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RTB [4 records]

Record 1 2019-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Practice
  • Traditional Construction Methods
CONT

Rat-trap bond follows the same pattern as Flemish bond, but alternates rowlocks (the short header end of the brick turned tall) and shiners (the broad flat face of the brick). In a rat-trap bond wall, both sides of the wall look the same. Sandwiched between each side's shiner is a cavity. The name of the bond is in reference to this cavity.

Key term(s)
  • rat trap bond

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
  • Procédés de construction classiques

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Radiation Protection
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
DEF

The maximum dose rate a responder [can] tolerate before backing off [from an incident site] and reassessing the scene.

OBS

Rtb: Rtb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Radioprotection
  • Physique radiologique et applications
DEF

Débit de dose maximal qu'un intervenant peut tolérer avant de se retirer des lieux [d'un incident] et de réévaluer la situation.

OBS

débit de dose de retrait préventif; débit de dose de retrait : termes fournis par un spécialiste en radioprotection de la Défense nationale.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Air Forces
  • Special-Language Phraseology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Forces aériennes
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of NATO Committees
  • Astronautics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres des comités de l'OTAN
  • Astronautique

Spanish

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