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Record 1 2016-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
frons
Latin
A02.1.00.013
classification system code, see observation
DEF

The anterior part of the cranium.

OBS

forehead: This term is used to refer to both the anterior part of the cranium ("frons" in Latin) and to the anterior region of the head ("sinciput" in Latin).

OBS

forehead: term derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.00.013: Terminologia Anatomica identifying numbers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
frons
Latin
A02.1.00.013
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Partie antérieure du crâne.

OBS

front : terme dérivé de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.00.013 : numéros d’identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Economic and Industrial Sociology
DEF

A scenario in which the efforts of various types of actors to stem rising human and environmentally-generated conflict do not succeed, with ecological collapse resulting.

OBS

crash: a sudden fall, collapse, or ruin, especially of business or a business enterprise.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Sociologie économique et industrielle
CONT

Le krach écologique aura lieu en 2030! Le front climatique, le front énergétique, le front de la croissance et le front démographique vont se télescoper exactement à la même date. Le changement climatique est une dérive sans retour.

OBS

krach : débâcle boursière. Par extension : débâcle financière. De l’allemand : effondrement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
  • Sociología industrial y económica
CONT

La cultura argárica [...] desapareció por una mala gestión de sus recursos naturales. El colapso ecológico tuvo mucho que ver con la deforestación a la que sometieron a una zona que ya sufría de aridez y en la que los incendios fueron una constante.

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Record 3 1997-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • River and Sea Navigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime

Spanish

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