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DRIVING MECHANISM [3 records]

Record 1 2015-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Tectonics
CONT

Another possible source of compressive stress within plates is not related to the driving mechanism, but merely to the gradual cooling and thickening of lithospheric plates ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
  • Tectonique
CONT

Le mécanisme d'entraînement de la tectonique de plaque.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

A mechanical device that transports the film in a camera.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Dispositif mécanique assurant l'avance intermittente et précise d'un support sensible sur une longueur donnée.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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