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ARC RETOUR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- arc-back
1, record 1, English, arc%2Dback
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- arcback 2, record 1, English, arcback
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a gas-filled tube, a breakdown occurring in the reverse direction. 3, record 1, English, - arc%2Dback
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- retour d’arc
1, record 1, French, retour%20d%26rsquo%3Barc
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- retroceso del arco
1, record 1, Spanish, retroceso%20del%20arco
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- return stroke
1, record 2, English, return%20stroke
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- return streamer 2, record 2, English, return%20streamer
correct
- main stroke 3, record 2, English, main%20stroke
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intense and very luminous discharge which immediately follows the leader stroke in the same channel but in the inverse direction. 4, record 2, English, - return%20stroke
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When one of the streamers makes contact with the downward-moving stepped leader, a heavy surge of current ... takes place ... The surge causes a sudden luminosity to progress up the ionized path ... This luminosity is called the return stroke and is the bright flash seen by the eye and recorded in the usual photographs of lightning. 5, record 2, English, - return%20stroke
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- décharge de retour
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9charge%20de%20retour
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- décharge en retour 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9charge%20en%20retour
correct, feminine noun
- trait de retour 3, record 2, French, trait%20de%20retour
correct, masculine noun
- arc en retour 4, record 2, French, arc%20en%20retour
correct, masculine noun
- décharge principale 5, record 2, French, d%C3%A9charge%20principale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Décharge intense et très lumineuse suivant immédiatement le traceur dans le même canal mais en sens contraire. 6, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9charge%20de%20retour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La foudre. [...] Lorsque l'une des décharges ascendantes et le traceur par bonds se rejoignent, il s'établit un court-circuit entre le nuage et le sol, qui permet le passage d'un courant a forte intensité. On observe à ce moment un trait fortement lumineux qui progresse depuis le sol jusqu'au nuage, avec une vitesse estimée au tiers de la vitesse de la lumière : c'est l'arc en retour ou «return stroke». [Ainsi, lorsque] le canal ionisé est [...] continu depuis le point d'émission de la décharge ascendante jusqu'au nuage; la décharge principale, qui est l'arc en retour, peut avoir lieu. 4, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9charge%20de%20retour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quand la jonction [entre la décharge négative descendante et la décharge positive ascendante] se réalise, se produit la véritable décharge à une vitesse de l'ordre de 100 000 km/s (appelée trait de retour). 7, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9charge%20de%20retour
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- descarga de retorno
1, record 2, Spanish, descarga%20de%20retorno
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- relámpago de retorno 1, record 2, Spanish, rel%C3%A1mpago%20de%20retorno
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Descarga intensa y muy luminosa que ocurre inmediatamente después de una descarga guía en dirección opuesta a ella pero siguiendo el mismo canal. 1, record 2, Spanish, - descarga%20de%20retorno
Record 3 - internal organization data 1981-03-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Electronics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- arc-over 1, record 3, English, arc%2Dover
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Électronique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- retour d’arc 1, record 3, French, retour%20d%26rsquo%3Barc
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- amorçage en retour 1, record 3, French, amor%C3%A7age%20en%20retour
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(brusque passage d'un courant de la cathode vers une anode lorsque celle-ci est portée à un potentiel négatif). 1, record 3, French, - retour%20d%26rsquo%3Barc
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Gasoline Motors
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- back firing 1, record 4, English, back%20firing
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Moteurs à essence
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- retour d’arc 1, record 4, French, retour%20d%26rsquo%3Barc
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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