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ONDE LOVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geophysics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Love wave
1, record 1, English, Love%20wave
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Q wave 2, record 1, English, Q%20wave
correct
- Querwellen wave 3, record 1, English, Querwellen%20wave
avoid, obsolete
- LQ wave 4, record 1, English, LQ%20wave
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A major type of surface wave having a horizontal motion that is shear or transverse to the direction of propagation. Its velocity depends only on density and rigidity modulus, and not on bulk modulus. 5, record 1, English, - Love%20wave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Love wave; Querwellan wave; Q wave; LQ wave: terms extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 6, record 1, English, - Love%20wave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géophysique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- onde de Love
1, record 1, French, onde%20de%20Love
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- onde Q 1, record 1, French, onde%20Q
correct, feminine noun
- onde de Love Q 2, record 1, French, onde%20de%20Love%20%20Q
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] ondes transversales guidées dans la croûte et le manteau [...] 3, record 1, French, - onde%20de%20Love
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
onde de Love; onde Q; onde de Love Q : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 4, record 1, French, - onde%20de%20Love
Record 1, Key term(s)
- onde sismique de Love
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vulcanología y sismología
- Geofísica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- onda de Love
1, record 1, Spanish, onda%20de%20Love
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- onda Q 1, record 1, Spanish, onda%20Q
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Onda sísmica de superficie de propagación horizontal, que desplaza al suelo perpendicularmente a su dirección de propagación. 1, record 1, Spanish, - onda%20de%20Love
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