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COURBE ARCHIMEDE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Design
- Plane Geometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spiral of Archimedes
1, record 1, English, spiral%20of%20Archimedes
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Archimedes' spiral 1, record 1, English, Archimedes%27%20spiral
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Archimedes' spiral is a plane curve generated by a point moving uniformly around and away from a fixed point. In order to define this curve more specifically, it can be said that it is generated by a point moving uniformly along a straight line while the line revolves with uniform angular velocity about a fixed point. 2, record 1, English, - spiral%20of%20Archimedes
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dessin industriel
- Géométrie plane
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spirale d'Archimède
1, record 1, French, spirale%20d%27Archim%C3%A8de
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] trajectoire décrite par un point se déplaçant uniformément sur une droite qui tourne autour d’un de ses points d’un mouvement uniforme. 2, record 1, French, - spirale%20d%27Archim%C3%A8de
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La spirale d’Archimède est une courbe plane engendrée par un point tournant autour d’un centre, de telle sorte que la distance au centre croît uniformément avec l'angle [...] Le pas d’une spirale d’Archimède est la distance comprise entre deux spires consécutives [...] On dit qu'une spirale d’Archimède tourne à droite lorsque le point s’éloigne du centre en tournant dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre, elle tourne à gauche dans le cas contraire. 3, record 1, French, - spirale%20d%27Archim%C3%A8de
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La spirale d’Archimède est définie par le pas [...] et par le sens d’enroulement. 4, record 1, French, - spirale%20d%27Archim%C3%A8de
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] la spirale d’Archimède [est] caractérisée par la constance de la largeur du tour, donc par l’accroissement de son rayon vecteur suivant une progression arithmétique [...] 5, record 1, French, - spirale%20d%27Archim%C3%A8de
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-02-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- superficial curve
1, record 2, English, superficial%20curve
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- courbe superficielle
1, record 2, French, courbe%20superficielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une courbe est dite linéaire si sa dimension est 1, et "superficielle" si sa dimension est supérieure à 1. Par exemple, une spirale logarithmique est linéaire alors qu'une spirale d’Archimède est superficielle. 2, record 2, French, - courbe%20superficielle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-02-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- linear curve
1, record 3, English, linear%20curve
proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- courbe linéaire
1, record 3, French, courbe%20lin%C3%A9aire
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une courbe est dite linéaire si sa dimension est l [.... ] Par exemple, une spirale logarithmique est linéaire alors qu'une spirale d’Archimède est superficielle. 1, record 3, French, - courbe%20lin%C3%A9aire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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