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SECCION TRANSVERSAL ABSORCION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- effective area
1, record 1, English, effective%20area
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- capture area 2, record 1, English, capture%20area
correct
- receiving cross section 3, record 1, English, receiving%20cross%20section
correct
- effective receiving cross section 3, record 1, English, effective%20receiving%20cross%20section
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a given direction, the ratio of the power available at the terminals of a receiving antenna to the power per unit area of a plane wave incident on the antenna from that direction, polarized coincident with the polarization that the antenna would radiate. 4, record 1, English, - effective%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The area of the antenna elements that intercept radio signals. 5, record 1, English, - effective%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
effective area: term and definition standardized by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 6, record 1, English, - effective%20area
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aire équivalente
1, record 1, French, aire%20%C3%A9quivalente
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aire de captation 1, record 1, French, aire%20de%20captation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- surface effective 2, record 1, French, surface%20effective
avoid, feminine noun
- surface de captation 2, record 1, French, surface%20de%20captation
avoid, feminine noun
- surface équivalente 2, record 1, French, surface%20%C3%A9quivalente
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quotient de la puissance disponible aux bornes d'une antenne utilisée à la réception par la densité surfacique de puissance d'une onde électromagnétique plane incidente de direction donnée, de même polarisation que celle de l'onde qui serait émise par cette antenne si elle était utilisée à l'émission; si la direction n'est pas spécifiée, le quotient correspond à celle pour laquelle la puissance fournie est maximale. 2, record 1, French, - aire%20%C3%A9quivalente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aire équivalente; aire de captation : termes et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR. 3, record 1, French, - aire%20%C3%A9quivalente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- superficie efectiva
1, record 1, Spanish, superficie%20efectiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- superficie de captación 1, record 1, Spanish, superficie%20de%20captaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- área efectiva 1, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A1rea%20efectiva
correct, feminine noun
- sección transversal de absorción 1, record 1, Spanish, secci%C3%B3n%20transversal%20de%20absorci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cociente de la potencia máxima que una antena de recepción adaptada a un receptor radioeléctrico determinado puede sustraer a una onda plana incidente, por la densidad de potencia de la onda radioeléctrica. 1, record 1, Spanish, - superficie%20efectiva
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