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Record 1 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Banking
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
DEF

A multilateral agency that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries [and that] consists of two development institutions owned by its member countries, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Banque
  • Coopération et développement économiques
DEF

Institution constituée de la Banque internationale pour la reconstruction et le développement et de l'Association internationale de développement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
DEF

Institución conformada por el Banco Internacional de Reconstrucción y Fomento y la Asociación Internacional de Fomento.

OBS

[...] el Banco Mundial [...] proporciona financiamiento, asesoría sobre políticas y asistencia técnica a los gobiernos de los países en desarrollo.

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Record 2 2019-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
CONT

A standing (weight-bearing) AP [anteroposterior] radiograph more accurately assesses the joint space than one obtained with the patient supine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
DEF

Se dit d'une incidence réalisée chez un patient placé de manière à ce que son poids repose sur ses pieds.

CONT

En podologie, un certain nombre d'incidences radiographiques sont effectuées en charge.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses
  • Poultry Production
CONT

For several years now, the appearance of wooden breast (WB) ... has been a cause for concern for many researchers, genetic companies, and integrators ... WB is characterized by a whitish, bulging, and hard breast muscle covered with a viscous, amber coloured material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs
  • Élevage des volailles

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
WB
occupation code
OBS

WB: occupational specialty qualification code for non-commissioned members.

OBS

Title and code of occupational specialty qualification officially approved by the Department of National Defence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
WB
occupation code
OBS

WB : code de qualification de spécialiste pour les militaires du rang.

OBS

Titre et code de qualification de spécialiste officialisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale.

OBS

Les titres et codes de qualification de spécialistes en anglais et en français figureront dans la version mise à jour de la CFP-A-PD-123-001.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
Universal entry(ies)
Wb
symbol
DEF

The unit of magnetic flux in the meter-kilogram-second system, equal to the magnetic flux which, linking a circuit of one turn, produces in it an electromotive force of 1 volt as it is reduced to zero at a uniform rate in 1 second.

OBS

In SI [International System of] base units, the dimensions of the weber are (kg·m²)/(s²·A). The weber is commonly expressed in terms of other derived units as the Tesla-square meter (T·m2), volt-seconds (V·s), or joules per ampere (J/A). 1 Wb = 1 V·s = 1 T·m² = 1 J/A = 108 Mx (maxwells).

OBS

The weber is named for the German physicist Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804–1891).

OBS

weber; Wb: term and symbol officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Wb
symbol
DEF

Unité M.K.S.A. [mètre, kilogramme, seconde, ampère] de flux magnétique représentant le flux qui, à travers une seule spire, produit une force électromotrice d'un volt dans celle-ci, quand il décroît uniformément à zéro en une seconde.

OBS

weber; Wb : terme et symbole uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Wb
symbol
DEF

Flujo magnético que, al atravesar un circuito de una sola espira produce en ésta una fuerza electromotriz de 1 voltio cuando el flujo disminuye uniformemente a cero en un segundo.

OBS

weber; Wb: término, simbol y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 6 2005-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Officers
  • Military Training
Universal entry(ies)
WB
occupation code
OBS

The military qualification symbol is "rcds".

OBS

WB: classification specialty qualification code.

OBS

The Imperial Defence College, London course (IDC) is discontinued.

Key term(s)
  • Royal College of Defense Studies
  • Imperial Defence College
  • Imperial Defense College, London
  • Imperial Defense College

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires des officiers
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
WB
occupation code
OBS

Le symbole de qualification militaire est «idc».

OBS

WB : code de qualification de spécialiste (classifications).

OBS

Le cours Imperial Defence College, London, ne se donne plus.

Key term(s)
  • Royal College of Defense Studies
  • Imperial Defence College
  • Imperial Defense College, London
  • Imperial Defense College

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
DEF

An equipment that connects the contact pads of the device with the leads of the substrate.

OBS

The most common method of making an electrical connection from a die to a substrate. The wire is bonded to the die and substrate by thermal compression and/or ultrasonic welding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
DEF

Machine de soudage de fils d'interconnexion entre puces et substrat ou entre puces.

Spanish

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