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ONDE CYLINDRIQUE [3 records]

Record 1 2007-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
DEF

A wave whose equiphase surfaces form a family of coaxial or confocal cylinders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
DEF

Onde dans laquelle les surfaces d'onde sont des cylindres coaxiaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrotecnia
  • Acústica (Física)
  • Aislamiento y acústica arquitectónicos
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Record 2 2001-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

Configuration of light propagation in which light is expanding radially outward when viewed from one direction but is propagating without expansion or contraction when viewed from the orthogonal direction. Surfaces of equal phase appear as concentric cylinders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
CONT

C'est donc un faisceau conique et non cylindrique qui traverse la turbulence, ce qui implique que les déformations mesurées sur le front d'onde artificiel ne sont pas exactement celles permettant de corriger l'objet observé.

Spanish

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Record 3 1984-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waveguides

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guides d'ondes

Spanish

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