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Record 1 2018-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
CONT

A centrifugal knife is one that has a blade that opens automatically by centrifugal force when the blade is released from the handle into the fully ejected and locked position with a simple and brisk outwardly flick of the wrist; and it includes knives that require some preliminary or simultaneous minimal manipulation of either a flipper or other non-edged parts of the blade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes blanches

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
  • Ovens and Baking (Ceramics)
DEF

Refractory tetrahedron with concave faces and very sharp points.

DEF

Piece of kiln furniture for setting glazed ware. Formerly used for plates but in this particular use it has now been replaced by thimbles and cranks....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
  • Fours et cuisson (Céramique industrielle)
DEF

Tétraèdre réfractaire à face incurvée et à pointes très décidées.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Bioengineering
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Technique biologique
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
DEF

A cylindrical projection that serves to locate the tube in the socket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
DEF

Protubérance sur l'embase ou le culot servant à engager le tube dans le support.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
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Record 5 2008-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Grain Growing
DEF

A fungous disease of cereals and wild grasses caused by Claviceps purpurea.

OBS

The disease produces hard dense fungus bodies, called sclerotia ...

OBS

Term and abbreviation used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

PHR

Ergot of cereals, of rye, of small grains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Culture des céréales
DEF

En phytopathologie, maladie des graminées (blé, seigle, ray-grass d'Italie), due à un champignon, [le] Claviceps purpurea.

OBS

Les plantes atteintes sont caractérisées par des excroissances fongiques dures et épaisses, que l'on appelle sclérotes [...]

OBS

Terme et abréviation en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

PHR

Ergot des céréales, du maïs, du seigle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Cultivo de cereales
OBS

Enfermedad causada por Claviceps purpurea.

OBS

Hospedero: centeno y otras gramíneas.

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Record 6 2008-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
  • Plant Diseases
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fungus which infects cereals and other grasses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
  • Maladies des plantes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

[...] champignon qui attaque les inflorescences (épis) de la plupart des graminées et plus particulièrement celles du seigle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hongos y mixomicetos
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CONT

El cornezuelo (Claviceps purpurea) puede ser encontrado en varias plantas, algunas de producción comercial y otras silvestres; entre las comerciales podemos nombrar: el trigo, la cebada, el mijo, la cizaña y especialmente el centeno. El cornezuelo del centeno es especialmente grande debido al tamaño del ovario de la especie parasitada; del tamaño del ovario depende el tamaño final del esclerocio. Por ello el más afectado es el centeno (Secale cereale, L.).

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Record 7 2005-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Horse Husbandry
DEF

... a semi-horny projection which protrudes from the posterior base of the fetlock joints [of a horse].

OBS

Usually it is completely surrounded by the footlock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Portion de corne située en arrière du boulet chez le cheval.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 8 2003-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Rearward projection on the top portion of an exposed hammer and which acts as a cocking aid.

CONT

... the [hammer extension] is quite simple. It's ... a piece of rectangular stock with the hammer spur passing through a properly sized hole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Saillie pointée vers l'arrière sur la partie supérieure d'un chien externe et qui sert de prise pour l'armement.

OBS

crête de chien : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 9 1999-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
DEF

A rudimentary inner toe found on some dogs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
OBS

de la patte de la vache, du chien, du mouton

Spanish

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Record 10 1997-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Machinery
DEF

Any small aperture.

Key term(s)
  • centre hole
  • center hole

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanographie

Spanish

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Record 11 1989-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

The part of the spur at the back of the boot to which is attached the rowel when there is one.

CONT

A Prince of Wales spur fits around the boot heel and bears a three-quarter to one inch shank at the back.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Partie de l'éperon en protubérance à l'arrière de la botte; une molette peut ou non y être fixée.

CONT

Éperon prince-de-Galles se dit couramment d'un modèle dont l'ergot, légèrement courbé vers le bas, est exempt de molette.

Spanish

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Record 12 1989-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
OBS

pin bolt (uplatch).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 13 1984-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive

Spanish

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Record 14 1983-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
  • Ovens and Baking (Ceramics)
OBS

a small saddle used in conjunction with a crank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
  • Fours et cuisson (Céramique industrielle)
OBS

courte pernette qui se fiche dans un support à ergot.

Spanish

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Record 15 1982-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
OBS

of the bolt in a tumbler-lock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
OBS

saillie sur la queue de pêne d'une serrure à gorges.

Spanish

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Record 16 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)

Spanish

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