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GRAINE [10 records]

Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

A solid lump of iron located at the centre of the Earth's core to a depth of 5100 kilometers below the surface of the Earth.

CONT

The solid inner core is the most remote and enigmatic part of our planet, and, next to the crust, is the smallest "official" subdivision of Earth's interior. ... The inner core is isolated from the rest of [the] Earth by the low-viscosity fluid outer core, and it can rotate, nod, wobble, precess, oscillate, and even flip over, being only loosely constrained by the surrounding shells. Its existence, size, and properties constrain the temperature and mineralogy near the center of the Earth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Partie solide du noyau terrestre situé à 5100 kilomètres de la surface de la Terre.

CONT

La graine est l'objet le plus profond et inaccessible de notre planète. Boule métallique baignant dans du métal en fusion (le noyau liquide), elle croît lentement au dépend du liquide qui l'entoure par cristallisation du fer, du simple fait que la Terre se refroidit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
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Record 2 2013-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

The base number used for the generation of pseudo-random numbers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
DEF

Valeur numérique servant à l'initialisation d'un générateur de nombres pseudo-aléatoires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas para computación
DEF

Constante usada para iniciar un generador de números seudoaleatorios y que se utiliza para crear el primer número; todos los números subsecuentes se basan en resultados previos.

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Record 3 2011-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Reproduction
CONT

[The] silkworm egg is very tiny[:] it weighs only 1/30,000th of an ounce, it's almost the size of a poppy seed, [and it's] oval-shaped and dark gray. Each little egg has in it not only the live beginning of a new animal, but also enough liquid food to keep it alive until hatching time. Keep silkworm eggs in a warm place (65-75°F). When the larva inside the egg is ready to hatch (7 to 10 days), depending on the climate, it will eat the eggshell to poke it and come out from it.

CONT

The eggs of the silkworm, which are also called silk seeds, are minute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Reproduction des animaux
DEF

Nom donné à l'œuf de Bombyx mori [ver à soie].

OBS

Le poids de la graine est compris entre 0,5 et 1 mg.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

A structure formed by the maturation of the ovule of seed plants following fertilization.

OBS

[seed] is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

[...] structure qui contient et protège l'embryon végétal [...] souvent contenue dans un fruit qui permet sa dissémination.

OBS

La graine provient de la maturation de l'ovule fécondé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
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Record 5 2010-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Crustaceans
  • Fish
DEF

Bearing eggs.

CONT

A berried lobster.

OBS

Used especially of egg-bearing crustaceans or fishes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Crustacés
  • Poissons
DEF

Se dit d'une femelle porteuse de ses œufs.

OBS

grainé : terme surtout employé pour les crustacés, par exemple «écrevisse grainée».

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

The (star) algorithm operates as follows: First, a positive example, called the seed, is chosen, and the set of maximally general conjunctive expressions consistent with this seed and all of the negative examples is computed. This set is called a star....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

Algorithme de l'étoile. Il fonctionne comme suit. On part d'un noyau ("seed") et on agrège à ce noyau ses plus proches voisins respectant certaines conditions de cohérence et de simplicité.

Spanish

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Record 7 1992-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

Showing granulated surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Grenu, ue. Riche en grains. Se dit [...] des tissus dont le grain est apparent.

DEF

Grené, ée. Qui offre à la vue et au toucher une multitude de petits grains très rapprochés.

CONT

Tissu crêpe. Sous cette dénomination sont classés tous les tissus qui présentent une surface grenue, à grain non lisse [...].

Spanish

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Record 8 1991-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ballistics
  • Small Arms
CONT

A cereal seeded down with forage crops.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Balistique
  • Armes légères
CONT

Des céréales contre-ensemencées de plantes fourragères.

Spanish

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Record 9 1986-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
DEF

a user ronded projection by which something can be grasped or otherwise manipulated or moved.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
CONT

Écuelles à bouillon, anses et prise en forme de branches.

OBS

Les termes "graine" et "grain" se trouvent souvent dans les ouvrages spécialisés.

Spanish

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Record 10 1986-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
  • Ceramics (Industries)
DEF

An upstanding ornament finishing the upper portion ... (or a lid of a bowl).

CONT

In ceramics, the finial serves chiefly as decoration. It may be functional as well when it is used as a knob to grasp ... This protuberance usually takes the shape of a flower bud, a bunch of foliage, an acorn, etc; ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
  • Céramique (Industries)
CONT

Paire de pots-pourri de forme balustres, prises en forme de bouquets de fleurs.

OBS

Grain et graine : Ces deux termes sont usuels; ils se retrouvent souvent dans les descriptions de pièces de forme (sucrier, soupière, etc.) en argent ou en céramique.

Spanish

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