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TRIGONE [4 records]

Record 1 2004-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A triangular growth or etch mark on the face of a diamond crystal.

OBS

A type of skeletal growth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Marque de croissance de forme triangulaire visible sur les faces de certains diamants.

OBS

Le trigone est une preuve irréfutable de l'authenticité du diamant.

Key term(s)
  • trigon

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

An arching fibrous band in the brain connecting the two lobes of the cerebrum.

OBS

Each fornix,there are two in the brain, is an arched tract of nerves. In anatomy, a fornix is a vaultlike or arched structure. "Fornix" is the Latin word for "vault or arch." One can find a fornix in numerous areas of the body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Le fornix (trigone) est une commissure intra et inter-hémisphérique. Il s'étend de l'hippocampe au corps mamillaire dans chaque hémisphère.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Plant Biology
  • trigonous
DEF

Three-sided stem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Qui a trois faces et trois angles. Une tige trigone.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrology
DEF

The aspect of two signs of the zodiac 120° apart, considered as favourable.

CONT

Some feel that trine indicates good luck, others feel that it signifies an easy expression of talents or facets of life that are symbolized by the planets involved in the trine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrologie
DEF

Écart angulaire de 120°. La tradition le qualifie de bénéfique.

OBS

[...] en pratique, on admet des «orbes» ou des marges d'influence variables.

Spanish

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