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LIGNE AGONALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cartography
- Electromagnetic Radiation
- Geophysics
- Magnetism
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- agonic line
1, record 1, English, agonic%20line
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A line drawn on a map or chart joining points of zero magnetic declination for a specified year date. 2, record 1, English, - agonic%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the early eighteenth century Edmund Halley noticed that the agonic line, the line of zero declination on a declination chart, was slowly moving westward. 3, record 1, English, - agonic%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
agonic line: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - agonic%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
agonic line: term and definition standardized by NATO. 5, record 1, English, - agonic%20line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cartographie
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
- Géophysique
- Magnétisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligne agonique
1, record 1, French, ligne%20agonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ligne agone 2, record 1, French, ligne%20agone
correct, feminine noun
- ligne agonale 3, record 1, French, ligne%20agonale
correct, feminine noun, NATO, less frequent, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne tracée sur une carte et joignant les points de déclinaison magnétique nulle, à une date donnée. 4, record 1, French, - ligne%20agonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur une carte de la déclinaison magnétique, la ligne agonique est le lieu des points où la déclinaison est nulle; elle sépare les régions aux déclinaisons de signe contraire. 5, record 1, French, - ligne%20agonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au début du XVIIIe siècle, Edmund Halley a remarqué que la ligne agonique (on dit parfois agonale), c'est-à-dire la ligne de déclinaison nulle sur une carte de la déclinaison, se déplaçait lentement vers l'ouest. 6, record 1, French, - ligne%20agonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ligne agonique; ligne agonale : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - ligne%20agonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ligne agonale : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 8, record 1, French, - ligne%20agonique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cartografía
- Radiación electromagnética
- Geofísica
- Magnetismo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- línea agónica
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADnea%20ag%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Línea trazada en un mapa o carta que, en una determinada fecha del año, une puntos de declinación magnética cero. 1, record 1, Spanish, - l%C3%ADnea%20ag%C3%B3nica
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