TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

DY [4 records]

Record 1 2011-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Officers
Universal entry(ies)
DY
occupation code
64.B1
former designation, occupation code, see observation
OBS

DY: classification specialty qualification code.

OBS

The code 64.B1 was converted to DY in 1982.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires des officiers
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DY
occupation code
64.B1
former designation, occupation code, see observation
OBS

DY : code de qualification de spécialiste (classifications) .

OBS

Le code 64.B1 a été remplacé par DY en 1982.

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2005-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Remote Sensing
OBS

One of the three components of the GPS baseline computed between two points occupied with GPS.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Télédétection
OBS

Une des trois composantes de la ligne de base GPS calculées entre deux points où sont effectuées des mesures avec le GPS.

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 - external organization data 2002-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A rare earth element or lanthanide having atomic number 66. A lustrous silvery metal ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Corps simple [...], de poids atomique 162,5, [numéro atomique] 66, métal extrait d'une terre rare.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Save record 3

Record 4 1980-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
OBS

Finely divided, partly decomposed organic material accumulated in peat soils in the transition zone between the peat and the underlying mineral material. Dy-peat also refers to amorphous material formed from humus soils that have settled in lake waters. Dy is poorer in nutrients than gyttja and is characterized by a high C:N ratio.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
OBS

Débris organiques partiellement décomposés, finement divisés, accumulés dans les sols tourbeux dans la zone de transition entre la tourbe et les matériaux minéraux sous-jacents. La tourbe lacustre dy-peat, d'autre part, est un matériau amorphe constitué de sols humiques déposés au fond des eaux lacustres. Le dy est plus pauvre en éléments nutritifs que le gyttja, et est caractérisé par un rapport C/N élevé.

Spanish

Save record 4

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: