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INVOLUTION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Living Matter - General Properties
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- involution
1, record 1, English, involution
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A retrograde change of the entire body or in a particular organ, as the retrograde changes in the female genital organs that result in normal size after delivery. 2, record 1, English, - involution
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- involution
1, record 1, French, involution
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transformation, dans le sens d'une régression, d'un tissu, d'un organe, d'une tumeur ou d'un organisme. 2, record 1, French, - involution
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- plication
1, record 2, English, plication
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- involution 2, record 2, English, involution
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... folding into layers or strata ... 3, record 2, English, - plication
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plication
1, record 2, French, plication
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- involution 2, record 2, French, involution
correct, feminine noun
- interpénétration 3, record 2, French, interp%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déformation des couches géologiques par cryoturbation, se traduisant par un mélange de volutes aux formes floues. 4, record 2, French, - plication
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La plication est due au gel de l'eau. 5, record 2, French, - plication
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-08-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Various Metal Ores
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- infolding
1, record 3, English, infolding
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some authors have suggested that [chromitites in harzburgite tectonites] are outliers of the cumulate succession that were incorporated in the tectonite either par gravitational sinking of dense autoliths ... or by infolding of the lowermost cumulate layers ... 1, record 3, English, - infolding
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a minimum of infolding of barren sediment or marginal facies of iron-formation [is an] advantageous factor for grade control and in processing of the crude ore. 1, record 3, English, - infolding
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- involution
1, record 3, French, involution
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certains chercheurs ont suggéré [que les chromitites dans les harzburgites tectonisées] puissent constituer des fragments de la séquence à cumulats ayant été incorporés aux harzburgites tectonisées soit par enfoncement gravitaire d'autolithes denses [...], soit par involution des lits à cumulats présents à la base de la séquence stratifiée [...] 1, record 3, French, - involution
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] une involution minimale de sédiments stériles ou de faciès marginaux de formation de fer [est un] facteur avantageux pour le contrôle de la teneur et le traitement du minerai brut. 1, record 3, French, - involution
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-05-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Descriptive Geometry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- involution
1, record 4, English, involution
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Maps which are their own inverse are called involutions. They represent very simple types of dynamical systems. 2, record 4, English, - involution
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie descriptive
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- involution
1, record 4, French, involution
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- application involutive 2, record 4, French, application%20involutive
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fonction homographique identique à sa fonction réciproque. Transformation ponctuelle définie par cette fonction. 3, record 4, French, - involution
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les transformations identiques à leur inverse en sont des exemples. Elles modélisent des systèmes dynamiques très simples. 2, record 4, French, - involution
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
centralisateur d'involution 2, record 4, French, - involution
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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