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ADHERENT EXTERIEUR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- point
1, record 1, English, point
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Single specific location with no extension in space; geometric element determined by ordered set of coordinates. 2, record 1, English, - point
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- point
1, record 1, French, point
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le plus petit élément d’un espace affine, qui y représente une position. 1, record 1, French, - point
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
point adhérent, affine, anguleux, asymptote, attractif, catastrophique, double, elliptique, extérieur, fixe, hyperbolique, imaginaire, infini, intérieur, invariant, isolé, ordinaire, parabolique, polaire, régulier, répulsif, simple, singulier, stationnaire. 1, record 1, French, - point
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
point d’accumulation, d’attraction, de bifurcation, de discontinuité, de Fermat, de frontière, d’équilibre, de rebroussement, d’inflexion, selle. 1, record 1, French, - point
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-06-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Swimming
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- boundary layer 1, record 2, English, boundary%20layer
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Thin zone immediately adjoining the surface of a body moving through a fluid and in which there is a viscous deformation. 1, record 2, English, - boundary%20layer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The boundary layer, which is actually composed of a number of very thin layers, always holds a velocity gradient; this means that each successive layer moves at a greatest speed than the previous one. 1, record 2, English, - boundary%20layer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Natation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- couche limite
1, record 2, French, couche%20limite
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- couche-limite 2, record 2, French, couche%2Dlimite
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couche de fluide située entre les molécules de fluide qui sont le plus près du corps du nageur et qui adhèrent à celui-ci et la limite où la vitesse du fluide atteint la vitesse du fluide dans l'écoulement extérieur au corps; mince couche de fluide dans laquelle la vitesse est constante. 1, record 2, French, - couche%20limite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La traînée de frottement est directement liée à la notion de couche limite. En effet, la couche limite définit la valeur de la résistance ou traînée de frottement du corps. 1, record 2, French, - couche%20limite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1980-05-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Organized Recreation (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- non employee member 1, record 3, English, non%20employee%20member
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(CNRA); (association récréative); (ARCN) - (T-102-1); juin 1972. 1, record 3, English, - non%20employee%20member
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Loisirs organisés (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- adhérent de l'extérieur 1, record 3, French, adh%C3%A9rent%20de%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1979-08-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Fungi and Myxomycetes
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- resupinate
1, record 4, English, resupinate
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
attached to the matrix by the back, the hymenium facing outward. 1, record 4, English, - resupinate
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Champignons et myxomycètes
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- résupiné
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9supin%C3%A9
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot résupiné s’applique en mycologie [supérieure] au chapeau quand dépourvu de tout pied, il est entièrement adhérent au support et plaqué contre lui, présentant sa partie fertile à l'extérieur, dans la direction opposée audit support. 1, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9supin%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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