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FOREIGN MATERIAL [5 records]

Record 1 2023-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Quality Control (Management)
  • Industrial Crops
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
DEF

[Material] other than grain of the same class that remains in the sample after the removal of dockage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
  • Minoterie et céréales
DEF

Matières autres que le grain de la même classe qui restent dans l'échantillon après l'extraction des impuretés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Control de la calidad (Gestión)
  • Cultivo de plantas industriales
  • Molinería y cereales
DEF

En general se refiere a todo material diferente del grano en análisis que no puede ser separado por medios mecánicos.

OBS

No siempre se hace una buena diferenciación con respecto a las "impurezas".

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Record 2 2015-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Air Safety
OBS

Ground debris or objects in the air, such as birds, or flying debris.

OBS

foreign object: term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
OBS

Débris au sol ou objets tels que les oiseaux ou les débris volants.

OBS

corps étranger : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères et Maintenance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
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Record 3 2000-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

Any material extraneous to roundwood such as earth, ice, snow, and branches, any of which add mass to the load.

OBS

foreign material: term and definition reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, CSA International, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA International shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA International material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Exploitation forestière

Spanish

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Record 4 1995-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cotton Industry
  • Textile Industries
CONT

raw cotton is the tightly packed baled cotton as it comes from gin with seeds removed, but still containing considerable foreign material such as bits of leaves, twigs, and dirt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie cotonnière
  • Industries du textile
CONT

le coton est étalé et battu [pour le débarrasser] des matières étrangères et des brins trop courts.

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
OBS

Term(s) officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
OBS

Terme(s) uniformisé(s) par CP Rail.

Spanish

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