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TIERRA FIRME [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electronics
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- land return
1, record 1, English, land%20return
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wanted echoes received from the coastline by a ship-borne radar. 2, record 1, English, - land%20return
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
land return: term usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - land%20return
Record 1, Key term(s)
- land returns
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électronique
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écho de terre
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cho%20de%20terre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Écho produit par une côte sur le radar de bord d'un navire. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cho%20de%20terre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electrónica
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- eco de tierra firme
1, record 1, Spanish, eco%20de%20tierra%20firme
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Economics
- Physical Geography (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- global land area
1, record 2, English, global%20land%20area
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- land area of the globe 1, record 2, English, land%20area%20of%20the%20globe
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Économie environnementale
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- surface émergée du globe
1, record 2, French, surface%20%C3%A9merg%C3%A9e%20du%20globe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression «zone continentale du globe» est plus restreinte que la vedette. 1, record 2, French, - surface%20%C3%A9merg%C3%A9e%20du%20globe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía del medio ambiente
- Geografía física (Generalidades)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tierra firme
1, record 2, Spanish, tierra%20firme
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- superficie continental del planeta 1, record 2, Spanish, superficie%20continental%20del%20planeta
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-10-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Pollutants
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pollution from land 1, record 3, English, pollution%20from%20land
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2, record 3, English, - pollution%20from%20land
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Agents de pollution
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pollution provenant de la terre
1, record 3, French, pollution%20provenant%20de%20la%20terre
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture. 2, record 3, French, - pollution%20provenant%20de%20la%20terre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Agentes contaminantes
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- contaminación originada en tierra firme
1, record 3, Spanish, contaminaci%C3%B3n%20originada%20en%20tierra%20firme
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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