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open position [7 records]

Record 1 1998-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
DEF

Valve position in which the inlet supply is connected to an outlet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
DEF

Position d'un distributeur pour laquelle l'orifice d'alimentation est relié à un orifice d'utilisation.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
DEF

Position of the valve member in which the flow path between inlet and outlet ports is open. (Full or partial opening).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
DEF

Position de l'obturateur dans laquelle il y a communication entre les orifices d'entrée et de sortie. (Ouverture pleine ou partielle).

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

A situation in a money market, whereby any purchase or sale, whether spot or forward, has not been covered by the institution. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

Position d'option purement spéculative qui ne cherche pas à couvrir (et qui réciproquement n'est pas couverte par) un risque sur l'actif sous-jacent ou une autre option.

Spanish

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Record 4 1989-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes

Spanish

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Record 5 1988-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musicology
  • Electronic Music
DEF

Chords that have a wide spacing between notes.

CONT

open harmony or open position where notes are spread beyond the interval of an octave and a half.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musicologie
  • Musique électronique
CONT

Debussy : (...) Les harmonies "élargies" cessent au-delà de certaines limites, d'intensifier des qualités spécifiquement tonales, pour ne plus représenter que des "blocs sonores".

Spanish

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Record 7 1979-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
OBS

Open or Foxtrot Position. Hand and arm positions are similar to those of closed position, but partners turn slightly so that both may skate in the same direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
OBS

Position ouverte ou Fox-trot. Les prises "main dans la main" sont semblables à celles employées pour la position fermée, mais les partenaires se tournent légèrement de sorte qu'ils puissent patiner dans la même direction.

OBS

Ce terme appartient au patinage artistique.

Spanish

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