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PRISME TRICLINIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- triclinic system
1, record 1, English, triclinic%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- asymmetric system 2, record 1, English, asymmetric%20system
correct
- asymmetrical system 3, record 1, English, asymmetrical%20system
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the six crystal systems, characterized by a onefold axis of symmetry, and having three axes whose lengths and angles of intersection are unconstrained. 4, record 1, English, - triclinic%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
asymmetric: said of crystals ... of the triclinic system, which have no symmetry elements ... 4, record 1, English, - triclinic%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système triclinique
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20triclinique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système asymétrique 2, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20asym%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L’un des sept systèmes cristallins, dans lequel la maille primitive est un parallélépipède à base losange. 3, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20triclinique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le système triclinique. Le solide fondamental est un prisme oblique à base parallélogramme. Les trois axes fondamentaux du cristal correspondant font un angle quelconque entre eux. 4, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20triclinique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema triclínico
1, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20tricl%C3%ADnico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sistema asimétrico 1, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20asim%C3%A9trico
correct, masculine noun
- sistema anórtico 1, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20an%C3%B3rtico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Sistema cristalino que consta de un] prisma oblicuo cuya base es un paralelogramo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sistema%20tricl%C3%ADnico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Carece de ejes y de planos de simetría. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sistema%20tricl%C3%ADnico
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-08-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- triclinic form
1, record 2, English, triclinic%20form
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
All the forms are pinacoids and thus consist of two similar and parallel faces. 1, record 2, English, - triclinic%20form
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- maille triclinique
1, record 2, French, maille%20triclinique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- prisme triclinique 1, record 2, French, prisme%20triclinique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] prisme oblique à base parallélépipédique [...] 1, record 2, French, - maille%20triclinique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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