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1 compressional multiple
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > compressional multiple
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2 compressional multiple
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > compressional multiple
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3 compressional multiple
Англо-русский словарь технических терминов > compressional multiple
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4 compressional multiple
* * *Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > compressional multiple
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5 compressional multiple
1) Техника: продольная кратная волнаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > compressional multiple
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6 compressional multiple
продольная (много)кратная волна (сейсм.)Англо-русский словарь по ядерным испытаниям и горному делу > compressional multiple
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7 multiple
1) кратное2) метр. кратная единица•-
compressional multiple
- decimal multiples of SI units -
double multiple
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integral multiple
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interbed multiple
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interformational multiple
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interformation multiple
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least common multiple
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long-path multiple
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multiple of kilogram
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multiples of SI units
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near-surface multiple
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peg-leg multiple
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refraction multiple
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scalar multiple
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shear multiple
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short-path multiple
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whole multiple -
8 multiple
1. многократный; многочисленный; многоконтурный; множественный2. составной3. геол. сложный4. эл. параллельный
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1. многочисленный, многократный; имеющий много отделов, частей2. кратная ( многократная) волна (сейсм.)
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многократно отражённая сейсмическая энергия (волна, испытавшая отражение более одного раза).
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сейсм. многократная волна; кратное отражение || многократный; множественный- peg-leg multiple* * *Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > multiple
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9 продольная кратная волна
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > продольная кратная волна
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10 продольная многократная волна
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > продольная многократная волна
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11 продольная кратная волна
Англо-русский словарь технических терминов > продольная кратная волна
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12 reflection
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отражение (сейсмическая энергия или волна, возбужденная взрывом или другим источником, отразившаяся от одной или серии границ с разной акустической жёсткостью)
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сейсм. отражение; отражённая волна- compressional-wave reflection
- concentrated reflection
- deep reflection
- diffracted reflection
- intrabedrock reflection
- multiple reflection
- postcritical reflection
- precritical reflection
- primary reflection
- refracted reflection
- scattered reflection
- secondary reflection
- seismic reflection
- shallow reflection
- shear-wave reflection
- simple reflection
- simple multiple reflection
- subbottom reflection
- supercritical reflection
- true reflection
- unconverted reflection
- usable reflection
- water-bottom reflection
- wave reflection* * *Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > reflection
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13 arrival
1. вступление ( сейсмоволны)2. прибытие, приход
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прибытие, поступление
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вступление волны, приход фронта волны
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сейсм. вступление ( волны); приход, появление ( волны); проявление начала сигнала ( на сейсмограмме)- casing signal arrival
- clear arrival
- coherent arrivals
- complex arrival
- compressional arrival
- diffracted arrival
- diffraction arrival
- direct arrival
- elliptically polarized arrivals
- fair arrival
- first arrival
- ghost arrival
- head wave arrival
- high-amplitude arrival
- high-frequency arrival
- identified arrival
- interfering arrivals
- intrabasin arrival
- late arrival
- linearly polarized arrivals
- low-amplitude arrival
- low-frequency arrival
- marker arrival
- mud arrival
- multiple arrivals
- polarized arrival
- poor arrival
- reflected arrival
- reflection arrival
- refracted arrival
- refraction arrival
- second arrival
- seismic arrival
- shear arrival
- slow arrival
- Stoneley arrival
- surface break arrival
- surface-reflected multiple arrival
- transmitted arrival
- wave arrival
- wavefront arrival
- well-geophone arrival* * * -
14 method
метод; способ; средство; приём; технология; система; порядокconstant casing pressure method — метод борьбы с выбросом поддержанием постоянного давления в затрубном пространстве
displacement method of plugging — цементирование через заливочные трубы (без пробок, с вытеснением цементного раствора буровым)
gas-drive liquid propane method — процесс закачки в пласт газа под высоким давлением с предшествующим нагнетанием жидкого пропана
single core dynamic method — динамический метод определения относительной проницаемости по отдельному образцу
transient method of electrical prospecting — метод электроразведки, использующий неустановившиеся электрические явления
— colour band method
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метод; способ; приёмbullhead well control method — способ глушения скважины с вытеснением пластового флюида в пласт из кольцевого пространства
constant bottomhole pressure well control method — способ глушения скважины при постоянном забойном давлении
driller's well control method — способ глушения скважины с раздельным удалением пластового флюида и сменой бурового раствора
one-circulation well control method — способ глушения скважины с одновременным удалением пластового флюида и сменой бурового раствора
reliability matrix index method — метод контроля за обеспечением надёжности путём задания показателей надёжности
two-circulation well control method — способ глушения скважины с разделёнными удалением пластового флюида и сменой бурового раствора
Vlugter method of structural group analysis — структурно-групповой метод анализа (углеводородов) по Флюгтеру
wait and weight well-control method — способ глушения скважины с одновременным удалением пластового флюида и сменой бурового раствора
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метод, способ
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метод; способ; приём- method of assurancemethod for determination relative water wettability — метод определения относительной водосмачиваемости ( пород);
- method of borehole section correlation
- method of calculating gas reserves
- method of circles
- method of defining petroleum reserves
- method of defining reserves
- method of determining static corrections
- method of drilling
- method of drilling with hydraulic turbine downhole motor
- method of drilling with hydraulic turbine downhole unit
- method of estimating reserves
- method of evaluating petroleum reserves
- method of formation
- method of formation damage analysis
- method of formation heterogeneity analysis
- method of formation nonuniformity analysis
- method of increasing oil mobility
- method of limiting well production rate
- method of liquid saturation determination
- method of maintaining reservoir pressure
- method of maintaining reservoir pressure by air injection
- method of maintaining reservoir pressure by gas injection
- method of maintaining reservoir pressure by water injection
- method of measuring critical water saturation
- method of mirror
- method of operation
- method of planting
- method of sample taking
- method of sampling
- method of sharpening
- method of stimulating production
- method of strong formation explosions
- method of testing
- method of three coefficients
- airborne magnetometer method
- air-hammer drilling method
- airlift well operation method
- alcohol-slug method
- arc refraction method
- aromatic adsorption method
- average velocity method
- average velocity approximation method
- bailer method of cementing
- band method
- barrel per acre method
- Barthelmes method
- basic volume method of estimating reserves
- beam pumping well operation method
- blasthole method
- bomb method
- borderline method
- borehole method
- borehole wall consolidation method
- bottom-packer method
- bottom water isolation method
- bottom water shutoff method
- bottomhole pressure build-up method
- broadside refraction method
- cable tool percussion drilling method
- Cabot method
- building method
- bullhead well control method
- capillarimetric method for determination wettability
- carbonized water injection method
- casing method of cementing
- casing-pressure method
- catenary pipe laying method
- cementing method
- cetane test method
- charcoal method
- chemical method of borehole wall consolidation
- chemical method of borehole wall lining
- circulating method
- clean recirculation method
- cold method of oil fractionation
- combination drilling method
- common-depth-point method
- common-midpoint method
- common-reflection-point method
- compressional-wave method
- concurrent method
- concurrent method of well killing
- constant bottomhole pressure well control method
- constant casing pressure method
- constant pit level method
- continuous-correlation method
- continuous-profiling method
- controlled directivity reception method
- converted wave method
- copper dish method
- correlation method of refracted waves
- correlation refraction method
- countercirculation-wash-boring method
- crosshole method
- cube method
- curved-path method
- cyclic steam-soaking secondary oil recovery method
- cycloidal ray-path method
- cylinder method
- deep-hole method
- deep-refraction method
- delay-and-sum method
- derrick assembling method
- derrick erection method
- desalting method
- development method
- dewatering method
- diesel cetane method
- differential liberation method
- diffraction stack method
- dipole profiling method
- direct method of orientation
- directional survey method
- dispersed gas injection method
- displacement method of plugging
- distillation method
- distillation method of liquid saturation determination
- double control method
- downhole method
- downhole sucker-rod pump well operation method
- down-the-hole induced polarization method
- drill steam method of coke removal
- driller's method
- driller's well control method
- drilling method
- drilling-in method
- dual coil ratiometer method
- effusion method
- electrical method of geophysical prospecting
- electrical-audibility method
- electrical-exploration method
- electrical-logging method
- electrical-prospecting method
- electrical-sounding method
- electrical-surveying method
- electrochemical method of borehole wall consolidation
- electrochemical method of borehole wall lining
- electromagnetic method of orientation
- electromagnetic-exploration method
- electromagnetic-prospecting method
- electromagnetic-profiling method
- electromagnetic-sounding method
- electromagnetic-surveying method
- enhanced recovery method
- enriched gas injection method
- Eshka method
- evaporation method of measuring critical water saturation
- exploration method
- exploration prospecting survey method
- exploration seismic method
- explosion drilling method
- explosion seismic method
- express method
- express method of production calculation
- filter-and-sum method
- fire flooding method
- firing line method
- first-break method
- first-event method
- float-and-chains method
- float-on method
- formation evaluation method
- four-point control method
- fracture method
- freepoint-string shot method
- freezing method
- freezing point depression method
- from-bottom-upward method of derrick assembling
- from-top-downward method of derrick assembling
- frontal advance gas-oil displacement method
- Galician method
- gamma-ray method
- gas blow-around method
- gas-chromatography method
- gas-drive liquid propane method
- gaslift well operation method
- gas-production test method
- gas-recovery method
- geological petroleum exploration method
- geological petroleum prospecting method
- geophysical petroleum exploration method
- grasshopper pipeline coupling method
- gravity method of geophysical prospecting
- gravity exploration method
- heat injection secondary oil recovery method
- hectare method of estimating reserves
- hesitation method
- high-pressure dry gas injection method
- high-resolution method
- hit-and-miss method
- holoseismic method
- horizontal-loop method
- hot-water drive method
- hydraulic drilling method
- hydraulic fracturing method
- hydraulic hammer drilling method
- hydraulic jet drilling method
- hydrodynamic method of calculating oil production
- hydrodynamic drilling method
- ice-plug method
- image method
- indirect method of orientation
- induction logging method
- infiltration method
- injection flow method
- in-situ combustion method
- interval change method
- isolation method
- isoline method of reserves estimation
- Kiruna method
- knock intensity method
- lamp method
- lean mixture rating method
- liquid solvent injection method
- logging method
- long-hole method
- long-interval method
- long-wire transmitter method
- luminescent-bitumen method
- magnesium-hydroxide method
- magnetic method of geophysical prospecting
- magnetic-exploration method
- magnetic-flaw detection method
- magnetic-particle method
- magnetic-particle flaw detection method
- magnetoelectrical control method
- magnetometrical method
- magnetotelluric method
- magnetotelluric-exploration method
- magnetotelluric-sounding method
- maintenance method
- mercury injection method of measuring critical water saturation
- micrometric method of rock analysis
- microseismic method
- migration method
- mining method
- moving-plug method of cementing
- moving-source method
- mud-balance method
- mudcap method
- mudflush drilling method
- multiple detection method
- nonionic surfactant water solution injection method
- nonreplacement method
- Norwegian method
- oil drive method
- oil production method
- oil recovery method
- oil withdrawal method
- one-agent borehole wall consolidation method
- one-agent borehole wall lining method
- one-circulation well control method
- outage method
- oxygen-bomb method
- parabolic method
- passive method
- pattern method
- pattern-type gas injection method
- penetration method
- penetrating fluid method
- percussion method
- perforation method
- Perkins method
- phase-velocity method
- physicochemical method of borehole wall consolidation
- physicochemical method of borehole wall lining
- picric acid method
- pipe-bridge method
- pipe-driving method
- pipeline-assembly method
- pipeline-coupling method
- placement method
- plane front method
- plasma drilling method
- polarization method
- Poulter method
- pour point depression method
- pressure build-up method of formation damage analysis
- pressure build-up method of formation heterogeneity analysis
- pressure-drop method of estimating gas reserves
- primary oil recovery method
- probe method
- producing method
- producing well testing method
- production method
- production test method
- profiling method
- projected-vertical-plane method of orienting
- prospecting method
- pump-out method
- punching method
- radioactive method
- radioactive method of geophysical prospecting
- radio-direction-finder method
- ray-path method
- ray-stretching method
- ray-tracing method
- record presentation method
- recovery method
- rectilinear ray-path method
- reflection method
- reflection interpretation method
- refracted wave method
- refraction method
- refraction correlation method
- refraction interpretation method
- reliability method
- reliability matrix index method
- remedial cementing method
- replacement method
- repressuring method
- resistivity method
- restored-state method of measuring critical water saturation
- retort method of liquid saturation determination
- reversed refraction method
- ring-and-ball method
- rod tool percussion drilling method
- rodless pump well operation method
- roll-on method
- rope-and-drop pull method
- rotary drilling method
- rotation drilling method
- sampling method
- sand jet method
- saturation method
- saturation method of pore volume measurement
- secondary oil recovery method
- sectional method of pipeline assembly
- sectional pipe-coupling method
- sectorial pipe-coupling method
- sedimentology method of measuring particle size distribution
- seismic method
- seismic method of geophysical prospecting
- seismic-detection method
- seismic-exploration method
- seismic-identification method
- seismic-interpretation method
- seismic-reflection method
- seismic-refraction method
- self-potential method
- sequence firing method
- shear-wave method
- short-hole method
- shot-drilling method
- shot-popping method
- side-tracking method
- side-wall coring method
- single-core dynamic method
- single-fold continuous-coverage method
- slalom-line method
- small-bore deep-hole method
- soap suds method
- sounding method
- spontaneous polarization method
- squeeze cementing method
- squeezing method
- standardizing performance method
- standby method
- stationary liquid method of relative permeability determination
- statistical method of calculating oil production
- statistical method of estimating reserves
- steam oil drive method
- stepwise method of McCabe and Thiele
- stimulation method
- stove pipe method
- stove pipe flange method of rolling beams
- straight ray-path method
- subsurface method of geophysical prospecting
- suction method of cleaning
- summation method
- surface method of geophysical prospecting
- surface-wave method
- swabbing method
- swinging-gage method
- tertiary oil recovery method
- testing method
- thermal-acid formation treatment method
- thermal-recovery method
- thickened water injection method
- three-dimensional seismic method
- thumper method
- top-packer method
- towing method
- transient method of electrical prospecting
- transmitted wave method
- transposed method
- triaxial test method
- tubing method of cementing
- two-agent borehole wall consolidation method
- two-agent borehole wall lining method
- two-circulation well control method
- ultrasonic method
- ultrasonic flaw detection method
- variable-area method
- velocity-analysis method
- vertical loop method
- Vibroseis method
- Vlugter method of structural group analysis
- volume method of estimating reserves
- volume-statistical method of estimating reserves
- volume-weight method of estimating reserves
- volumetric method of estimating reserves
- volumetric-genetic method of estimating reserves
- wait-and-weight well-control method
- Walker's method
- wash-and-drive method
- washing method
- water flooding method
- water influx location method
- weathering computation method
- weight-drop method
- weight-saturation method
- well-casing method
- well-completion method
- well-control method
- well-drill method
- well-geophone method
- well-operation method
- well-shooting method
- well-testing method
- wireline method
- X-ray diffraction method* * * -
15 refraction
1) рефракция; преломление•-
abnormal refraction
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acoustic refraction
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atmospheric refraction
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compressional refraction
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critical refraction
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curved-path refraction
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curved refraction
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double refraction
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electromagnetic refraction
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electronic refraction
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first-event refraction
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flux refraction
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ionospheric refraction
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lateral refraction
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low-frequency refraction
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multiple refraction
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radio-wave refraction
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radio refraction
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reflected refraction
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seismic refraction
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sound refraction
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standard refraction
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substandard refraction
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superstandard refraction
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terrestrial refraction
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tropospheric refraction
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wave refraction
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16 wave
1) волна
2) взмах
3) волновой
4) махать
5) <commun.> сигнал
6) волноваться
7) развеваться
8) колебательный
9) колебание
– acoustic wave
– air wave
– backward wave
– beam wave
– blast wave
– boundary wave
– bow shock wave
– bow wave
– bulk-surface wave
– carrier wave
– catcher wave
– coherent wave
– compression wave
– conducting a wave
– creeping wave
– current wave
– density wave
– depression wave
– detonation wave
– diffracted wave
– direct wave
– edge wave
– EH wave
– elastic wave
– evanescent wave
– extraordinary wave
– flexural wave
– free-space wave
– fundamental wave
– gap wave
– gravity wave
– ground wave
– ground-reflected wave
– guided wave
– half wave
– harmonic wave
– helicon wave
– HF wave band
– idler wave
– incident wave
– ingoing wave
– inhomogeneous wave
– interferential wave
– ionospheric wave
– lateral wave
– longitudinal wave
– Mach wave
– magnon wave
– marking wave
– micro wave
– modulated wave
– node of wave
– ordinary wave
– orthogonal wave
– overdriven wave
– partial wave
– pertaining to wave
– pilot wave
– plane wave
– plane-polarized wave
– plasma wave
– polarized wave
– polarographic wave
– primary wave
– reference wave
– reflected wave
– return wave
– saw-tooth wave
– scattered wave
– shear wave
– shock wave
– short wave
– side wave
– sine wave
– sky wave
– slot wave
– space wave
– spherical wave
– square wave
– standing wave
– stationary wave
– stress wave
– surface wave
– tenth wave
– transient wave
– transverse wave
– travelling wave
– undistorted wave
– unguided wave
– VHF wave band
– wave acoustics
– wave analyzer
– wave band
– wave conductor
– wave crest
– wave dispersion
– wave distance
– wave disturbance
– wave duct
– wave equation
– wave filter
– wave frequency
– wave front
– wave function
– wave guide
– wave height
– wave impedance
– wave interference
– wave mechanics
– wave mode
– wave number
– wave of probability
– wave operator
– wave optics
– wave packet
– wave pattern
– wave propagation
– wave range
– wave refraction
– wave resistance
– wave rule
– wave shape
– wave steepness
– wave tilt
– wave train
– wave trough
– wave velocity
– whistler wave
continuous wave laser — лазер непрерывного излучения, лазер непрерывного режима работы
elliptically polarized wave — эллиптически волна поляризованная
long-range wave propagation — дальнее распространение радиоволн
oblique shock wave — <phys.> скачок уплотнения косой
pregressing shock wave — <acoust.> волна ударная автомодельная
reflected wave method — < radio> метод отраженных волн
square wave generator — <tech.> генератор прямоугольных сигналов
surface wave line — < radio> линия поверхностной волны
surface-skimming bulk wave — волна объемная приповерхностная
transverse compressional wave — <geogr.> волна поперечная упругая
transverse electric wave — < radio> волна поперечная электрическая
transverse electromagnetic wave — < radio> волна поперечная электромагнитная
transverse magnetic wave — < radio> волна поперечная магнитная
traveling wave antenna — < radio> антенна бегущей волны
uniform-phase wave front — волновой фронт с постоянной фазой
vertically polarized wave — вертикально поляризованная волна
wave drag coefficient — <phys.> коэффициент волнового сопротивления
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17 attenuation
1. затухание2. ослабление; уменьшение
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уменьшение, затухание (складки, сейсмических волн); выклинивание ( пласта)
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затухание, уменьшение сигнала; затухание сигнала с расстоянием; уменьшение амплитуды ( без изменения формы волны)
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сейсм. затухание- multiple waves attenuation
- seismic wave attenuation
- shear-wave attenuation
- signal attenuation
- time-dependent amplitude attenuation* * *• снижениеАнгло-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > attenuation
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18 event
1. явление; акт; событие
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1. явление; акт, событие3. сигнал; волна (сейсм.)
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результат, сигнал; волна ( на сейсмограмме), явление; вступление, прослеживаемое по ряду трасс
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1) вступление ( сейсмической волны)2) волна ( на сейсмограмме)•- anomalous eventevent from deep refractor — вступление волны от глубокого преломляющего горизонта;
- bold event
- closely spaced events
- compressional event
- continuous event
- continuous reflection event
- converted event
- correlatable events
- deep event
- detectable event
- detonation event
- diffracted event
- direct event
- discrete event
- distinct event
- early event
- first event
- identifiable event
- interfering events
- identified event
- later event
- low-frequency event
- low-magnitude seismic event
- measured event
- migrated event
- mixed events
- mode-converted event
- multiple event
- natural seismic event
- nonreflected event
- out-of-plane event
- periodic events
- persistent event
- pickable event
- picked event
- primary event
- prominent event
- pulse-like event
- recognizable event
- recorded event
- recurring events
- reflected event
- reflection event
- refracted event
- refraction event
- repeated events
- scattered event
- secondary event
- seismic event
- selected event
- separate event
- shallow event
- shot-generated event
- signal event
- simultaneously arriving events
- single event
- small-size event
- spurious reflection event
- storing event
- successive events
- teleseismic event
- time event
- typical event
- undesirable event
- unexplained seismic event
- unidentified event
- unmigrated event
- unwanted event
- weak seismic event* * * -
19 CTP
1) Авиация: component test program2) Медицина: cytidine triphosphate, ЦТФ, цитидинтрифосфат3) Американизм: Call To Power4) Спорт: Closest To The Pin5) Военный термин: Communications Terminal Processor, Component Transition Plan, central transfer point, combat training program, consolidated telecommunications program, coordinated test plan, coordinated test program, общая тактическая обстановка (Common Tactical Picture), ОТО, общая тактическая картина6) Техника: Center for Theoretical Physics, charge transformation parameter, coded telemetry processor, communications timing procedure, connectionless transport protocol, construction test procedure, containment test pressurization, controlled temperature profile7) Математика: Complement Taking Predicate8) Бухгалтерия: Corporate Trade Payment9) Автомобильный термин: closed throttle position10) Биржевой термин: Composite Theoretical Performance11) Сокращение: Centralized Token Passing, Common Tactical Picture, Common Transport Policy, Comparative Test Programme (NATO), Continuum Training Plan, capacity-to-promise12) Театр: Chi Town Players13) Университет: Coach Training Program14) Вычислительная техника: Cordless Telephony Profile (Bluetooth)15) Нефть: cleaning to pits, compressional travel time, очистка со сбросом выбуренной породы в отстойные амбары (cleaning to pits)16) Иммунология: Converged Technologies Professional17) Банковское дело: форма размещения евронот, при которой неразмещённые евроноты забирают участники аукциона (continuous tender panel)18) СМИ: Cartoon Television Program19) Инвестиции: continuous tender panel20) Макаров: computer-to-plate, laser computer-to-plate22) Чат: Congenial Talking Philosophers23) NYSE. C M P Group, Inc.24) НАСА: Critical Technical Parameter25) Программное обеспечение: Click Through Program, Customer Technology Preview26) Хобби: Card Type Possible -
20 wave
1) волна || волновой2) колебание || колебательный3) связь сигнал4) взмах || махать5) развеваться6) волноваться ( о море)•- air wave- atmospheric radio wave- bow wave- gap wave- sky wave- surface-skimming bulk wave - transverse compressional wave - transverse electromagnetic wave
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