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NIT [4 records]

Record 1 2018-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parasitoses
DEF

The egg of a louse.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parasitoses
DEF

Œuf de pou.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Parasitosis
DEF

Puesta del piojo.

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Record 2 2005-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

The international unit of luminance is the nit which is 1 candela per square meter.

OBS

cd/m².

Key term(s)
  • candela per square metre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Unité de luminance, égale à une candela par mètre carré de surface apparente, et valant un dix-millième de stilb.

OBS

cd/m².

OBS

On écrirait mieux «candéla».

OBS

candéla : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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Record 4 1978-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
OBS

M. Joly, Service canadien des forêts.

Spanish

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