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Record 1 1987-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Air Forces
DEF

An aircraft maintenance unit reporting directly to a wing commander and responsible for a range of maintenance functions in support of one or more operational/training squadrons or other units supported by that wing.

OBS

air maintenance squadron; AMS: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Forces aériennes
DEF

Unité de maintenance des aéronefs relevant directement d'un commandant d'escadre et responsable d'une gamme de fonctions de maintenance à l'appui d'un ou de plusieurs escadrons opérationnels ou de formation ou autres unités qui fait partie de cette escadre.

OBS

escadron de maintenance (air); EMA : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copyright
CONT

... American courts have granted protection to compilations either on the basis of the doctrine of intellectual effort («sweat of the brow») or on the basis of observed creativity or judgment in the selection or arrangement.

CONT

[the decision] applied the «sweat of the brow» doctrine restrictively to works other than fiction....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits d'auteur
CONT

[...] les tribunaux américains ont admis la protection des compilations ou bien sur la base de la doctrine de l'effort intellectuel (sweat of the brow) ou bien en constatant une créativité ou un jugement dans la sélection ou l'arrangement.

CONT

[l'arrêt Eckes] se montre restrictif pour appliquer la doctrine du «sweat of the brow» à des ouvrages autres que la fiction [...].

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

Annually active cobble, gravel, and sand deposits in washes, locally with boulders in proximal fan reaches.

OBS

The alluvium occupies channels inset up to 2 m and that flow across the basin floor; anastomosing bar and swale topography is generally ubiquitous. Deposits are moderately to poorly sorted, poorly to moderately stratified, and generally non-indurated. Clasts are angular to rounded. Deposits are 0.2 to 4 m thick.

OBS

active alluvium: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
CONT

Sur les alluvions actuelles [...], les sols sont profonds, à texture souvent sablo-limoneuse ou limono-sableuse : fluviosols ou sols peu évolués d'apport alluvial [...]

OBS

alluvion actuelle : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 5 2024-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stationary Airport Facilities
  • Air Navigation Aids
CONT

The stopping position indicator is located in conjunction with, or sufficiently close to the azimuth guidance unit so that a pilot can observe both the azimuth and stop signals without turning his [or] her head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes d'aéroport
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
CONT

L'indicateur de point d'arrêt est placé à côté du dispositif de guidage en azimut ou suffisamment près de ce dispositif pour qu'un pilote puisse observer à la fois les signaux de guidage en azimut et le signal d'arrêt, et ce, sans tourner la tête.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
Universal entry(ies)
Calvatia cyathiformis
Latin
OBS

A mushroom of the family Lycoperdaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Calvatia cyathiformis
Latin
OBS

Champignon de la famille des Lycoperdaceae.

Spanish

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Record 7 2023-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Organization Planning
OBS

Industry Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Planification d'organisation
OBS

Industrie Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de monografías
  • Planificación de organización
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Record 8 2010-01-29

English

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

A radar display in which the data are presented on a rectangular coordinate system with range and azimuth comprising the axes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

Présentation des informations sur l'écran d'un radar dans laquelle l'azimut de la cible est proportionnel à l'abscisse de l'écho et sa distance à son ordonnée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
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Record 9 2022-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Eleocharis quadrangulata
Latin
Scirpus quadrangulatus
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Cyperaceae.

Key term(s)
  • squarestemmed spikerush
  • squarestem spike rush
  • square stem spikerush
  • square stem spike-rush
  • angled spike-rush
  • four-angled spike-rush
  • square stem spikesedge
  • squarestem spike sedge
  • square stem spike sedge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Eleocharis quadrangulata
Latin
Scirpus quadrangulatus
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille des Cyperaceae.

Spanish

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Record 10 2022-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Religion (General)
DEF

Consecrated oil used in the administration of sacraments, usually kept in an ampulla.

CONT

The bishop dips his right thumb in holy oil and anoints the person on the forehead by making the sign of the cross ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Religion (Généralités)
DEF

Huile d'onction utilisée, notamment dans les religions juives et chrétiennes, dans diverses cérémonies et pour certains rites, en particulier pour l'administration de plusieurs sacrements.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Religión (Generalidades)
DEF

Aceite consagrado que usan algunas iglesias cristianas en los sacramentos y otras ceremonias.

OBS

santo óleo; óleo: designaciones utilizadas generalmente en plural.

Key term(s)
  • santos óleos
  • óleos
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