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Record 1 2007-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A specification describing the ability of a FM radio tuner to lock on to one station when there is another on the same frequency that is only slightly less strong.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Caractéristique décrivant la capacité d'un [syntonisateur] FM à se caler sur une station alors qu'il en existe une autre, un peu moins puissante, sur la même fréquence.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Tidal Power Stations
  • Wave-Energy Power Plants
DEF

... the ratio of the energy extracted by the device to the energy contained in a length of wave crest equal to the diameter of the device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Centrales marémotrices
  • Centrales houlomotrices

Spanish

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