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UNIAXE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- uniaxial interference figure
1, record 1, English, uniaxial%20interference%20figure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- uniaxial figure 2, record 1, English, uniaxial%20figure
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For uniaxial crystals, the interference figure consists of two intersecting black bars - or, as they are called, isogyres - that form a cross ... This cross is concentric with a series of circles ... If white light is the illuminant, [the circles] represent circular distributions of the interference colors ..., the inner circles being marked by increasingly lower order colors. 1, record 1, English, - uniaxial%20interference%20figure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- figure d'interférence uniaxe
1, record 1, French, figure%20d%27interf%C3%A9rence%20uniaxe
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le cas d’un cristal uniaxe, examiné dans la direction de l'axe optique, il se produit une figure d’interférence ressemblant à une croix noire avec des cercles colorés [...] 2, record 1, French, - figure%20d%27interf%C3%A9rence%20uniaxe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- calcite
1, record 2, English, calcite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- glass tiff 2, record 2, English, glass%20tiff
correct, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral consisting of calcium carbonate crystallized in hexagonal form, clearing readily into rhombohedrons, and including besides common limestone chalk, marble dogtooth spar, iceland spar, stalactites, and stalagmites. 3, record 2, English, - calcite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: CaCO3 4, record 2, English, - calcite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Calcite nodule. 5, record 2, English, - calcite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- calcite
1, record 2, French, calcite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carbonate naturel de calcium cristallisé [...] qui constitue la gangue de nombreux filons. 2, record 2, French, - calcite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La calcite a servi à l'établissement des lois fondamentales de la cristallographie. Elle est rhomboédrique. Ses formes sont très nombreuses dans la nature. Citons, parmi les plus fréquentes : le rhomboèdre, le scalénoèdre, le prisme hexagonal. Elle possède trois clivages parallèles aux faces d’un rhomboèdre. Sa densité est 2, 71 et sa dureté 3. C'est un cristal uniaxe négatif présentant une forte biréfringence(spath d’Islande). La craie est une variété de calcite. On trouve également la calcite dans les stalactites, les stalagmites, le marbre blanc de Carrare et de Paros, l'albâtre calcaire-dont l'onyx d’Algérie est une variété-, la pierre lithographique [...] 2, record 2, French, - calcite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Nodule de calcite. 3, record 2, French, - calcite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : CaCO3 4, record 2, French, - calcite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- calcita
1, record 2, Spanish, calcita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depósito mineral de carbonato cálcico cristalino. 2, record 2, Spanish, - calcita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La calcita es uno de los minerales más comunes, dado que es el constituyente de la creta y el de la ganga que acompaña a muchos minerales en sus filones. [...] La calcita cristaliza en el sistema romboédrico y sus cristales generalmente incoloros, suelen ser muy birrefringentes [...] 3, record 2, Spanish, - calcita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: CaCO3 4, record 2, Spanish, - calcita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-10-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- uniaxial
1, record 3, English, uniaxial
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- monoaxial 2, record 3, English, monoaxial
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of] crystals having one direction of apparent isotropy, i.e., one optic axis, corresponding to the unique direction of axial symmetry in the hexagonal, trigonal, and tetragonal crystal systems. 3, record 3, English, - uniaxial
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- uniaxe
1, record 3, French, uniaxe
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- monoaxe 2, record 3, French, monoaxe
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d’un cristal possédant un seul axe optique, comme les cristaux des systèmes quadratique et hexagonal. 3, record 3, French, - uniaxe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un tel milieu est dit «monoaxe» ou «uniaxe», car il a une seule direction d’isotropie. Il y a monoréfringence suivant cette direction qui est l'axe optique. 2, record 3, French, - uniaxe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les cristaux qui, comme la calcite, possèdent un seul axe optique sont appelés «uniaxes». Ils appartiennent aux systèmes tétragonal, hexagonal ou rhomboédrique. 4, record 3, French, - uniaxe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-05-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- uniaxial negative
1, record 4, English, uniaxial%20negative
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "uniaxial positive." 2, record 4, English, - uniaxial%20negative
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- uniaxe négatif
1, record 4, French, uniaxe%20n%C3%A9gatif
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Cristal uniaxe négatif. 2, record 4, French, - uniaxe%20n%C3%A9gatif
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-11-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Physics of Solids
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- induced anisotropy
1, record 5, English, induced%20anisotropy
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Physique des solides
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- anisotropie induite
1, record 5, French, anisotropie%20induite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans de nombreux alliages peu ordonnés ainsi que dans divers ferrites de structure cristalline cubique contenant des ions métalliques divers, on peut provoquer une anisotropie magnétique uniaxe en recuisant l'échantillon dans un champ magnétique. 2, record 5, French, - anisotropie%20induite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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