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SHIVA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Shiva laser
1, record 1, English, Shiva%20laser
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Shiva laser system 1, record 1, English, Shiva%20laser%20system
correct
- Shiva 2, record 1, English, Shiva
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A single laser system whose beam is split into twenty separate beams, each of which is amplified several hundredfold before being focused into a chamber in a spherical array of light that converges upon the tiny target. 3, record 1, English, - Shiva%20laser
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The 20-beam laser, completed in 1977, provided more power, better control over conditions, higher temperature, and greater fuel compression than previous lasers, including delivering 10 kilojoules of energy in a billionth of a second. 2, record 1, English, - Shiva%20laser
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
It is called Shiva, after the multiarmed Hindu god of both creation and destruction. 3, record 1, English, - Shiva%20laser
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laser Shiva
1, record 1, French, laser%20Shiva
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système laser Shiva 2, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20laser%20Shiva
proposal, masculine noun
- Shiva 2, record 1, French, Shiva
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-12-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Religious Sects - Various
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- linga
1, record 2, English, linga
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lingam 1, record 2, English, lingam
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The phallic symbol used in the worship of the Indu god Siva. 2, record 2, English, - linga
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cultes divers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- linga
1, record 2, French, linga
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lingam 1, record 2, French, lingam
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Symbole phallique du dieu Shiva, dont le culte est lié à l'idée de création. 2, record 2, French, - linga
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des lingams, des lingas ou des lingam, des linga. 2, record 2, French, - linga
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
linga (sing.); lingas (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 2, French, - linga
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-03-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Ganesa
1, record 3, English, Ganesa
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Ganesh 1, record 3, English, Ganesh
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Popular Hindu god, son of Siva and Pârvatï. He is highly popular, and reckoned to be the shifter of obstacles. 1, record 3, English, - Ganesa
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Ganesha
1, record 3, French, Ganesha
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fils de Shiva et de Pârvatî; dieu de la sagesse, appelé aussi "Celui qui enlève les obstacles". Il garantit le succès dans l'existence terrestre comme dans la vie spirituelle 1, record 3, French, - Ganesha
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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