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INTERRUPTION SEQUENCE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Office Machinery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slew character
1, record 1, English, slew%20character
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Control character intended to initiate an interruption in a given sequence. 1, record 1, English, - slew%20character
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caractère de saut
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20de%20saut
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractère de commande destiné à provoquer une interruption dans une séquence déterminée. 2, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20de%20saut
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-11-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Video Technology
- Cinematography
- Informatics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- frames per second
1, record 2, English, frames%20per%20second
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- fps 2, record 2, English, fps
correct, plural
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- frames/second 3, record 2, English, frames%2Fsecond
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The unit of measurement of the frame rate of a moving image. 4, record 2, English, - frames%20per%20second
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A standard movie, which is also known as motion picture, can be defined as a sequence of several scenes. A scene is then defined as a sequence of several seconds of motions recorded without interruption. A scene usually has at least three seconds. A movie in the cinema is shown as a sequence of still pictures, at a rate of 24 images per second. Similarly, a TV [television] broadcast consists of a transmission of 30 frames per second..., 25 frames per second... or anything from 5 to 30 frames per second for typical videos in the Internet. 5, record 2, English, - frames%20per%20second
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Always in the plural. 6, record 2, English, - frames%20per%20second
Record 2, Key term(s)
- frames-per-second
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Vidéotechnique
- Cinématographie
- Informatique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- images par seconde
1, record 2, French, images%20par%20seconde
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- images/seconde 2, record 2, French, images%2Fseconde
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de mesure correspondant au nombre d'images affichées en une seconde par un dispositif. 3, record 2, French, - images%20par%20seconde
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plus le nombre d'images est élevé, plus l'animation semble fluide. 3, record 2, French, - images%20par%20seconde
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La vitesse des mouvements que nous voyons à l'écran résulte du rapport entre la cadence de prise de vues et la cadence de projection. Toutes deux s'expriment en images par seconde. À l'époque du muet, les films étaient tournés à des cadences différentes, généralement entre 16 et 20 images par seconde. 4, record 2, French, - images%20par%20seconde
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
S'emploie toujours au pluriel. 5, record 2, French, - images%20par%20seconde
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Il ne faut pas confondre les termes «trame par seconde» et «image par seconde», puisqu'une image est composée de deux trames. 5, record 2, French, - images%20par%20seconde
Record 2, Key term(s)
- images-par-seconde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-09-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- disconformity
1, record 3, English, disconformity
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- parallel unconformity 2, record 3, English, parallel%20unconformity
correct, see observation
- erosional unconformity 2, record 3, English, erosional%20unconformity
correct, see observation
- nonangular unconformity 3, record 3, English, nonangular%20unconformity
correct, see observation
- non-angular unconformity 4, record 3, English, non%2Dangular%20unconformity
correct
- stratigraphic unconformity 3, record 3, English, stratigraphic%20unconformity
see observation
- paraunconformity 3, record 3, English, paraunconformity
see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An unconformity in which the bedding planes above and below the break are essentially parallel, indicating a significant interruption in the orderly sequence of sedimentary rocks, generally by a considerable interval of erosion(or sometimes of non deposition), and usually marked by a visible and irregular or uneven erosion surface of appreciable relief... 5, record 3, English, - disconformity
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A large majority of MVT [Mississippi Valley-type] deposits are overlain by a disconformity or unconformity and this has been cited in support of the meteoric hypothesis ... 6, record 3, English, - disconformity
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
disconformity; parallel unconformity; erosional unconformity; nonangular unconformity; stratigraphic unconformity; paraunconformity: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 3, English, - disconformity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- discordance de ravinement
1, record 3, French, discordance%20de%20ravinement
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- discordance parallèle 2, record 3, French, discordance%20parall%C3%A8le
see observation, feminine noun
- discordance érosionnelle 3, record 3, French, discordance%20%C3%A9rosionnelle
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- discordance d'érosion 4, record 3, French, discordance%20d%27%C3%A9rosion
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- discordance plate 5, record 3, French, discordance%20plate
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- discordance stratigraphique 6, record 3, French, discordance%20stratigraphique
see observation, feminine noun
- discordance simple 7, record 3, French, discordance%20simple
feminine noun
- disconformité 8, record 3, French, disconformit%C3%A9
see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Discordance plate ou par lacune : Les strates étant parallèles, la discordance n'est pas forcément liée à un évènement tectonique. La lacune a pour cause, soit l'absence de sédimentation durant une période plus ou moins longue, soit l'action d'une phase d'érosion intermédiaire. 9, record 3, French, - discordance%20de%20ravinement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une vaste majorité des gîtes de type Mississippi-Valley sont limités à leur sommet par une disconformité ou une discordance, et cette observation a été citée à l'appui de l'hypothèse basée sur l'action des eaux météoriques [...] 10, record 3, French, - discordance%20de%20ravinement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après le Dictionnaire de géologie, de J.-P. Michel et R.W. Fairbridge, 1995, p. 157, l'introduction des termes «disconformité», «inconformité» et «non-conformité» dans le vocabulaire géologique français n'a pas été couronnée de succès. 11, record 3, French, - discordance%20de%20ravinement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
discordance de ravinement; discordance parallèle; discordance d'érosion; discordance érosionnelle; discordance plate; disconformité : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 11, record 3, French, - discordance%20de%20ravinement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-03-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- unconformity
1, record 4, English, unconformity
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- unconf 2, record 4, English, unconf
correct, see observation
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- unconformable contact 3, record 4, English, unconformable%20contact
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A substantial break or gap in the geologic record where a rock unit is overlain by another that is not next in stratigraphic succession, such as an interruption in the continuity of a depositional sequence of sedimentary rocks or a break between eroded igneous rocks and younger sedimentary strata. 4, record 4, English, - unconformity
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some mines exploit "reefs" (ore zones) with uppermost sections buried as much as 3 km beneath unconformities. 5, record 4, English, - unconformity
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Kemi and Campo Formoso intrusions are prekinematic and occur at the unconformable contact between Archean granitic basement and overlying, mainly sedimentary, Proterozoic supracrustal rocks. 3, record 4, English, - unconformity
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unconf: ... abbreviation ... used in drilling records. 2, record 4, English, - unconformity
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- discordance
1, record 4, French, discordance
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- discordance stratigraphique 2, record 4, French, discordance%20stratigraphique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface géologique représentant l'intervalle de temps d'exposition subaérienne et son équivalence subaquatique. Elle est caractérisée par une troncature d'érosion et/ou par un important hiatus. 2, record 4, French, - discordance
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La lacune peut être due à une absence de sédimentation, la région ayant par exemple été émergée (régression); [...] Quelquefois, cette émersion est accompagnée d'une phase de plissement précédant la transgression suivante; dans ce cas, on parle de discordance. 3, record 4, French, - discordance
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les bauxites sont disposées [...] en couches plus ou moins irrégulières [...], soulignant les lacunes stratigraphiques et les discordances car la présence de bauxites est le signe infaillible d'une longue émersion [...] 4, record 4, French, - discordance
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les terrains du socle sont plus anciens que ceux de la couverture; ils ont subi une orogenèse antérieure à celle de la couverture. Le socle n'a donc pas la même structure que sa couverture on dit qu'il y a discordance. 5, record 4, French, - discordance
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Les intrusions de Kemi et de Campo Formoso sont anticinématiques et sont situées au niveau d'une discordance séparant un socle granitique archéen d'une séquence sus-jacente de roches supracrustales à prédominance sédimentaire du Protérozoïque. 6, record 4, French, - discordance
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- discordancia
1, record 4, Spanish, discordancia
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- discordancia estratigráfica 1, record 4, Spanish, discordancia%20estratigr%C3%A1fica
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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