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HORIZONTAL [5 records]

Record 1 2019-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
Universal entry(ies)
horizontalis
Latin
A01.0.00.002
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[That is] parallel to the plane of the horizon [when the body is in the anatomical position].

OBS

horizontal: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A01.0.00.002: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
horizontalis
Latin
A01.0.00.002
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Qui est parallèle à l'horizon lorsque le corps est en position anatomique.

OBS

horizontal : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A01.0.00.002 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

... [horizontal pitons] ... have varying forms, all with the plane of the carabiner hole, or eye, perpendicular to the blade. These used to be distinguished from verticals, which have the eye and blade in the same but which are rarely seen now, because it was found that horizontals work, better in both horizontal and vertical cracks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

Il est conseillé d'employer les pitons verticaux (lame et œil dans le même plan) dans les fissures horizontales et les pitons horizontaux (œil perpendiculaire à la lame) dans les fissures verticales.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Economics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Économique
OBS

Terme appliqué à la relation qui s'établit entre des entreprises situées à un même stade de l'organisation économique, sur un même marché (ex. relations entre producteurs, entre grossistes, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

Travel over level ground

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

Perpendicular to the plumb line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Qui est perpendiculaire à la direction de la pesanteur en un lieu (à la verticale).

Spanish

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