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Record 1 2019-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerospace Equipment (Military)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

Liquid-oxygen tanks are refilled every three to four months and are used to produce breathable air for aviators during flight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel aérospatial (Militaire)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Training of Personnel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Measuring Equipment
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Electronics
DEF

A transducer that measures a parameter or a change in a parameter by means of a change in capacitance.

CONT

In the typical capacitor the distance between the two plates is fixed, but in variable capacitance transducers the distance between the two plates is variable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesures (Électricité)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Électronique
CONT

Transducteurs à capacitance variable. La capacitance entre deux plaques de métal se modifie quand la distance qui les sépare varie. Un transducteur de pression à capacitance variable [...] permet de mesurer la variation de capacitance entre un diaphragme métallique et une plaque de métal fixe.

Spanish

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Record 5 1979-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

The pressure in a fluid due to the head of fluid above the point of reference, expressed in units of height of fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
CONT

Charge statique ... dans un fluide en équilibre, la pression dépend linéairement de l'altitude.

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Mental Disorders
OBS

Expression (& French equivalent) extracted from the 9th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Troubles mentaux

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
  • Prostheses
CONT

Myocardial electrode leads ... are available in many forms, including corkscrew-mesh and suture types, which are secured by sutures or a combination of electrode screw-in and tissue ingrowth into the mesh.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
  • Prothèses
CONT

(...) Les élévations tardives de seuil observées avec les électrodes épicardo-myocardiques à vis contribuent à freiner l'enthousiasme des partisans de la voie épicardique qui n'a d'intérêt que dans les blocs chirurgicaux et se discute chez l'enfant.

Spanish

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Record 8 2005-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
CONT

The massive, almost twelve meters high cutterhead of the hydroshield tunneler consists of six spokes which remove the ground with ripper teeth and roller cutters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
CONT

Une tête de forage rotative est actionnée pour percer et réduire en miettes le roc (ou le sol) à traverser.

Spanish

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Record 9 1987-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Sales (Marketing)
  • Dishes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Vente
  • Vaisselle

Spanish

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Record 10 1998-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Pensions and Annuities

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
  • Pensions et rentes

Spanish

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