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WETZEL [4 records]

Record 1 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A caddisfly of the family Leptoceridae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Trichoptère de la famille des Leptoceridae.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
OBS

A picture element added to the image on a cathode-ray tube to improve the sharpness of the display. Coined through a combination of the German verb "wetzen", meaning "to sharpen or hone", and the graphics term "pixel", meaning "picture element".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
CONT

Une dilution légère de bicarbonate entraîne une eau fortement alcaline(Wetzel 1975) puisqu'une plus grande concentration d’ions OH-résulte de la dissociation de l'acide carbonique.

Spanish

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Record 4 1983-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
OBS

Relevé tel quel dans un mini-glossaire de l’OMS.

Spanish

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