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OEIL BLEU [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- true colour image
1, record 1, English, true%20colour%20image
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- true-colour image 2, record 1, English, true%2Dcolour%20image
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An image in which the bands which most closely represent visible red, green, and blue have been assigned to red green and blue, thus producing an image which is similar in colour to what we see with the naked eye. 3, record 1, English, - true%20colour%20image
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
true colour image: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - true%20colour%20image
Record 1, Key term(s)
- true color image
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- image en couleur naturelle
1, record 1, French, image%20en%20couleur%20naturelle
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- image couleur naturelle 2, record 1, French, image%20couleur%20naturelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image dont les bandes spectrales qui se rapprochent le plus du rouge, du vert et du bleu, dans le visible, sont transposées en rouge, en vert et en bleu générant ainsi une image couleur similaire à ce qui est perçu à l'œil nu. 3, record 1, French, - image%20en%20couleur%20naturelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les mangroves [...] ne peuvent être ou sont à peine distingués sur l’image en couleur naturelle (carte précédente), mais se distinguent nettement de la végétation adjacente sur cette image. 4, record 1, French, - image%20en%20couleur%20naturelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
image en couleur naturelle : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 3, record 1, French, - image%20en%20couleur%20naturelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
- Horse Husbandry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- blue eye
1, record 2, English, blue%20eye
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- œil bleu
1, record 2, French, %26oelig%3Bil%20bleu
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : yeux bleus. 1, record 2, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20bleu
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
- Cría de ganado caballar
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ojo azul
1, record 2, Spanish, ojo%20azul
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- ojo zarco 1, record 2, Spanish, ojo%20zarco
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- RGB model
1, record 3, English, RGB%20model
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- RGB color model 2, record 3, English, RGB%20color%20model
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A color model based on the three additive primaries: (R)ed, (G)reen, and (B)lue. 3, record 3, English, - RGB%20model
Record 3, Key term(s)
- RGB colour bodel
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- modèle RVB
1, record 3, French, mod%C3%A8le%20RVB
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- modèle de couleurs RVB 2, record 3, French, mod%C3%A8le%20de%20couleurs%20RVB
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modèle permettant la représentation dans l’espace des couleurs primaires additives : rouge, vert, bleu. 1, record 3, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20RVB
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une partie importante du spectre visible peut être générée en mélangeant les couleurs rouge, vert et bleu(RVB) selon différentes proportions et intensités. La superposition de ces couleurs produit du cyan, du magenta [...] du jaune et du blanc. Les couleurs RVB sont appelées des couleurs additives puisque l'on obtient le blanc par l'addition du rouge, du vert et du bleu(la lumière est réfléchie vers l'œil). 2, record 3, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20RVB
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
modèle RVB : terme et définition tirés du Vocabulaire du prépresse de France Brodeur. Reproduction autorisée par l’Institut des communications graphiques du Québec. 3, record 3, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20RVB
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-04-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- eye of hurricane 1, record 4, English, eye%20of%20hurricane
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
During the development period, most hurricanes acquire an eye. This is a small, almost circular area over the centre of the storm. Here the winds are light and variable, clouds are absent or scattered. 2, record 4, English, - eye%20of%20hurricane
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The changes from high winds and rain to calm with broken clouds and again to high winds, in a short period, are very dramatic to one located in the path of the eye. The period of calm may last 30 minutes before the winds start to blow from the opposite direction. 1, record 4, English, - eye%20of%20hurricane
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- œil de l’ouragan
1, record 4, French, %26oelig%3Bil%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bouragan
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La particularité la plus curieuse(de l'ouragan), c'est le fameux «œil», ce centre circulaire autour duquel les vents en spirale mènent leur sarabande effrénée. Il constitue une zone de calme, dont le diamètre varie de 15 à 30 kilomètres. La mer y est relativement lisse, le ciel bleu et sans nuages. 1, record 4, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bouragan
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le cyclone tropical (l’ouragan) présente généralement une région centrale appelée «œil» d’environ 10 km de diamètre où le vent est affaibli et le ciel plus ou moins dégagé. 2, record 4, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bouragan
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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