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LUNAISON [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-12-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Moon (Astronomy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lunar night
1, record 1, English, lunar%20night
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The greatest challenge accepted by the design team was to enable operations throughout the extremely cold and dark lunar night, an unprecedented goal in planetary exploration. 2, record 1, English, - lunar%20night
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lune (Astronomie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nuit lunaire
1, record 1, French, nuit%20lunaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aucune atmosphère ne venant absorber le rayonnement solaire, les températures à la surface lunaire atteignent des valeurs extrêmes : elles passent d’un maximum de + 127 °C(Soleil au zénith) à un minimum de-173 °C(nuit lunaire) au cours d’une même lunaison. 2, record 1, French, - nuit%20lunaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-03-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mixed tide 1, record 2, English, mixed%20tide
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- marée mixte
1, record 2, French, mar%C3%A9e%20mixte
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Marée qui est semidiurne pendant une partie de la lunaison et diurne pendant l'autre. 1, record 2, French, - mar%C3%A9e%20mixte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- marea mixta
1, record 2, Spanish, marea%20mixta
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-11-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Astrology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lunation
1, record 3, English, lunation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The complete cycle of phase changes from one new Moon to the next is called lunation. 2, record 3, English, - lunation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
if you were born at the time of a New Moon (called a "lunation" in astrology) 3, record 3, English, - lunation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Astrologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lunaison
1, record 3, French, lunaison
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
espace de temps compris entre deux nouvelles lunes consécutives. 2, record 3, French, - lunaison
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cycle complet de la lune s’appelle une lunaison. 3, record 3, French, - lunaison
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1983-09-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- crescent moon
1, record 4, English, crescent%20moon
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A new moon occurs when the moon is at conjunction and the nearside is totally unilluminated by the sun. As the moon moves eastwards in its orbit around the earth, the sunrise terminator crosses the nearside from east to west to produce a crescent moon. 1, record 4, English, - crescent%20moon
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- croissant
1, record 4, French, croissant
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On convient de faire commencer la lunaison quand la Lune est en conjonction avec le Soleil, donc invisible. C'est la Nouvelle Lune. Son fin croissant apparaît peu après. 1, record 4, French, - croissant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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