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BOMBARDMENT [3 records]

Record 1 2022-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
DEF

A continuous attack using bombs, shells or other explosive missiles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
DEF

Attaque continue au moyen de bombes, d'obus explosifs ou tous autres missiles explosifs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artillería de campaña
  • Operaciones (Fuerzas aéreas)
  • Operaciones marítimas (Militar)
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Record 2 1998-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
OBS

In 1919, bombardment on a target of subatomic particles was used to bring about a rearrangement of particles in atomic nuclei.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
OBS

--action de frapper une cible par un flux de particules [neutrons dans le cas d'un réacteur nucléaire]

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Wastewater Treatment
OBS

... a small dust particle ... would be subject to bombardment by air molecules moving from all directions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Traitement des eaux usées
OBS

les poussières [...] subissent un bombardement énergique qui les éloigne du centre

Spanish

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