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NUBE RADIACTIVA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radioactive Contamination
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- atomic cloud
1, record 1, English, atomic%20cloud
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- radioactive cloud 2, record 1, English, radioactive%20cloud
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The mixture of hot gases, smoke, dust and other particulate matters from the bomb itself and from the environment, which is carried aloft in conjunction with the rising ball of fire produced by the detonation of a nuclear weapon. 1, record 1, English, - atomic%20cloud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
radioactive cloud: term officially recognized by the Emergency Preparedness Committee. 3, record 1, English, - atomic%20cloud
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution par radioactivité
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nuage radioactif
1, record 1, French, nuage%20radioactif
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Amas de] vapeurs à haute température, [de] fumée, [de] poussières et [d'autres] particules de matière de la bombe elle-même et de ce qui l'entoure, qui sont aspirées vers le haut avec la boule de feu ascendante produite par l'explosion d'un engin nucléaire. 2, record 1, French, - nuage%20radioactif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nuage radioactif : terme adopté par le comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie de la protection civile. 3, record 1, French, - nuage%20radioactif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación por radioactividad
- Física atómica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nube radiactiva
1, record 1, Spanish, nube%20radiactiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nube de partículas sólidas radiactivas formada como consecuencia de una explosión nuclear. 1, record 1, Spanish, - nube%20radiactiva
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