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ONDE VERTE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Signalling (Road Transport)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- green wave
1, record 1, English, green%20wave
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A signal coordination to enable a vehicle running along a route at a given speed to encounter successive green signals. 1, record 1, English, - green%20wave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
green wave: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association. 2, record 1, English, - green%20wave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Signalisation routière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- onde verte
1, record 1, French, onde%20verte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vague verte 2, record 1, French, vague%20verte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coordination qui permet à un véhicule parcourant un itinéraire à une certaine vitesse de trouver successivement les feux au vert. 3, record 1, French, - onde%20verte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
onde verte : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route. 4, record 1, French, - onde%20verte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Señales (Transporte por carretera)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- onda verde
1, record 1, Spanish, onda%20verde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- banda verde 2, record 1, Spanish, banda%20verde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coordinación de semáforos que permite que un vehículo que circula por una ruta a una velocidad determinada se encuentre los sucesivos semáforos en verde. 3, record 1, Spanish, - onda%20verde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Debe conseguirse una coordinación de los semáforos instalados en una vía de tal forma que gracias a un desfase en la aparición de los verdes sucesivos nos permita llegar al siguiente semáforo en verde. Lo que se llama "onda verde". 4, record 1, Spanish, - onda%20verde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
onda verde: término y definición propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera. 5, record 1, Spanish, - onda%20verde
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Signalling (Road Transport)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- green wave speed
1, record 2, English, green%20wave%20speed
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The theoretical speed of a green wave. 1, record 2, English, - green%20wave%20speed
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
green wave speed: term proposed by the World Road Association. 2, record 2, English, - green%20wave%20speed
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Signalisation routière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vitesse d’onde verte
1, record 2, French, vitesse%20d%26rsquo%3Bonde%20verte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vitesse théorique d'une onde verte. 1, record 2, French, - vitesse%20d%26rsquo%3Bonde%20verte
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vitesse d'onde verte : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route. 2, record 2, French, - vitesse%20d%26rsquo%3Bonde%20verte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-03-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Signalling (Road Transport)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- progressive green wave
1, record 3, English, progressive%20green%20wave
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
progressive green wave: term proposed by the World Road Association. 2, record 3, English, - progressive%20green%20wave
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Signalisation routière
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- onde verte progressive
1, record 3, French, onde%20verte%20progressive
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
onde verte progressive : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route. 2, record 3, French, - onde%20verte%20progressive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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