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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2018-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
  • Water Transport
DEF

The number of gross (long) tons of cargo, store, and bunker fuels that a marine vessel can transport.

OBS

deadweight tonnage: term standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).

Key term(s)
  • dead weight tonnage
  • dead-weight tonnage
  • dead weight capacity
  • dead-weight capacity
  • dead weight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
  • Transport par eau
DEF

Nombre de tonnes fortes de cargaisons, d'approvisionnements et de combustible qu'un navire peut transporter.

OBS

port en lourd : terme normalisé par l'Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC) et uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peso y carga (Transporte)
  • Transporte por agua
DEF

El peso de la carga más el combustible que lleva la embarcación cuando está totalmente cargada.

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Record 2 2018-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
  • Water Transport
Key term(s)
  • dead weight ton
  • dead-weight ton

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
  • Transport par eau
DEF

Capacité en poids d'un navire y compris les approvisionnements et les soutes qu'il faut enlever si l'on veut calculer la charge utile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peso y carga (Transporte)
  • Transporte por agua
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Record 3 2013-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Wind Energy
DEF

A ... wind turbine ... designed to draw air from the high-pressure region on the upwind face of a building and exhaust it into the low-pressure region above a flat roof.

CONT

[The] ducted wind turbine ... is comprised of a duct open on the front face of a building that will suck in the air, a vacuum created on the top of the building will accelerate the air, allowing a turbine in the duct to extract energy.

OBS

A ducted wind turbine ... will operate efficiently over a 60° range of wind directions, with the ducting serving to dampen any turbulence in the air stream, which can be a serious problem when other buildings are in close proximity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Système comprenant une gaine tubulaire logée dans un immeuble qui prélève l'air sur le côté de ce dernier pour le transformer en énergie et pour le rejeter ensuite au sommet de l'édifice.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
  • Energía eólica
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Record 4 2011-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
  • Bioengineering
OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Équipement (Chimie)
  • Technique biologique
OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Air Forces
OBS

Position title and abbreviation may be followed by a number.

OBS

Duty Watch Technician; DWT: title and abbreviation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces (Air Command, Winnipeg).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
  • Forces aériennes
OBS

Le titre de poste et l'abréviation peuvent être suivis d'un chiffre.

OBS

Technicien de service; TS : titre et abréviation d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes (Commandement aérien, Winnipeg).

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
DEF

A unit of Troy weight used for weighing precious metals. The pennyweight contains 24 grains and is one-twentieth of an ounce.

OBS

Inexpensive gems, like amethyst and citrine, are sometimes sold by the pennyweight, which equals 7.78 carats.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
DEF

Unité de poids anglo-saxonne correspondant au 1/20 de l'once troy.

OBS

Le terme «denier de 24 grains» est tiré de La Bijouterie - Joaillerie, 1985, p. 231.

Spanish

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