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HIGH TRAJECTORY [15 records]

Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Bombs and Grenades
DEF

A flat-bottomed wooden sailing vessel intended to carry one or more mortars and to launch bombs.

CONT

Bomb Vessel : Developed by the French to battle the Barbary corsairs, these vessels used high trajectory mortars instead of conventional guns. The hull was strengthened to take the weight of one or more mortars and the foremast was completely omitted. Late 18th century bomb vessels would have had a full three-masted rig, and some were used for perilous polar expeditions since their sturdily built hulls would hold up well in the ice.

OBS

Some bomb vessels were used for perilous polar expeditions since their sturdily built hulls would hold up well in the ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Bombes et grenades
DEF

Vaisseau à voile en bois et à fond plat destiné à porter un ou plusieurs mortiers et à lancer des bombes.

OBS

Certaines bombardes étaient utilisées pour des expéditions polaires périlleuses, car leurs coques robustes résistaient à la glace.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Energy (Physics)
CONT

To penetrate a target, KE projectiles rely on velocity and not an explosive charge.... Historical research indicates that KE projectiles are responsible for forty percent of tanks knocked out in battle. Because KE projectiles are normally fired at very high velocity, they have a very flat trajectory(flight path), a decreased time of flight, and increased hit probability. The effectiveness of KE projectiles decreases at longer ranges, since the projectiles slow down during long flights.

OBS

kinetic energy projectile; KE proj: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Énergie (Physique)
OBS

projectile à énergie cinétique : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

projectile à énergie cinétique; proj EC : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2019-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

On-board sensor systems fixed to a projectile body combined with a telemetry system can provide high resolution continuous data throughout a projectile's entire trajectory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
CONT

Les marques permanentes indélébiles suivantes sont apposées sur le corps de projectile en avant de la ceinture (ou des ceintures) : [...] le numéro du lot; un tiret; le sigle du fabricant; un tiret; les deux derniers chiffres de l'année de fabrication.

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Eastern grip. It tends to produce a flat ball trajectory with slight topspin, and is used for high volleys and ground strokes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Prise eastern. Elle favorise les effets plats et légèrement brossés, et elle est utilisée pour les volées hautes et les coups de fond.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
DEF

Empuñadura originaria de la costa este de EE. UU.

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Record 5 2005-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ballistics
CONT

... extended range potential up in the high mountains(the air is less dense thereby equating to greater retained velocity, flattened trajectory...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Balistique

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

Systems Analysis of a Future Semi-Reusable Launcher, Based on a High Thrust Bleed Cycle Rocket Engine. In this paper a high thrust, cryogenic bleed cycle engine, to be used for propulsion of future reusable booster stages(liquid fly back boosters), of an expendable heavy lift launcher, is analyzed. The system configuration remains unchanged, in terms of total available fuel and the number of engines, hereas the variation of the engine parameters result in a change of total system mass and payload capacity. Different arrangements of bleed cycles are being analyzed, and compared with each other. The paper describes a simplified heat transfer model, used in the analysis of the suggested cycles. The thrust chamber design is discussed and a preliminary design of the booster vehicle, including a trajectory analysis, is presented.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
CONT

Cinq navettes furent construites [...] pour remplacer Challenger [...] Au départ ce devait être un lanceur récupérable. Mais les coûts exorbitants obligèrent les responsables à le transformer en un lanceur semi-récupérable. Le gros réservoir est devenu un élément ordinaire. Seuls l'orbiteur et les propulseurs auxiliaires sont récupérés.

Spanish

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Record 7 2003-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ballistics
DEF

Trajectory with little curvature, produced by a projectile with a high muzzle velocity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Balistique
DEF

Trajectoire à faible courbure suivie par un projectile tiré à grande vitesse initiale.

OBS

trajectoire tendue : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères; terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 8 2003-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

This new approach to autonomous control is based on the fact that non-linear dynamic systems can be controlled using analytically derived functions. The method hinges on defining an artificial potential field which represents the environment in which the vehicle is to manoeuvre. The potential field is configured to have a global minimum at the desired terminal state of the vehicle and has region of high potential which represents path constraints. This property enables active collision avoidance. Vehicle controls are then chosen such that the rate of descent of the potential field along the vehicle trajectory is always rendered negative definite. According to Lyapunov's theorem, this ensures that the vehicle converges to the desired terminal state without violating pre-defined path constraints.

OBS

artificial potential field; APF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

Méthode générique de guidage et de contrôle statistiques autonomes [...] pour [...] véhicules en vol libre. [...] Cette méthode définit un champ potentiel artificiel représentant l'environnement dans lequel le véhicule sera censé évoluer. Ce champ potentiel est configuré selon un minimum global à l'état final souhaité du véhicule et comporte des régions à potentiel élevé qui représentent les contraintes de trajectoire. Cette configuration permet une prévention anti-collision active. Les commandes du véhicule sont ensuite sélectionnées de sorte que la vitesse de baisse du champ potentiel le long de la trajectoire du véhicule soit négative et définie. Selon le théorème de Lyapounov, cette méthode assure que le véhicule converge bien vers l'état final souhaité en respectant les contraintes de trajectoire prédéfinies [...]

OBS

champ potentiel artificiel; CPA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

... high trajectory grenades... can be launched with the stock resting on the ground.

Key term(s)
  • high-trajectory grenade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades
CONT

[...] on peut tirer [...] la crosse reposant sur le sol, des grenades à tir courbe.

Spanish

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Record 10 2002-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
CONT

The AGM-84D Harpoon missile, used for anti-ship warfare, has active-radar systems providing target acquisition and sea-skimming cruise ability.

CONT

the Harpon's active radar guidance, warhead design, and low-level, sea-skimming cruise trajectory assure high survivability and effectiveness. The missile is capable of being launched from surface ships, submarines, or(without the booster) from aircraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)

Spanish

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Record 11 2001-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

PENGUIN is a high subsonic missile with canard control, powered by a solid-propellant rocket motor. The highly accurate inertial navigation system ensures the missile's capability of target selection and provides the flexibility of fully programmable trajectory via operator designated waypoint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 12 2001-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
DEF

The downstream end of a spillway shaped so that water flowing at high velocity is deflected upwards in a trajectory away from the foundation of the spillway.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
DEF

Extrémité aval du coursier d'un évacuateur, modelée de telle façon que l'eau à grande vitesse soit déviée en une trajectoire aérienne qui éloigne des fondations son point de retombée.

Spanish

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Record 13 1996-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

To hit or drive a tennis ball that follows a high curving trajectory.

OBS

Related term: looping shot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
OBS

Phraséologie connexe : jouer arqué.

Spanish

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Record 14 1995-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Type of offensive lob in which the player applies massive topspin on the ball by brushing the backside of the ball with the racquet in a down to up motion, resulting in a high trajectory ball that kicks up on the bounce.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette

Spanish

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Record 15 1986-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Statistics
CONT

The sulfur concentration in air estimated by the lagrangian model were used to calculate a wet deposition pattern which showed a high degree of qualitative similarity and quantitative agreement with deposition patterns produced from the measured concentrations and those estimated from the trajectory model.

OBS

The term "measured" is used in opposition with "predicted" and "estimated".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Statistique
CONT

Le calage consiste à ajuster les constantes des modèles de façon que les comportements prévus soient raisonnablement comparables aux valeurs mesurées.

Spanish

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