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BIPLAN [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

biplane: an item in the "Aerospace Transportation Tools and Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

biplan : objet de la classe «Outillage et équipement de transport aérospatial» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
OBS

biplane: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
DEF

Avion dont les ailes sustentatrices sont constituées par deux plans parallèles placés l'un au-dessus de l'autre.

OBS

biplan : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 1977-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Animal Anatomy
CONT

Some [vertebral] centra have flat ends and are said to be ... acoelous. These centra withstand compression and limit motion ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Anatomie animale
CONT

[Chez les Mammifères, le centre des vertèbres est] "acoele" [...]: Les deux faces sont parallèles [...]

Spanish

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