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ORBITAL MOTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- orbital motion
1, record 1, English, orbital%20motion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Orbital motion of waves. 2, record 1, English, - orbital%20motion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouvement orbital
1, record 1, French, mouvement%20orbital
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement circulaire décrit par un flotteur sur une onde de vague, en sens inverse de la propagation des vagues. 2, record 1, French, - mouvement%20orbital
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mouvement orbital des vagues se poursuit en profondeur mais devient insignifiant à quelques dizaines de mètres. 2, record 1, French, - mouvement%20orbital
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Mouvement orbital de la houle, des vagues. 3, record 1, French, - mouvement%20orbital
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- The Stars (Astronomy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- orbital motion
1, record 2, English, orbital%20motion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Continuous motion of a body in a closed path, such as a circle or an ellipse, about some point. 2, record 2, English, - orbital%20motion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Visual binaries generally have longer orbital periods than close binaries ... and in some cases the period is too long for any orbital motion to be detected. 3, record 2, English, - orbital%20motion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Étoiles (Astronomie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mouvement orbital
1, record 2, French, mouvement%20orbital
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cas où une des deux composantes est beaucoup plus brillante que l'autre, on ne voit pas une décomposition des raies, mais simplement un mouvement de va-et-vient de la longueur d'onde des raies de l'étoile la plus brillante pendant le mouvement orbital. Quand le mouvement des deux composantes est perpendiculaire à la direction d'observation, on n'a pas d'effet Doppler et les raies spectrales sont simples [...] 1, record 2, French, - mouvement%20orbital
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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