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SISMIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seismics 1, record 1, English, seismics
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Operation on vibrational phenomena, excited by artificial explosions or a weight dropping system, allows to measure the travel time of acoustic waves between the earth's surface and a "surface" of reflexion, consisting of a geological formation, and to determine the depth of this formation. 1, record 1, English, - seismics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sismique
1, record 1, French, sismique
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération mettant en jeu des phénomènes vibratoires provoqués artificiellement par des explosions ou des chutes de poids, et permettant, après mesure du temps de propagation d'ondes acoustiques entre le sol et une "surface" de réflexion, constituée par une formation géologique de référence, de connaître la profondeur d'une formation géologique. 1, record 1, French, - sismique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-05-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geophysics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- seismic
1, record 2, English, seismic
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- seismical 2, record 2, English, seismical
correct, adjective
- seismal 2, record 2, English, seismal
correct, adjective
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to, characteristic of, or produced by earthquakes or earth vibration ... 3, record 2, English, - seismic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géophysique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sismique
1, record 2, French, sismique
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- séismique 2, record 2, French, s%C3%A9ismique
correct, adjective
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui appartient à, ou qui est caractéristique de, ou produit par des tremblements de terre ou vibrations terrestres [...] 3, record 2, French, - sismique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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