median of a wing
French translation: médiane
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médiane Explanation: Médiane: Qualifie la portion centrale de l'aile d'un papillon. http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/glossary_f.php median: a straight line from a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side. le médiane, mais c'est de la poésie géométrique ... |
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l'angle dièdre Explanation: L'auteur utilise des termes de géométrie. Alors, pourquoi se priver ? C'est l'angle formant deux plans. L'aile du papillon est composée de deux plans. Au milieu, l'angle dièdre. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 28 minutes (2007-08-03 12:09:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Bon, d'accord, je pousse un peu loin la géométrie :)) |
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