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CLOTHOIDE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spiral
1, record 1, English, spiral
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A simple curve in the plane which continuously winds about itself either into some point or out from some point. 2, record 1, English, - spiral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
exponential, logarithmic spiral. 3, record 1, English, - spiral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
spiral convexity, galaxy templates, motion. 3, record 1, English, - spiral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
spiral of Archimedes, spiral of Bernoulli. 3, record 1, English, - spiral
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spirale
1, record 1, French, spirale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe plane qui, tout en effectuant des révolutions autour d’un point fixe ou d’un pôle d’attraction, s’en écarte de plus en plus. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
La spirale descend, domine, s’enroule, s’étend, évolue, forme des démons, manque de place, monte, naît. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
absorber, décrire, discrétiser, engendrer, générer, interpréter, itérer, rectifier, randoniser une spirale. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
spirale analytique, autosimilaire, brisée, convexe, discrète, équiangulaire, exponentielle, fractale, hélicoïdale, hyperbolique, labyrinthique, logarithmique, multilinéaire, parabolique, sinusoïdale, sphérique, unidimensionnelle. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 PHR
spirale d’Archimède, de Bernoulli(lemniscate, spira mirabilis), de Cornu(clothoïde), de Cotes, de Descartes, de Fermat, de Mendès-France(nouille de Tasmanie), de Norwich, de Sturm, de Théodorus, de Toricelle, en ressort. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 PHR
dynamique, équation, foyer, invariance, itération, limite, méandres, mouvement, pavage, reconnaisseur, rectification, texture de spirale. 2, record 1, French, - spirale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-11-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematical Geography
- Road Design
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- clothoid
1, record 2, English, clothoid
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Cornu spiral 2, record 2, English, Cornu%20spiral
correct
- double spiral 3, record 2, English, double%20spiral
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The clothoid is defined as the curve whose curvature is equal to its length. That is, the further the curve, the more curved it is. Such a curve is necessarily a spiral. 2, record 2, English, - clothoid
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
clothoid: term proposed by the World Road Association. 4, record 2, English, - clothoid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géographie mathématique
- Conception des voies de circulation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- clothoïde
1, record 2, French, clotho%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- spirale de Cornu 2, record 2, French, spirale%20de%20Cornu
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La clothoïde est une courbe utilisée sur les routes et les voies de chemin de fer pour raccorder une droite à un cercle. Cette courbe est plus connue sous la dénomination «spirale de Cornu». C'est la trajectoire suivie par une voiture qui roule à vitesse constante V et dont le conducteur tourne le volant à une vitesse aussi constante. 2, record 2, French, - clotho%C3%AFde
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
clothoïde : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route. 3, record 2, French, - clotho%C3%AFde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-12-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Types of Concrete
- Road Construction
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- spiral layout
1, record 3, English, spiral%20layout
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The road has a spiral layout and a convex parabolic vertical profile. 1, record 3, English, - spiral%20layout
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sortes de béton
- Construction des voies de circulation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tracé en clothoïde
1, record 3, French, trac%C3%A9%20en%20clotho%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La bretelle portée par l'ouvrage a un tracé en clothoïde et un profil en long parabolique, convexe. 1, record 3, French, - trac%C3%A9%20en%20clotho%C3%AFde
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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