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TELESCOPING [7 records]

Record 1 2009-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
DEF

Overlapping of minerals formed in one zone by those formed in another, generally hotter zone.

OBS

Restricted largely to deposits formed under shallow conditions, where changes in temperature and pressure are rapid.

OBS

telescoping: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Mineral telescoping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
CONT

[...] de par l'écartement très faible des diaclases, il y a souvent «télescopage» des minéraux secondaires développés sur leurs lèvres.

OBS

téléscopage : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

A sideways sliding of the tape layers, one over another, such that the roll looks like a funnel or a telescope, usually occurring over a period of time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Glissement latéral des couches de ruban dans un rouleau de façon que le rouleau prend la forme d'un entonnoir ou d'un télescope, habituellement après un certain temps.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

An abnormal to-and-fro motion of the greater trochanter occurring by pushing and pulling the femur in relation to the pelvis, indicating congenital dislocation of the hip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Mobilité anormale du trochanter lors des mouvements alternatifs de traction en avant et en arrière de la cuisse, le sujet étant en décubitus dorsal avec la cuisse et la jambe fléchie; elle indique la présence d'une pseudarthrose du col du fémur ou d'une luxation de la hanche.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 4 1991-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
OBS

"Misdating, or "telescoping", has long been recognized as a source of error in surveys ... Respondents tend to include in the report events that occurred outside the reference period (external telescoping), e.g. when events are recalled as more recent than they actually are (forward telescoping)." Survey Methodology, vol. 1602, text of Silberstein, section 1.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
OBS

terme faisant allusion au "télescopage de souvenirs", Grand Larousse Universel, tome 14.

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)

Spanish

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Record 6 1981-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
OBS

(autocommutateur DMS-100).

Spanish

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Record 7 1979-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
OBS

moving out of the net to cut down on an angle, then back in as the puck carrier approaches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

sortir du filet pour couper un angle et y revenir au moment où s'approche le porteur de la rondelle.

Spanish

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