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Record 1 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Any divergence between the measured and set values in excess of a threshold magnitude intrinsic to the system activates the electronic controller.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Tout déséquilibre entre la mesure et la consigne, supérieur au seuil fixé au système, se traduit au sein du régulateur électronique [...] par l'ouverture de l'une des deux électrovannes [...] placées sur le fluide alimentant le vérin de commande [...] de la vanne papillon d'eau filtrée [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
  • Aeroindustry
DEF

Point on longitudinal axis of aircraft which follows the guideline on the ground. The datum point is located vertically beneath the cockpit of the aircraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
  • Constructions aéronautiques
DEF

Point de l'axe longitudinal de l'aéronef qui suit la ligne de guidage tracée sur le sol. Le point de référence est situé à la verticale du poste de pilotage de l'aéronef.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Philosophy and Religion
OBS

Organization which is established in Toronto, Ontario.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Philosophie et religion
OBS

Organisme établi à Toronto (Ontario).

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Heurter le quai ou d'autres bateaux sous l'influence des vagues ou au passage d'un autre navire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
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Record 5 1988-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
OBS

Ozone layer protection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
OBS

Protection de la couche d'ozone.

Spanish

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Record 6 2006-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Finance
OBS

United Nations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Finances
OBS

Nations Unies.

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
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Record 8 1997-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Courts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Tribunaux

Spanish

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Record 9 1991-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

The voltage between a grid and the cathode of an electron tube.

CONT

By reducing the plate voltage applied to the amplifier, and the screen voltage for a pentode, the amount of negative grid voltage necessary to cut off the flow of plate current is reduced to the value required. Then plate current flows only during the time corresponding to the synchronizing pulses of the composite video signal input, producing separated sync output.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Dans un tube électronique, différence de potentiel entre la grille de commande et un point spécifié de la cathode, ce point étant en général l'extrémité positive de la cathode pour un tube triode détecteur, et l'extrémité négative de la cathode pour un tube triode amplificateur.

Spanish

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Record 10 1990-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
OBS

Figure skating competition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage

Spanish

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