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chime [13 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

chime: an item in the "Sound Communication Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

carillon : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de communication sonore» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Laboratories and Centres
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Scientific Research
OBS

CHIME is a novel radio telescope consisting of cylindrical reflectors roughly the size and shape of snowboarding half-pipes with an array of radio receivers along the focus. There are no moving parts; CHIME will measure over half the sky each day as the Earth turns.

OBS

[CHIME is a] partnership between the University of British Columbia, McGill University, the University of Toronto and the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laboratoires et centres de recherche
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Recherche scientifique
OBS

Expérience canadienne de cartographie de l’hydrogène : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Warning Devices
  • Security Devices
DEF

A mechanical or electronic signaling device that produces a harmonious sound akin to a set of attuned bells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alarme-incendie
  • Dispositifs de sécurité

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Idiomatic Expressions
CONT

She always chimes in when someone else is talking.

CONT

She never could resist putting her oar in.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Expressions idiomatiques
DEF

S'immiscer mal à propos dans une affaire, dans une conversation.

CONT

Elle vient toujours mettre son grain de sel lorsque quelqu'un parle.

Spanish

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Record 5 1997-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Metal
DEF

The protecting edge rim or brim at the ends of a drum or of a barrel. Also used to refer to the depth of the end stamping of a drum.

OBS

See figs. 1 and 2, UNP-1, 1973, p. 29.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en métal
DEF

Bordure de protection du fond et du dessus d'un fût. S'entend aussi de la profondeur de leur estampage.

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

The part of a stave between the croze and the end.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Partie de la douelle comprise entre le jable et l'extrémité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria vinícola
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Record 7 1987-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 8 1987-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
  • Machinery
OBS

chime: Term officially approved by the Postal Mechanization Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation postale
  • Timbres et oblitération
  • Machines
OBS

carillon: Terme uniformisé par le comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie de la mécanisation postale.

Spanish

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Record 9 1986-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
DEF

The vertical protrusions of the neck vertebrae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
CONT

Chaque vertèbre comprend : (...) une saillie médiane postérieure, l'apophyse épineuse.

Spanish

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Record 10 1986-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music
OBS

The difference between chime and carillon is merely one of compass, any set of more than 1 1/2 -or 2- octave compass being considered a carillon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique
OBS

Proposition acceptée par M. Gordon Slater, carillonneur de Dominion.

Spanish

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Record 11 1982-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
  • Aeroindustry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

Pneus d'avion.

Spanish

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Record 12 1980-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Containers
OBS

The reinforced rims or edges at the top and bottom of a drum.

Key term(s)
  • chime

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conteneurs
OBS

Renfort aux deux extrémités d'un fût.

Key term(s)
  • jable

Spanish

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Record 13 1980-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

terme d'usage obligatoire au Bureau des Traductions.

Spanish

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