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POINT ZERO [4 records]

Record 1 2019-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Operations
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

The point on the earth's surface directly above or below a nuclear detonation.

OBS

ground zero; GZ: designations and definition standardized by NATO; designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations CBRNE
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Point à la surface terrestre situé directement au-dessus ou en dessous d'une explosion nucléaire.

OBS

point zéro; PZ : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN; désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones QBRNE
  • Armas QBRNE
DEF

Punto sobre la superficie de la tierra, o situado verticalmente debajo o encima y que es el centro de la explosión real o prevista de un arma nuclear.

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Record 2 2017-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
CONT

Viewing Distance at Computer Workstations. ... Accommodation is when the lens capsule in your eye changes shape to focus on a close object. The eyes have a default accommodation distance, called the resting point of accommodation (RPA). That is the distance at which the eyes focus when there is nothing to focus on. In total darkness our eyes are set to focus at a particular distance, so that if the lights were turned on, an object at that distance would be in clear focus. The RPA averages 30 inches for younger people and gets farther away with age.

CONT

... reading from a computer screen ... Our eyes have what is called a "dark focus." This is the point in space where your focus would be if your eyes were totally relaxed. Imagine a pitch black room. In such an environment, where you can't see anything, your eyes are actually focusing on a fixed point in space, that is why it is called the "dark" focus. This focus is known as the Resting Point of Accommodation (RPA) and is unique to every individual, but it usually rests more than three feet away from your face (and does not depend on time of day or age).

Key term(s)
  • accommodation resting point
  • accommodation resting state

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

État passif de l'accommodation de l'œil en absence de stimulation (lorsqu'un sujet est plongé dans l'obscurité ou lorsqu'il fixe un espace lumineux vide).

OBS

L'accommodation, de la position de repos au punctum proximum, serait la réponse à la stimulation du système parasympathique; l'accommodation de la position de repos au punctum remotum serait la réponse à la stimulation du système sympathique.

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Financial Accounting
DEF

The level of operations of a business at which revenues equal expenses. It is usually expressed as the dollar volume of sales required to cover both fixed and variable expenses.

OBS

break-even point: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Comptabilité générale
DEF

Niveau d'activité auquel l'entreprise réalise des produits d'exploitation égaux à ses charges d'exploitation. Le point mort est représenté par le chiffre des ventes (exprimé en monnaie ou en quantité) qui permet de recouvrer d'abord les charges variables puis les charges fixes.

OBS

Ce n'est que lorsque la totalité des charges fixes a été couverte, grâce à la marge sur coûts variables, qu'un bénéfice peut être dégagé.

OBS

point d'équilibre : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
  • Contabilidad general
DEF

Cantidad de producción o de ventas a la que se igualan los ingresos con todos los costes asociados a su fabricación y distribución.

OBS

punto crítico: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 4 1985-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques

Spanish

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