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DUREE PROPAGATION [2 records]

Record 1 2010-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seismic Prospecting
  • Geophysics
CONT

Casing that is well bonded to the formation by cement shows a fast transit time of an acoustic signal. Casing that is not well bonded shows a slower transit time of an acoustic signal.

CONT

Acoustic travel times can be measured with a precision of about 20-30 milliseconds (msec) at 3000-5000 km ...

OBS

traveltime; travel time; transit time: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Acoustic signal traveltime.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prospection sismique
  • Géophysique
DEF

Vitesse du son dans les roches.

OBS

temps de parcours; temps de propagation; durée de parcours : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
  • Electronic Circuits Technology
  • Radio Waves
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

The time necessary for a signal to travel from one point on the circuit to another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
  • Technologie des circuits électroniques
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

Temps nécessaire à un signal pour se rendre d'un point à un autre du circuit.

OBS

Le temps de propagation est généralement exprimé en nanosecondes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Circuitos impresos y microelectrónica
  • Tecnología de los circuitos electrónicos
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
DEF

Tiempo total invertido por una señal para desplazarse desde un punto o otro dentro de un circuito.

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