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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- natrolite
1, record 1, English, natrolite
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- natrolith 2, record 1, English, natrolith
less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tectosilicate mineral species belonging to the zeolite group [and consisting of] a hydrated sodium and aluminium silicate. 3, record 1, English, - natrolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Natrolite is a common and popular zeolite mineral. Its radiating sprays of ice clear acicular crystals are not exclusive to natrolite but they are a hallmark of this mineral. Natrolite can make a fine specimen in itself but it often is an accessory to other minerals and can enhance the beauty of associated minerals such as apophyllite, heulandite, benitoite and others. 4, record 1, English, - natrolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
natrolite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - natrolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: Na2Si3Al2O10•2H2O 5, record 1, English, - natrolite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- natrolite
1, record 1, French, natrolite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- natrolithe 2, record 1, French, natrolithe
feminine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral (silicate) du système cristallin orthorhombique, du groupe des zéolites, aciculaire, fibreux. 3, record 1, French, - natrolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les zéolites fibreuses, la natrolite(du grec «natron», soude, et «lithos», pierre) est la plus fréquente. C'est un tectosilicate, dans lequel une partie de la silice est remplacée par de l'alumine. [...] La symétrie est de type orthorhombique. 4, record 1, French, - natrolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
natrolite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - natrolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : Na2Si3Al2O10•2H2O 5, record 1, French, - natrolite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- natrolita
1, record 1, Spanish, natrolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aluminosilicato hidratado de sodio [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - natrolita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La natrolita] es una ceolita que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - natrolita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fórmula química: Na2Si3Al2O10•2H2O 2, record 1, Spanish, - natrolita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-11-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- zygomorphic
1, record 2, English, zygomorphic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of flower capable of being divided into two symmetrical halves only by a single longitudinal plane passing through the axis; also called bilaterally symmetrical. 2, record 2, English, - zygomorphic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Most irregular flowers are zygomorphic. 3, record 2, English, - zygomorphic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zygomorphe
1, record 2, French, zygomorphe
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de fleur qui peut être divisée en deux moitiés symétriques par un seul plan longitudinal passant par l’axe. 2, record 2, French, - zygomorphe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On dit aussi de ce type de fleur qu'elle a une symétrie bilatérale. 3, record 2, French, - zygomorphe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La plupart des fleurs irrégulières sont zygomorphes. 3, record 2, French, - zygomorphe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-02-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Radio Transmission and Reception
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- parabolic reflector
1, record 3, English, parabolic%20reflector
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- paraboloid reflector 2, record 3, English, paraboloid%20reflector
correct
- paraboloidal reflector 2, record 3, English, paraboloidal%20reflector
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An antenna reflector that is a portion of a parabolic revolution or curve. 3, record 3, English, - parabolic%20reflector
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Émission et réception radio
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réflecteur parabolique
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9flecteur%20parabolique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- réflecteur à parabole 2, record 3, French, r%C3%A9flecteur%20%C3%A0%20parabole
correct, masculine noun
- réflecteur paraboloïdal 3, record 3, French, r%C3%A9flecteur%20parabolo%C3%AFdal
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de réflecteur radar dont la surface est engendrée par une parabole tournant autour de son axe de symétrie. 3, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9flecteur%20parabolique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
- Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- reflector parabólico
1, record 3, Spanish, reflector%20parab%C3%B3lico
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reflector que forma parte de la superficie de una parabólica, generalmente de revolución. 1, record 3, Spanish, - reflector%20parab%C3%B3lico
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-07-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- symmetry
1, record 4, English, symmetry
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- invariance 2, record 4, English, invariance
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The property of a physical quantity or physical law of being unchanged by certain transformations or operations, such as reflection of spatial coordinates, time reversal, charge conjugation, rotations, or Lorentz transformations. 3, record 4, English, - symmetry
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- symétrie
1, record 4, French, sym%C3%A9trie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Équilibre formel, harmonie entre les parties d’un ensemble, habituellement mais pas nécessairement obtenue par la reproduction d’un même élément autour d’un axe, d’un point ou d’un plan. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans un système dynamique, chaque fois qu’on a une symétrie, une opération qui laisse invariant un phénomène, on peut lui associer systématiquement une grandeur physique qui reste invariante dans le déroulement du phénomène. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
La symétrie s’abaisse, apparaît, se brise, se complexifie, comprend des pôles de multiplicité, décrit un réseau, se dilue, disparaît, domine la physique contemporaine, indique l’harmonie des parties, se modifie, réduit des dimensions, se retrouve, se rompt, subsiste, se superpose, transparaît. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 PHR
appréhender, approcher, briser, conserver, créer, décrire, disperser, engendrer, obtenir, perdre, percevoir, posséder, présenter, rechercher la symétrie, réduire la symétrie à des rotations, rompre la symétrie. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 PHR
symétrie abstraite, achirale, affine, algébrique (cachée), apparente, approximative, axiale, bilatérale, centrale, circulaire, combinatoire, complète, cristalline, cristallographique, cyclique, cylindrique, discrète, dynamique, exacte, fondamentale, formelle, géométrique (évidente), héraldique, hexagonale, incomplète, interne, locale, macroscopique, métamérique, microscopique, non orthogonale, oblique, octogonale, ornementale, orthogonale, parfaite, partielle, pentagonale, planaire, point par point, pure, quinconciale, radiale, réflexive, rigide, rigoureuse, sagittale, secrète, spatiale, spatio-temporelle, sphérique, stricte, subtile, totale, vectorielle. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 PHR
symétrie à double report infini, symétrie dans un miroir, symétrie d’autosimilarité, de comportement, de couplage, de dilatation, de jauge, de lois, de phénomènes, de propriétés, de réflexion, de répliques, de rotation, des conditions initiales, d’espace-temps, de structure, de translation, de type image-miroir, d’ordre élevé, d’ordre n, en miroir, n/-n, symétrie par conjugaison de charge, par invariance d’échelle, par parité d’espace, par permutation, par rapport à un axe, par rapport à un plan, par réflexion, par renversement du sens du temps, symétrie sous déformation, sous dilatation. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 PHR
axe, brisure, cadre, centre, classe, code, conservation, degré, différence, dimension, écart, espace, groupe, jeu, loi, plan, principe, propriété, opérateur, rapport, rupture, théorie, transformation, valeur esthétique de la symétrie. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Gráficos de computadora
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- simetría
1, record 4, Spanish, simetr%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Correspondencia de dimensiones, forma y posición - respecto a un punto, línea o plano de referencia - de los elementos de un conjunto o de varios conjuntos entre sí. 1, record 4, Spanish, - simetr%C3%ADa
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-12-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- asymmetric nystagmus
1, record 5, English, asymmetric%20nystagmus
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- nystagmus asymétrique
1, record 5, French, nystagmus%20asym%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les mouvements des yeux sont généralement les mêmes pour les deux yeux [...] mais dans certains cas ils [...] montrent une symétrie dans l'amplitude et le type du mouvement des deux yeux mais dans des directions opposées(nystagmus asymétrique). 1, record 5, French, - nystagmus%20asym%C3%A9trique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 5, French, - nystagmus%20asym%C3%A9trique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1991-02-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mirror line 1, record 6, English, mirror%20line
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In mirror symmetry. 1, record 6, English, - mirror%20line
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- ligne miroir
1, record 6, French, ligne%20miroir
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le plan, il n’ existe qu'une seule symétrie de ce type qui est le miroir avec glissement d’une demi-fois la période dans la direction de la ligne miroir. 1, record 6, French, - ligne%20miroir
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1985-10-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Physics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- symmetry specie 1, record 7, English, symmetry%20specie
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... how the symmetry species of the normal coordinates determine the selection rules for the infra-red and Raman spectra. 2, record 7, English, - symmetry%20specie
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Physique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- type de symétrie
1, record 7, French, type%20de%20sym%C3%A9trie
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] La RI engendrée par les coordonnées normales [...] ayant la même fréquence fondamentale est appelée type de symétrie [...] 2, record 7, French, - type%20de%20sym%C3%A9trie
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1979-07-13
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- dispiration
1, record 8, English, dispiration
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Screw symmetry can be interpreted as a combination of translation and rotation operations, and it might seem that the corresponding defect if merely a combination of a dislocation and a disclination. Actually it is a distinct kind of structural defect, which has been given the name dispiration. 1, record 8, English, - dispiration
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- déspiralisation 1, record 8, French, d%C3%A9spiralisation
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut interpréter [la symétrie hélicoïdale] comme la combinaison d’une translation et d’une rotation autour d’un axe parallèle à cette translation; on pourrait en déduire que le défaut résultant est la combinaison d’une dislocation et d’une désinclinaison. En fait, il s’agit d’un défaut structural d’un tout autre type, appelé une déspiralisation. 2, record 8, French, - d%C3%A9spiralisation
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1977-02-28
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Hexacorallia
1, record 9, English, Hexacorallia
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- Hexacoralla 1, record 9, English, Hexacoralla
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A subclass of corals distinguished by their hexameral symmetry. 1, record 9, English, - Hexacorallia
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Hexacoralliaire
1, record 9, French, Hexacoralliaire
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) polypier [dont] la symétrie(...) est d’abord bilatérale(...) puis radiaire et du type 6, chez l'adulte.(...) Il y a encore de nombreux représentants dans la faune actuelle(...) 1, record 9, French, - Hexacoralliaire
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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