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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

nickel: an item in the "Exchange Media" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

pièce de cinq cents : objet de la classe «Support d'échange» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A fast pitch that makes a slight curve in the direction opposite of the throwing arm as it nears the plate.

CONT

A good curve ball breaks sharply to the side and downward as it reaches the batter. A slider is like a curve ball, but seems to "slide" rather than to break sharply.

Key term(s)
  • nickel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Balle rapide qui s'écarte légèrement de sa trajectoire initiale.

CONT

Lorsqu'elle atteint le frappeur, la balle courbe dévie brusquement de côté et vers le bas. La balle glissante ressemble à la balle courbe, mais elle glisse plutôt que de dévier brusquement.

Key term(s)
  • balle dérivante

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
Universal entry(ies)
Ni
symbol
7440-02-0
CAS number
OBS

Hard; malleable; ductile; silvery-white metallic element of group VIII of the periodic system; ... Symbol, Ni; valences 0, 1, 2 and 3; isometric; atomic number, 28; atomic weight 58.71; and specific gravity, 8.25 (at 20°C ... Used in stainless steel and in other corrosion resistant alloys; in nickel steel for armor plate ... in magnets ... and as a catalyst.

OBS

nickel: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

PHR

Nickel dust; carbonyl nickel powder.

PHR

Italian, metal, Raney nickel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ni
symbol
7440-02-0
CAS number
OBS

Métal blanc brillant, à cassure fibreuse, appartenant au groupe des métaux et présentant des analogies avec le fer. (Élément chimique de symbole Ni.)

CONT

Le nickel est ferromagnétique à froid; il perd cette propriété vers 360 °C. Malléable et ductile, c'est le plus dur des métaux usuels. [...] Numéro atomique : 28. Masse atomique : 58,71.

OBS

nickel : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Ni
symbol
7440-02-0
CAS number
OBS

Elemento químico de símbolo Ni, número atómico 28, masa atómica 58.69, y configuración electrónica (Ar)3d84s2, con 12 nucleidos, 5 de los cuales son estables. Forma cristales metálicos con estructura cúbica compacta.

OBS

[Es] poco tóxico. Inflamable.

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Record 4 2007-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
DEF

The common reference to the five-cent coin of Canada or the United States.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
DEF

Pièce canadienne valant cinq cents.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games of Chance
DEF

Five hundred dollars.

CONT

A nickel is $500. Typically used when referring to a size of a bet. A big nickel is $5000.

CONT

I guess I have to thank the Lord it's not a purple chip -- a $500 chip -- or a yellow chip -- a $1,000 chip.

CONT

Frank bets three nickels on the games he really likes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de hasard
CONT

Jeton violet : 500$.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Juegos de azar
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Record 6 2006-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Card Games
  • Games of Chance
DEF

A $5 table chip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de cartes
  • Jeux de hasard
DEF

Jeton de 5 $.

Key term(s)
  • coupure de cinq dollars

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nickel and Cobalt Mining
DEF

Containing nickel.

PHR

Nickeliferous ore.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines de cobalt et de nickel
DEF

Qui contient du nickel.

PHR

Gisement, minerai nickélifère.

Spanish

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