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Record 1 2011-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Nose (Medicine)
DEF

The part of the pharynx that lies above the soft palate; anteriorly it opens into the nasal cavity; inferiorly, it communicates with the oropharynx via the pharyngeal isthmus; laterally it communicates with tympanic cavities via auditory tubes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nez (Médecine)
DEF

Partie du pharynx qui se trouve au-dessus du niveau du palais mou.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nariz (Medicina)
DEF

Parte de la faringe situada encima del velo del paladar.

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Record 2 1997-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clay Working Methods (Ceramics)
DEF

In ceramics, the act of throwing.

OBS

Throwing: traditional method, since ancient times, of shaping plastic clay on a spinning turntable, known as a potter's wheel or throwing wheel, cf wheel. At one time a staple process of the potting industry, only replaced in comparatively recent times by more automated mechanical methods. Now rarely used in the industry but still a basic process of craft potters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques de la céramique
DEF

Opération consistant à façonner les pièces de céramique sur un tour.

OBS

tournage : Suite d'opérations selon lesquelles une balle d'argile mise sur le tour est modifiée jusqu'à l'obtention de la forme désirée.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Informatics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Informatique
OBS

dans le cadre du Service informatisé de gestion des collections du RCIP

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
OBS

Energy Performance Contracting also known as Savings Financing ... Part of the FED$AVE Energy Management Program.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
OBS

L'impartition éconergie, aussi connue sous le nom de Financement des économies ....

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Education
DEF

a technique of correcting articulatory defects that involves the teaching of appropriate positions of tongue, lips, jaw, and soft palate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation spéciale
DEF

Technique utilisée en orthophonie pour corriger les défauts de prononciation en apprenant à placer correctement la langue, les lèvres, la mâchoire et le voile du palais.

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
  • Criminology
OBS

Toronto, February 5, 1984.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
  • Criminologie

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
CONT

A large variety of foreign body forceps and other accessories are now available for use with flexible instrument. ... Alligator and rat-toothed forceps are useful for grasping plastic, rubber, wooden, and metal objects that cannot be firmly held with a standard biopsy forceps ...

Key term(s)
  • rat toothed forceps
  • rat tooth forceps

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
CONT

Certains auteurs recommandent l'utilisation d'appareils rigides pourvus de pinces à prise plus sûre pour extraire les corps étrangers très durs et épais, surtout lorsqu'ils sont localisés au niveau de l'œsophage cervical. Les instruments disponibles doivent être : les pinces dents de rat, crocodile ou pélican, utiles pour l'extraction des pièces de monnaie, des petits ronds en plastique, des objets métalliques présentant une surface et une morphologie favorable à la prise [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 2006-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

Team-mate running with the baton who then passes it to the next man in line in the take-over zone.

Key term(s)
  • incoming woman
  • incoming person
  • incoming man

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
DEF

Coéquipier en possession du témoin qui le transmet ensuite au prochain coureur dans la zone de transmission.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
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Record 9 2002-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
DEF

Método de modulación digital en el que tonos de audiofrecuencia modulan la señal portadora para transportar una señal digital.

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Record 10 2000-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Air Transport
OBS

List of ICAO Bodies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Répertoire des organes de l'OACI.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Transporte aéreo
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