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RETROGRADATION [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Driving (Road Vehicles)
- Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- downshift
1, record 1, English, downshift
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- downward change 2, record 1, English, downward%20change
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
downshift: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - downshift
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conduite automobile
- Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rétrogradation
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9trogradation
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rétrograder : Changer de vitesse, en augmentant la démultiplication. Rétrograder de troisième en deuxième. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9trogradation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rétrogradation : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9trogradation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Transfer of Personnel
- Public Service
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- demotion
1, record 2, English, demotion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
At The Public Service of Canada, an appointment, because of incompetence or incapacity, to a position having a lower maximum rate of pay than the maximum of the former position. 2, record 2, English, - demotion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "downward transfer" or "voluntary transfer to a lower level." 2, record 2, English, - demotion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Demotion for medical incapacity. 3, record 2, English, - demotion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mobilité du personnel
- Fonction publique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rétrogradation
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9trogradation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nomination d'un fonctionnaire à un poste dont le taux maximal de traitement est inférieur à celui de son ancien poste. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9trogradation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La rétrogradation intervient pour cause d'incompétence ou d'incapacité, en fonction d'une recommandation du ministère aux termes de l'article 31 de la Loi sur l'emploi dans la fonction publique. Le fonctionnaire touché peut en appeler de cette recommandation devant un comité constitué par la Commission. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9trogradation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Rétrogradation pour incapacité médicale. 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9trogradation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-03-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- retrogradation
1, record 3, English, retrogradation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- backstepping 2, record 3, English, backstepping
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Landward movement of a shoreline. 3, record 3, English, - retrogradation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Variations in sediment transport along a coast can lead to progradation (building out) and retrogradation (cutting back) of the shoreline. 4, record 3, English, - retrogradation
Record 3, Key term(s)
- retro-gradation
- back stepping
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rétrogradation
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9trogradation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déplacement vers le continent de la rupture de pente côtière dans les cortèges sédimentaires transgressifs, au fur et à mesure des montées relatives du niveau marin. 2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9trogradation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La rétrogradation est une conséquence des épisodes progradants insuffisants. En effet, elle prend place chaque fois qu'une unité progradante ne se développe pas au-delà de l'unité précédente. Une rétrogradation indique une montée relative du niveau de la mer très rapide. 2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9trogradation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-03-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Military Administration
- Military Law
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- reduction in rank
1, record 4, English, reduction%20in%20rank
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Compulsory demotion from a substantive rank to a lower rank by reason of, or consequent upon, a sentence imposed by a service tribunal; 2, record 4, English, - reduction%20in%20rank
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Administration militaire
- Droit militaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- rétrogradation
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9trogradation
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Passage obligatoire d'un grade effectif à un grade inférieur à la suite ou en raison d'un jugement rendu par un tribunal militaire. 2, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9trogradation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-03-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fixation
1, record 5, English, fixation
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process or processes in a soil by which certain chemical elements essential for plant growth are converted from a soluble or exchangeable form to a much less soluble or nonexchangeable form, for example, phosphate fixation. 1, record 5, English, - fixation
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fixation
1, record 5, French, fixation
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus dans un sol par lequel certains éléments chimiques essentiels à la croissance des plantes sont convertis d'un état soluble ou échangeable à un état beaucoup moins soluble ou non échangeable, par exemple la fixation du phosphate. 1, record 5, French, - fixation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans certains contextes, les termes «fixation» et «rétrogradation» sont synonymes (lors de la rétrogradation des phosphates, p.ex.). 2, record 5, French, - fixation
Record 5, Key term(s)
- rétrogradation
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1995-04-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Military (General)
- Military Administration
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- reduction
1, record 6, English, reduction
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compulsory demotion from a substantive or temporary rank to a lower rank by reason of or consequent upon a sentence imposed by a service tribunal. 1, record 6, English, - reduction
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term officially approved by the Department of National Defence 2, record 6, English, - reduction
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Militaire (Généralités)
- Administration militaire
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- rétrogradation
1, record 6, French, r%C3%A9trogradation
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La réduction forcée d'un grade effectif ou temporaire à un grade inférieur à cause ou par suite d'une sentence prononcée par un tribunal militaire. 1, record 6, French, - r%C3%A9trogradation
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-07-06
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Astrology
- Astronomy
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- retrogradation 1, record 7, English, retrogradation
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An apparent backward motion in the Zodiac of certain planets when decreasing in longitude as viewed from the Earth, due to the rate of change in angular relationship. 1, record 7, English, - retrogradation
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Astrologie
- Astronomie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- rétrogradation
1, record 7, French, r%C3%A9trogradation
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement apparent qui est la résultante de la rotation des planètes et de la Terre sur leurs orbites concentriques autour du Soleil. Les vitesses de rotation différentes entre la Terre et une planète donnent l'illusion que celle-ci rétrograde sur son orbite. 1, record 7, French, - r%C3%A9trogradation
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1994-06-23
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- setback
1, record 8, English, setback
correct, noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Starch is supplied as a white, granular powder which is insoluble in cold water because of the polymeric structure and hydrogen bonding between adjacent chains. However, when an aqueous suspension is heated, the water is able to penetrate the granules and causes them to swell, producing a "gelatinized" solution or paste, depending on the concentration. Cooling this hot solution causes thickening, which is called "setback". 1, record 8, English, - setback
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- rétrogradation
1, record 8, French, r%C3%A9trogradation
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les nombreux groupes hydroxyles libres (OH) de la molécule d'amidon déterminent le comportement du polymère en solution aqueuse car ils ont tendance à former des liaisons hydrogène entre les chaînes de polysaccharides, cela empêchant la solution des dispersions de l'amidon en cas de refroidissement ou de congélation. Cette réaction intermoléculaire est le mécanisme sous-jacent de la rétrogradation, un processus indésirable modifiant la texture et la stabilité (donc l'acceptabilité) de nombreux produits alimentaires contenant de l'amidon. 2, record 8, French, - r%C3%A9trogradation
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1991-11-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- retrogradation
1, record 9, English, retrogradation
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chemical reaction involving vegetable adhesives, which revert to a simpler molecular structure. 1, record 9, English, - retrogradation
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- rétrogradation
1, record 9, French, r%C3%A9trogradation
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Précipitation lente se produisant dans un empois d'amidon et par laquelle ce dernier tend à reprendre une forme voisine de celle qu'il présente à l'état cru. 1, record 9, French, - r%C3%A9trogradation
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1980-06-13
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- reversion 1, record 10, English, reversion
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Changing of essential plant nutrient elements from soluble to less soluble forms by interaction with or reactions in the soil. Reversion is usually restricted to the conversion of monocalcium phosphate to the less soluble dicalcium phosphate. 1, record 10, English, - reversion
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- réversion 1, record 10, French, r%C3%A9version
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- rétrogradation 1, record 10, French, r%C3%A9trogradation
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Passage des éléments nutritifs essentiels aux plantes de l'état soluble à l'état moins soluble par interaction ou par réaction avec le sol. La réversion se limite généralement à la conversion du phosphate monocalcique en phosphate bicalcique moins soluble. 1, record 10, French, - r%C3%A9version
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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