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PERTE INSERTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Telecommunications
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- insertion loss
1, record 1, English, insertion%20loss
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insertion loss encompasses loss due to coupling ration polarization dependency, and excess loss. 2, record 1, English, - insertion%20loss
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications optiques
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- affaiblissement d'insertion
1, record 1, French, affaiblissement%20d%27insertion
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- perte d'insertion 2, record 1, French, perte%20d%27insertion
avoid, feminine noun
- perte par insertion 2, record 1, French, perte%20par%20insertion
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affaiblissement accentué d'un signal optique dû à l'ajout d'un élément optique dans une liaison par fibre optique. 3, record 1, French, - affaiblissement%20d%27insertion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-06-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- insertion loss
1, record 2, English, insertion%20loss
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- IL 2, record 2, English, IL
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
of a silencer or other reducing element, in a specified frequency band, the decrease in sound power level, measured at the location of the receiver, when a sound insulator or a sound attenuator is inserted in the transmission path between the source and the receiver. 1, record 2, English, - insertion%20loss
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- perte d'insertion
1, record 2, French, perte%20d%27insertion
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(d'un silencieux ou d'un autre élément insonorisant, à une bande de fréquence donnée) : affaiblissement du niveau de puissance acoustique mesuré au point où se trouve le récepteur, lorsqu'un isolateur ou atténuateur acoustique est placé dans la voie de transmission entre la source et le récepteur. 1, record 2, French, - perte%20d%27insertion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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