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ROVE [4 records]

Record 1 2023-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Hardware
  • Shipbuilding
DEF

[In boatbuilding], a small metal plate or ring through which a nail is passed and clinched to form a rivet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quincaillerie générale
  • Constructions navales

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Environment
OBS

The Dutch research team ROVE (Radar Observation of Vegetation), funded by the remote sensing organization NIWARS, started in 1974 to investigate the scattering of microwaves by crops and soils, in order to help interpretation of radar imagery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Environnement

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Cotton Industry
DEF

To join (textile fibers) with a slight twist and draw out into roving.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Industrie cotonnière
DEF

Donner une faible torsion à des rubans ou à des bandelettes de matière textile.

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
OBS

to fish with spoon and live bait.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

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