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dynamometer | Dynamomètre | An apparatus for measuring force or energy. | Dynamomètre.m Instrument de mesure des forces. |
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dyne | Dyne | The unit of force in the CGS SYSTEM. | Dyne.f Unité de force du SYSTÈME CGS. |
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eagre (or eager) | NULL | See BORE. | Mascaret.m LAME déferlante à front raide progressant rapidement vers l'amont à marÉe montante dans certains ESTUAIRES, qui résulte le plus ... more |
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earth | Terre | The PLANET which we inhabit. The solid matter of the GLOBE in distinction from water and air. The GROUND. | Terre.fa)PLANÈTE que nous habitons.b) Matière solide formant une grande partie de la couche superficielle du GLOBE TERRESTRE et constituant... more |
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earth current | NULL | See CURRENT(S): TELLURIC. | NULL |
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earth inductor | Inclinométre | An electric instrument used to measure the INCLINATION of the EARTH's MAGNETIC FIELD. | Inclinomètre.m Appareil permettant de mesurer des INCLINAISONS, et notamment l'INCLINAISON MAGNÉTIQUE. Voir aussi BOUSSOLE D'INCLINAISON, ... more |
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earth light | Lumière cendrée | Feeble light of the dark part of the MOON's disc produced by the solar light reflected by the EARTH including the ATMOSPHERE. Also written a... more | Lumièrefcendrée.Faible éclairement de la partie sombre du disque lunaire produite par la lumière solaire réfléchie par la TERRE (y compris l... more |
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earthquake | Tremblement de terre | A shaking or trembling of the CRUST of the EARTH caused by underground volcanic forces or by breaking and shifting of ROCK beneath the surfa... more | Tremblementmde terre. Voir SÉISME. |
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earth's crust | NULL | See CRUST. | NULL |
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earth's magnetic field | NULL | See GEOMAGNETIC FIELD. | NULL |
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earth's mantle | NULL | The relatively plastic region between the CRUST and core of the EARTH. Also called Asthenosphere. | NULL |
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earthshine | Clair de terre | See EARTH LIGHT. Also written as two words. | Clair de terre.m Voir LUMIÈRE CENDRÉE. |
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earth tide | NULL | See TIDE. | NULL |
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easting | Easting | The distance a craft makes good to the east. The opposite is WESTING. In a cartesian reference system the value of one coordinate, usually e... more | Easting.m Nom de l’ABSCISSE, emprunté à l’anglais, dans le cas particulier de la projection MTU. |
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ebb | Jusant | The EBB STREAM. Sometimes the term 'ebb' is also used with reference to vertical tidal movement. The opposite is FLOOD. | Jusant.m COURANT DE MARÉE correspondant à la MARÉE DESCENDANTE. le terme REFLUX, parfois employé comme synonyme, se rapporte en principe ... more |
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ebb current | NULL | See EBB STREAM. | NULL |
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ebb interval | NULL | Short for strength of ebb interval. The interval between the transit of the moon over the meridian of a place and the time of the following ... more | NULL |
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ebb stream | Courant de jusant | The horizontal movement of water associated with FALLING TIDE. Ebb streams generally set seaward, or in the opposite direction to the tide p... more | Courantmde jusant.Mouvement horizontal de l'eau correspondant, avec un décalage plus ou moins important, à la MARÉE DESCENDANTE. Les courant... more |
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ebb strength | Force du jusant | Phase of the ebb tidal current at the time of maximum velocity. Also, the velocity at this time. Also called strength of ebb. | Forcefdu jusant. Vitesse du COURANT DE JUSANT à l'instant où elle est maximale. |
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ebb tide | NULL | See TIDE: FALLING. | NULL |