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HYPERBOLE [14 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-05-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Geometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- asymptotic space
1, record 1, English, asymptotic%20space
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The space between an hyperbolic curve and its asymptote. 2, record 1, English, - asymptotic%20space
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie analytique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- espace asymptotique
1, record 1, French, espace%20asymptotique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espace renfermé entre une hyperbole et son asymptote. 1, record 1, French, - espace%20asymptotique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Display Technology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- conic generator
1, record 2, English, conic%20generator
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The part of a graphics system (including the display controller and graphics software) that draws circles or ellipses on a display surface such that the resulting figure has the illusion of three dimensions. 2, record 2, English, - conic%20generator
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- générateur de coniques
1, record 2, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20coniques
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Génération de coniques : Le but des calculs présentés ci-après est de donner une méthode permettant d’obtenir une bonne approximation pour l’œil des coniques utilisées habituellement. 2, record 2, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20coniques
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les coniques pouvant être générées sont : l'hyperbole, le cercle, la parabole et l'ellipse. 1, record 2, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20coniques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-04-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- curve
1, record 3, English, curve
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The continuous image of the unit interval. 2, record 3, English, - curve
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A one-dimensional continuum of points in space of two or more dimensions. 3, record 3, English, - curve
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- courbe
1, record 3, French, courbe
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lieu des positions successives d’un point qui se meut dans un plan ou dans un espace tridimensionnel. On distingue deux catégories majeures : les courbes aléatoires (calculables point par point) et les courbes déterministes (calculables à partir d’un point initial). 2, record 3, French, - courbe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les noms des différentes courbes évoquent leur forme : cardioïde(cœur), caustique(en langues de flamme ou en dents de scie), chaînette, conchoïde(coquille), cycloïde(pétales), ellipse, ellipsoïde, focale, hélice, hyperbole, lemniscate de Bernoulli(ruban), néphroïde(rein), parabole, sinusoïde, spirale. 2, record 3, French, - courbe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
la courbe s’approche, la courbe s’auto-évite, la courbe s’autointersecte, la courbe bifurque, la courbe borne une aire, la courbe se contorsionne, la courbe converge, la courbe croise, la courbe se définit, la courbe se déroule, la courbe se développe, la courbe diverge, la courbe s’emboîte, la courbe s’enroule, la courbe enveloppe, la courbe s’évite, la courbe s’infléchit, la courbe intersecte, la courbe ondule, la courbe passe par les nœuds, la courbe se poursuit, la courbe prend de l’épaisseur, la courbe se referme, la courbe remplit un plan, la courbe représente une évolution, la courbe spirale, la courbe tourne, la courbe se transforme, la courbe traverse 2, record 3, French, - courbe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 PHR
calculer une courbe, construire une courbe, contenir une courbe, définir une courbe, dessiner une courbe, développer une courbe, engendrer une courbe, entourer une courbe, fabriquer artificiellement une courbe, former une courbe, fusionner une courbe, générer une courbe, produire une courbe, suivre une courbe, tracer une courbe 2, record 3, French, - courbe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 PHR
courbe à contact, courbe à dérivée, courbe à rebroussement, courbe à tangente, courbe d’accumulation, courbe de remplissage, courbe de solidarité, courbe de transition de phase, courbe du dragon, courbe en C, courbe en cloche, courbe en escalier, courbe en flèche, courbe en flocon de neige, courbe en serpentin. 2, record 3, French, - courbe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 PHR
allure de courbe, enveloppe de courbe, foyer de courbe, rebroussement de courbe 2, record 3, French, - courbe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-09-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plane Geometry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- plane geometry 1, record 4, English, plane%20geometry
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A branch of elementary geometry that deals with plane figures. 2, record 4, English, - plane%20geometry
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie plane
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- géométrie plane
1, record 4, French, g%C3%A9om%C3%A9trie%20plane
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Géométrie qui traite des figures dans le plan(droite, cercle, ellipse, hyperbole, parabole, etcetera). 2, record 4, French, - g%C3%A9om%C3%A9trie%20plane
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geometría plana
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- geometría plana
1, record 4, Spanish, geometr%C3%ADa%20plana
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rama de la geometría que estudia las figuras planas. 1, record 4, Spanish, - geometr%C3%ADa%20plana
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-01-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- apparent Km
1, record 5, English, apparent%20Km
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- K'm 2, record 5, English, K%27m
correct
- apparent Michaelis constant 2, record 5, English, apparent%20Michaelis%20constant
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substrate concentration which gives a reaction velocity corresponding to half the Vmax (app). 1, record 5, English, - apparent%20Km
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is recognized that the kinetic constants measured with immobilized enzymes are not true kinetic constants equivalent to those obtained in homogeneous reactions, but are apparent values because of the effects of diffusion and other physical factors.... The Michaelis constant determined for immobilized enzymes is necessarily only an apparent constant (K'm) and should be distinguished clearly from the constant normally determined with the soluble enzyme. 3, record 5, English, - apparent%20Km
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Km (app) and K'm are abbreviations of apparent Km. 2, record 5, English, - apparent%20Km
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term Km should read Km 4, record 5, English, - apparent%20Km
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- constante apparente de Michaelis
1, record 5, French, constante%20apparente%20de%20Michaelis
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- Km apparent 2, record 5, French, Km%20apparent
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Constante empirique égale à la concentration en substrat pour laquelle on a une vitesse égale à la moitié de la vitesse maximale; ce Km ne peut pas être employé pour calculer la vitesse initiale d’un enzyme allostérique, étant donné que le rapport vo/(S) n’ est pas une hyperbole rectangulaire, comme l'exigent les postulants et les équations de Michaelis-Menten. Ainsi, un modulateur négatif abaissera la vitesse de la réaction à une concentration fixe, non saturante, de substrat, alors qu'un modulateur positif augmentera cette vitesse. 2, record 5, French, - constante%20apparente%20de%20Michaelis
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La «constante de Michaelis» d’un substrat est égale à la constante apparente de Michaelis de la réaction dans le sens direct, lorsque le second substrat est saturant. De la même manière, la «constante de Michaelis» d’un produit est égale à la constante apparente de Michaelis de la réaction dans le sens inverse lorsque le second produit est saturant. Les «constantes d’inhibition» du premier substrat et du dernier produit sont les vraies constantes de dissociation correspondant à ce substrat et à ce produit. 3, record 5, French, - constante%20apparente%20de%20Michaelis
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-05-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- angular profile
1, record 6, English, angular%20profile
proposal
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- profil anguleux
1, record 6, French, profil%20anguleux
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le profil longitudinal du cours d’eau [souterrain], au lieu de ressembler à l'hyperbole classique des courants subaériens, est presque toujours un «profil anguleux». Dans la majorité des cas, il descend aussi vite qu'il peut, parfois à la verticale, jusqu'à une région où la pente devient au contraire très réduite. 1, record 6, French, - profil%20anguleux
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-04-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Road Construction
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- zero air voids curve
1, record 7, English, zero%20air%20voids%20curve
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- zero-air-voids curve 2, record 7, English, zero%2Dair%2Dvoids%20curve
correct
- zero air-voids curve 3, record 7, English, zero%20air%2Dvoids%20curve
correct
- zero-air-voids line 4, record 7, English, zero%2Dair%2Dvoids%20line
correct
- zero air-voids line 5, record 7, English, zero%20air%2Dvoids%20line
correct
- zero-voids curve 6, record 7, English, zero%2Dvoids%20curve
correct
- saturation line 5, record 7, English, saturation%20line
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A line showing the dry density-moisture content relationship for soil containing no air voids. 5, record 7, English, - zero%20air%20voids%20curve
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "zero-voids curve" in Fig. 16.13 indicates the moisture contents for various dry densities if the material is fully saturated, i.e., all its pores are filled with water. It means that in a regularly compacted earth material, there is some air in the pores. 6, record 7, English, - zero%20air%20voids%20curve
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The compacted dry density increases with increasing moisture ... The increase is limited by saturation - the zero air voids curve - where neutral stress prevents a further reduction in void ratio without a reduction in moisture. 1, record 7, English, - zero%20air%20voids%20curve
Record 7, Key term(s)
- saturation curve
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Construction des voies de circulation
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- courbe de saturation
1, record 7, French, courbe%20de%20saturation
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- hyperbole équilatère zéro de vides d’air 2, record 7, French, hyperbole%20%C3%A9quilat%C3%A8re%20z%C3%A9ro%20de%20vides%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, feminine noun
- hyperbole zéro de vides d’air 2, record 7, French, hyperbole%20z%C3%A9ro%20de%20vides%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, feminine noun
- hyperbole zéro vides d’air 2, record 7, French, hyperbole%20z%C3%A9ro%20vides%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, feminine noun
- hyperbole de saturation 3, record 7, French, hyperbole%20de%20saturation
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe exprimant la densité sèche du sol saturé en fonction de la teneur en eau. 4, record 7, French, - courbe%20de%20saturation
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les maximums des essais Proctor standard et Proctor modifié ainsi que tous les maximums correspondant à des énergies de compactage différentes devraient donc se trouver sur l'hyperbole équilatère «zéro de vides d’air» d’équations paramétriques. 2, record 7, French, - courbe%20de%20saturation
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1998-08-05
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Design
- Mathematics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- conic section
1, record 8, English, conic%20section
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- conic 2, record 8, English, conic
correct, noun
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Curve formed by intersection of plane with right circular cone. 3, record 8, English, - conic%20section
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When a right circular cone of revolution is cut by planes at different angles, four curves of intersection are obtained that are called conic sections ... When the intersecting plane is perpendicular to the axis ... a circle ... If the plane makes a greater angle with the axis than do the elements ... an ellipse ... If the plane makes the same angle with the axis as the elements ... a parabola ... Finally, if the plane makes a smaller angle with the axis than do the elements or is parallel to the axis ... a hyperbola. 4, record 8, English, - conic%20section
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The parabola and the hyperbola, together with the ellipse and the circle, make up the family of conic sections, so called because each can be obtained by slicing a circular cone with a plane at various angles. Conic sections became objects of intense interest in the seventeenth century, first when the German astronomer Johannes Kepler determined that planets, comets and other bodies orbit the sun in elliptical paths, and later when Newton discovered that those bodies may also follow parabolic and hyperbolic orbits. 5, record 8, English, - conic%20section
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Dessin industriel
- Mathématiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- section conique
1, record 8, French, section%20conique
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- conique 2, record 8, French, conique
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe ou section déterminée par la rencontre d’un cône et d’un plan [...] qui ne passe pas par son sommet. Selon leurs positions respectives, on obtient une section elliptique [...], hyperbolique [...] ou parabolique [...] 3, record 8, French, - section%20conique
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les différentes courbes obtenues par l'intersection d’un plan avec la surface latérale d’un cône circulaire droit [...] sont au nombre de quatre : la circonférence, l'ellipse, la parabole et l'hyperbole. On désigne ces courbes sous le titre général de coniques. 4, record 8, French, - section%20conique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1998-08-04
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Methods
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- curvilinear correlation
1, record 9, English, curvilinear%20correlation
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- nonlinear correlation 2, record 9, English, nonlinear%20correlation
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nonlinear relationship between two or more variables; the strength of such a relationship is sometimes measured by the correlation ratio. 1, record 9, English, - curvilinear%20correlation
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes statistiques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- corrélation non linéaire
1, record 9, French, corr%C3%A9lation%20non%20lin%C3%A9aire
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- corrélation curviligne 2, record 9, French, corr%C3%A9lation%20curviligne
correct
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Exemples de corrélation non linéaire ou curviligne. [...] La ligne courbe qui joint les centres des moyennes conditionnelles a sensiblement la forme d’une hyperbole. Le rapport [R à la 2e puissance] est voisin de 1. Il y a une forte corrélation curviligne. 1, record 9, French, - corr%C3%A9lation%20non%20lin%C3%A9aire
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1995-07-18
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- hyperbola
1, record 10, English, hyperbola
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The curve formed by points whose difference in distance from two points (foci) remains constant. 2, record 10, English, - hyperbola
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- hyperbole
1, record 10, French, hyperbole
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des points d’un plan P, dont la valeur absolue de la différence des distances à deux points fixes de P est constante. 2, record 10, French, - hyperbole
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'orbite est une hyperbole quand la vitesse est supérieure à la vitesse parabolique V(ind.) P, une ellipse quand elle est inférieure à V(ind.) P. 3, record 10, French, - hyperbole
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1991-07-12
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- centre of the hyperbola
1, record 11, English, centre%20of%20the%20hyperbola
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- centre de l'hyperbole
1, record 11, French, centre%20de%20l%27hyperbole
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1985-10-29
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- non-degenerated hyperbola 1, record 12, English, non%2Ddegenerated%20hyperbola
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- hyperbole non décomposable 1, record 12, French, hyperbole%20non%20d%C3%A9composable
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1981-06-19
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Motors (Machinery)
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- equilateral hyperbola 1, record 13, English, equilateral%20hyperbola
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Moteurs mécaniques
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- hyperbole équilatère
1, record 13, French, hyperbole%20%C3%A9quilat%C3%A8re
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- hyperbole 1, record 14, English, hyperbole
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- hyperbole 1, record 14, French, hyperbole
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
voc. statistique OT 111 1, record 14, French, - hyperbole
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
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