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GROUND PLANE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ground screen
1, record 1, English, ground%20screen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ground plane 2, record 1, English, ground%20plane
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A conductor or group of conductors acting as an artificial plane highly conducting earth. 3, record 1, English, - ground%20screen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ground plane: this term is more often used to describe the artificial ground attached to small vertical antennas placed several wavelengths above ground level. See other record. 4, record 1, English, - ground%20screen
Record 1, Key term(s)
- earth mat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tapis de sol
1, record 1, French, tapis%20de%20sol
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conducteur ou ensemble de conducteurs jouant le rôle d'un sol artificiel plan et très conducteur. 2, record 1, French, - tapis%20de%20sol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tapis de sol : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 3, record 1, French, - tapis%20de%20sol
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-05-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematical Geography
- Remote Sensing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ground plane
1, record 2, English, ground%20plane
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Part of a GPS antenna used to help reduce multi-path to the antenna's phase center. 1, record 2, English, - ground%20plane
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition provided by the Canadian Hydrographic Service. 1, record 2, English, - ground%20plane
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géographie mathématique
- Télédétection
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tapis de sol
1, record 2, French, tapis%20de%20sol
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie d'une antenne GPS aidant à réduire les multitrajets au centre de phase de l'antenne. 1, record 2, French, - tapis%20de%20sol
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-01-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Waveguides
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ground plane
1, record 3, English, ground%20plane
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A conducting surface or plate used as a common reference point for circuit returns and electric or signal potentials. 2, record 3, English, - ground%20plane
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Guides d'ondes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- plaque de masse
1, record 3, French, plaque%20de%20masse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- plan de masse 2, record 3, French, plan%20de%20masse
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des essais ont permis de constater que la plaque de masse peut, sans inconvénient, être réduite jusqu'à une largeur égale à trois fois celle du ruban, de chaque côté de celui-ci. Sinon, la ligne rayonne violemment si la masse est coupée, ou bien, s'il s'agit de deux lignes placées l'une à côté de l'autre, il y a un couplage entre les deux. 2, record 3, French, - plaque%20de%20masse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En (b) et en (c), montages microstrips avec plaque inférieure de masse. 3, record 3, French, - plaque%20de%20masse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'expression "plaque de masse" figure à la section F-E-620-3 et l'expression "plan de masse" à la section F-E-620-2. 4, record 3, French, - plaque%20de%20masse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-01-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ground plane
1, record 4, English, ground%20plane
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A conducting or reflecting plane functioning to image a radiating structure. 2, record 4, English, - ground%20plane
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A metal plate or a system of horizontal rods or wires mounted high on a mast, at the base of a vertical antenna, to provide ground potential at a point several wavelengths above the surface of the earth. 3, record 4, English, - ground%20plane
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ground plane: term and first definition standardized by IEEE. 4, record 4, English, - ground%20plane
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plan de sol
1, record 4, French, plan%20de%20sol
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface conductrice ou plan constitué par une plaque ou un ensemble de conducteurs disposés radialement à la base d'une antenne unipolaire verticale. Cet élément d'antenne permet d'installer l'antenne verticale de faible dimension au sommet d'un pylône sans modifier son diagramme de rayonnement. 2, record 4, French, - plan%20de%20sol
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «plan de sol» est tiré de l'AFNOR dans l'expression «antenne à plan de sol». 2, record 4, French, - plan%20de%20sol
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1978-06-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Plastic Arts
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- ground plane
1, record 5, English, ground%20plane
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) a horizontal plane extending to infinity in all directions. On this stands the spectator with his eye. 1, record 5, English, - ground%20plane
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Arts plastiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- sol
1, record 5, French, sol
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- géométral 1, record 5, French, g%C3%A9om%C3%A9tral
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le tableau supposé plan, vertical et transparent, est interposé entre l'objet et le spectateur, (...) son pied reposant sur un plan horizontal appelé sol ou géométral. 1, record 5, French, - sol
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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