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MILLE AERONAUTIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- River and Sea Navigation
- Air Transport
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nautical mile
1, record 1, English, nautical%20mile
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- NM 2, record 1, English, NM
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sea mile 3, record 1, English, sea%20mile
correct
- marine mile 3, record 1, English, marine%20mile
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unit of distance used in navigation, equalling the average length of one minute of arc on a great circle of the Earth. 4, record 1, English, - nautical%20mile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nautical mile: formerly applied to various units of distance in navigation. 4, record 1, English, - nautical%20mile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The length is equal to 1,852 metres exactly. 5, record 1, English, - nautical%20mile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
nautical mile; NM: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 6, record 1, English, - nautical%20mile
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
- Transport aérien
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mille marin
1, record 1, French, mille%20marin
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- NM 2, record 1, French, NM
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mille nautique 3, record 1, French, mille%20nautique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- mille marin international 4, record 1, French, mille%20marin%20international
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La 60e partie d’un degré de latitude, soit 1 852 m. 5, record 1, French, - mille%20marin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour exprimer une distance, deux unités s’offrent au pilote : le mille marin (NM) et le kilomètre (km). On accorde la préférence à la première [...] parce que, les cartes de navigation sont toujours et partout graduées en degrés et minutes sexagésimaux et que le mille marin représente la longueur d’un arc de méridien d’une minute sexagésimale. 6, record 1, French, - mille%20marin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La dénomination utilisée par la Première Conférence hydrographique internationale extraordinaire (Monaco, 1929) était «mille marin international». Le terme mille nautique est une traduction littérale de l’anglais «nautical mile». Il est d’usage en navigation aérienne et dans la Marine nationale française d’utiliser le terme nautique pour éviter toute confusion avec l’adjectif numéral mille. 4, record 1, French, - mille%20marin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mille marin; NM : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale(OACI) et par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique(CUTA)-Opérations aériennes. 6, record 1, French, - mille%20marin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
mille marin : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 6, record 1, French, - mille%20marin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Navegación fluvial y marítima
- Transporte aéreo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- milla marina
1, record 1, Spanish, milla%20marina
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- NM 2, record 1, Spanish, NM
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- milla náutica 3, record 1, Spanish, milla%20n%C3%A1utica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unidad internacional para medir las distancias en la navegación marítima [...] 4, record 1, Spanish, - milla%20marina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Longitud exactamente igual a 1852 metros. 2, record 1, Spanish, - milla%20marina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
milla marina; NM: término y símbolo aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 5, record 1, Spanish, - milla%20marina
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-04-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- statute mile
1, record 2, English, statute%20mile
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- mile 2, record 2, English, mile
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unit of distance in the British system of measurement defined by law to be exactly 5 280 feet or approximately 1.60935 kilometres. 1, record 2, English, - statute%20mile
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mille terrestre
1, record 2, French, mille%20terrestre
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mille 3, record 2, French, mille
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le système de mesure britannique, unité de distance dont la loi fixe la valeur exactement à 5 280 pieds ou environ 1,60935 kilomètres. 1, record 2, French, - mille%20terrestre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mille terrestre(SM) : Terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique(CUTA)-Opérations aériennes. 4, record 2, French, - mille%20terrestre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mille terrestre : s’oppose à mille nautique. 5, record 2, French, - mille%20terrestre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- milla terrestre
1, record 2, Spanish, milla%20terrestre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-02-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- air mile
1, record 3, English, air%20mile
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- aeronautical mile 2, record 3, English, aeronautical%20mile
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The basic unit of distance in air navigation equal in the U.S. before 1946 to the statute mile of 5280 feet, from 1946 to 1954 to the British nautical mile of 6080 feet, and since 1959 to the international nautical mile of 6076.11549 feet. 3, record 3, English, - air%20mile
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A unit of length used in air navigation and equal, since 1954, to 1 international nautical mile (1852 meters). Also known as aeronautical mile. 2, record 3, English, - air%20mile
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mille marin
1, record 3, French, mille%20marin
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mille aéronautique 2, record 3, French, mille%20a%C3%A9ronautique
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette notion est toujours exprimée en mille marin. 1, record 3, French, - mille%20marin
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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