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PRIMARY SOURCE [5 records]

Record 1 2008-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

The aircraft engine compressors are the primary source of air to the cabin.

PHR

Primary source of power.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

source principale : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

PHR

Source principale de puissance.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
CONT

Placer deposits are accumulations of heavy minerals that have been eroded from lode sources ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
CONT

Les placers sont des accumulations de minéraux lourds dont les éléments ont été détachés par érosion de sources primaires de minéralisation [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Reprography
DEF

Surface or object emitting light produced by a transformation of energy.

OBS

primary light source: term standardized by CIE.

Key term(s)
  • primary source

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Reprographie
DEF

Surface ou objet émettant de la lumière par une transformation d'énergie.

OBS

source primaire de lumière : terme normalisé par la CIE.

Key term(s)
  • source primaire

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Documentation (Library Science)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documentation (Bibliothéconomie)

Spanish

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Record 5 1989-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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