 5, record 2, Spanish, producto%20de%20filiaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
- producto radiactivo descendiente 6, record 2, Spanish, producto%20radiactivo%20descendiente
masculine noun
- radionúclido descendiente 7, record 2, Spanish, radion%C3%BAclido%20descendiente
correct, masculine noun
- radionúclido hijo 7, record 2, Spanish, radion%C3%BAclido%20hijo
correct, masculine noun
- sucesor radiactivo 8, record 2, Spanish, sucesor%20radiactivo
masculine noun
- hija radiactiva 9, record 2, Spanish, hija%20radiactiva
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2, Key term(s)
- núclido de filiación
- núclido radiactivo de filiación
- núclido radiactivo descendiente
- nucleido radiactivo descendiente
- radionucleido descendiente
- radionucleido hijo
- nucleido radiactivo de filiación
- núclido hijo
- nucleido hijo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-07-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Breeding
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- daughter
1, record 3, English, daughter
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The female offspring. 1, record 3, English, - daughter
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Amélioration génétique des animaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fille
1, record 3, French, fille
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'estimation de la valeur génétique additive d'un individu est faite à partir des performances d'un échantillon aléatoire de sa descendance. [...] Pour une héritabilité de 0,3, ce qui est le cas de la production laitière, une quarantaine de filles permettent d'estimer la valeur génétique additive de leur père [...] 1, record 3, French, - fille
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mejoramiento genético de animales
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- hija
1, record 3, Spanish, hija
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-01-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- daughter chromatid 1, record 4, English, daughter%20chromatid
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chromatide fille
1, record 4, French, chromatide%20fille
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- cromátida hija
1, record 4, Spanish, crom%C3%A1tida%20hija
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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