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APLATI POLES [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Earth (Astronomy)
  • Descriptive Geometry
  • Medication
DEF

Resembling a sphere flattened at opposite ends of a diameter.

CONT

The Earth is an oblate spheroid because when passing through the North and South poles the circumference is slightly less than when measured at the equator.

OBS

Pollen grains with a polar axis longer than the equatorial diameter are called prolate; grains where the polar axis is shorter than the equatorial diameter are described as oblate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terre (Astronomie)
  • Géométrie descriptive
  • Médicaments
CONT

Sphère aplatie aux pôles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tierra (Astronomía)
  • Geometría descriptiva
  • Medicamentos
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