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DISTANCE CRITIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geophysics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- critical distance
1, record 1, English, critical%20distance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The seismic offset at which the reflection time equals the refraction time ... 1, record 1, English, - critical%20distance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géophysique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- distance critique
1, record 1, French, distance%20critique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[En sismologie, la] distance dite «critique» [...] correspond, pour un marqueur donné, au plus court trajet réfraction possible [...] 2, record 1, French, - distance%20critique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-07-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- critical distance 1, record 2, English, critical%20distance
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fight distance 2, record 2, English, fight%20distance
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- distance critique
1, record 2, French, distance%20critique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distance limite à partir de laquelle certains animaux passent d'une conduite de fuite à un comportement agressif de défense. 1, record 2, French, - distance%20critique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il arrive que certains auteurs parlent de «distance d'attaque» au lieu de «distance critique» mais cette façon de dire est à proscrire, car elle suggère que le comportement de l'animal est motivé par un instinct d'agression, ce qui n'est pas le cas. 1, record 2, French, - distance%20critique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-01-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- critical distance
1, record 3, English, critical%20distance
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The distance from a sound source at which direct sound and reverberant sound are at the same level. 1, record 3, English, - critical%20distance
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- distance critique
1, record 3, French, distance%20critique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distance de la source sonore où le champ direct et le champ réverbéré possèdent la même intensité, ce qui se traduit normalement par la position du point d'écoute. 2, record 3, French, - distance%20critique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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