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Record 1 1984-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Surrounded, embedded by matrix.

OBS

matrix-supported: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • matrix supported

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
OBS

texture empâtée : Texture d'une roche dont la base est une pâte homogène avec parties constituantes ou accidentelles disséminées dans cette pâte.

OBS

à texture non jointive; à texture matricielle; à matrice non jointive : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Grès à structure empâtée.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance
DEF

roller bearing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Federal Administration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Administration fédérale

Spanish

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Record 5 2024-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Cartography
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

... the plane of vertical reference to which all charted depths and drying heights are related.

OBS

In non-tidal waters, it's also the vertical datum for elevations and clearances. It's chosen to show the least depth of water found in any place under 'normal' meteorological conditions. It will be a plane so low that the water level will seldom fall below it.

OBS

chart datum: designation officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Cartographie
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Niveau de référence des profondeurs indiquées sur les cartes marines, qui est également celui des hauteurs de marée prédites dans les annuaires des marées.

OBS

Dans les eaux sans marées, le zéro des cartes correspond approximativement aux basses eaux normales en période d'étiage et en considérant la période de navigation.

OBS

zéro des cartes : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Cartografía
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
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Record 6 1981-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiobiology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiobiologie

Spanish

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Record 7 2015-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Lepidoptera) of the family Nymphalidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des lépidoptères) de la famille des Nymphalidae.

Spanish

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Record 8 1983-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
Key term(s)
  • Band Work Process Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)

Spanish

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Record 9 2003-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hormones
  • Biotechnology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hormones
  • Biotechnologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hormonas
  • Biotecnología
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Record 10 2007-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Insulators and Supporting Materials (Electr.)
  • Above-Ground Transmission Systems (Electr.)
Key term(s)
  • paper insulated cable

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Isolateurs et supports (Électricité)
  • Canalisations aériennes (Électricité)

Spanish

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