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MISSILE GUIDE INFRAROUGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-06-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Missiles and Rockets
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heat seeking missile
1, record 1, English, heat%20seeking%20missile
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heat-seeking missile 2, record 1, English, heat%2Dseeking%20missile
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A missile equipped with a seeking head, often infrared autodirected, able to detect a hot source emitted by the enemy, for example by the propulsion nozzle of an aircraft jet engine, by the tracks or the motor of a vehicle. 3, record 1, English, - heat%20seeking%20missile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
heat-seeking missile : term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 1, English, - heat%20seeking%20missile
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Missiles et roquettes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- missile à tête chercheuse thermique
1, record 1, French, missile%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%AAte%20chercheuse%20thermique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- missile guidé par infrarouge 2, record 1, French, missile%20guid%C3%A9%20par%20infrarouge
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Missile doté d'une tête chercheuse, souvent à autodirecteur infrarouge, capable de détecter une source chaude émise par l'ennemi, par exemple, par les tuyères d'échappement des réacteurs d'un aéronef, par les chenilles ou par le moteur d'un véhicule. 3, record 1, French, - missile%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%AAte%20chercheuse%20thermique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
missile à tête chercheuse thermique : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 4, record 1, French, - missile%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%AAte%20chercheuse%20thermique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
missile guidé par infrarouge; missile à tête chercheuse thermique : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 5, record 1, French, - missile%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%AAte%20chercheuse%20thermique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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