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IDEOGRAMA [2 records]

Record 1 2011-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Language (General)
DEF

In a natural language, a graphic character that represents an object or a concept and associated sound elements.

CONT

... the glyphs covering so many of the Maya ruins ... were ... ideographs, signs conveying the ideas but not the sounds of a language.

OBS

Ex.: A Chinese ideogram or a Japanese Kanji.

OBS

ideogram; ideographic character: terms standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
DEF

Dans un langage naturel, caractère graphique représentant un objet, ou une notion et les éléments sonores associés.

OBS

Ex. : Un idéogramme chinois ou un caractère Kanji en japonais.

OBS

idéogramme : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gráficos de computadora
  • Lingüística (Generalidades)
DEF

En el lenguaje natural, es un carácter gráfico que representa un objeto o un concepto con los sonidos relacionados a los mismos.

CONT

Un ideograma chino o japonés.

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Record 2 1994-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
DEF

Carte schématique du cerveau sur laquelle sont reportées les mesures des débits sanguins à la surface du cortex.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
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