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TER [8 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2022-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
CONT

Runaway lanes are found in mountainous areas. These lanes are designed as emergency areas for the purpose of stopping trucks [or other heavy vehicles] that experience brake failure when travelling down a very steep highway. [They] are constructed of soft materials such as gravel, ashes and wood chips, for the sole purpose of stopping a runaway truck.

OBS

runaway truck ramp; truck escape ramp: Although these terms imply that runaway lanes are for trucks only, other types of heavy vehicles such as buses can also use them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Camionnage
DEF

Voie adjacente à [une voie de circulation à forte dénivellation] où se trouve de l'équipement de sécurité [et] dont le rôle est de permettre aux véhicules lourds de s'immobiliser à la suite d'une perte de capacité de freinage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad vial
  • Transporte por camión
CONT

Las rampas de frenado, también conocidas como rampas de escape o rampas de emergencia, son un sistema de seguridad en las carreteras que tienen como objetivo desacelerar, de forma segura, los vehículos que presenten fallas en el sistema de frenos y de esta manera evitar una gran cantidad de accidentes.

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Record 2 2020-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

The TER allows you to mount three weapons of a single type on a weapon station.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Bombes et grenades

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pregnancy
DEF

Any agent that brings about teratogenesis, such as a virus, medication, or radiation that can cause maldevelopment of the embryo in the first trimester of pregnancy.

OBS

TER: abbreviation used on material safety data sheets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
  • Pharmacodynamie
  • Grossesse
DEF

Agents mécaniques, chimiques, physiques ou microbiens qui, appliqués à l'œuf ou à l'embryon en cours de développement, déterminent des formes monstrueuses.

CONT

L'affaire de la thalidomide, cet hypnotique responsable de graves anomalies de l'embryogenèse des membres chez les embryons exposés à cette substance du 23e au 40e jours de la gestation illustre bien [...] les conséquences redoutables qui peuvent résulter de l'absorption de tels agents tératogènes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agentes contaminantes
  • Farmacodinámica
  • Embarazo
DEF

Agente que induce o produce defectos en el embrión en desarrollo.

CONT

Algunos agentes ambientales son capaces de cruzar la barrera placentaria e interrelacionarse con los tejidos del embrión o feto en formación, originando alteraciones estructurales, bioquímicas o funcionales, que se traducen en malformaciones congénitas y/o retraso psicomotor. A estos agentes capaces de modificar el desarrollo intrauterino se les conoce como teratógenos.

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Record 4 2016-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Chemistry
OBS

The numerical prefixes "bi-", "ter-", "quater-", etc. are derived from Latin number names and, in chemical nomenclature, are used mainly in ring assembly names. [Reference: A Guide to IUPAC Nomenclature, page 4]

OBS

See also "di-" and "bis-".

Key term(s)
  • ter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Chimie
OBS

Les préfixes numériques «bi-», «ter-», «quater-», etc. dérivent du Latin; en nomenclature chimique, ils sont utilisés principalement dans les noms d'assemblages de cycles. [Référence : Nomenclature UICPA, page 5]

OBS

Voir aussi «di-» et «bis-».

Key term(s)
  • ter

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Networks
OBS

ECE [Economic Commission for Europe]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux ferroviaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes ferroviarias
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Record 7 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Networks

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux ferroviaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes ferroviarias
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Record 8 1988-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

BFC Valcartier, service de police.

Spanish

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