TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

Saved records

Record 1 2001-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Telecommunications
  • Amplifiers (Electronics)
  • Radioelectricity
DEF

An electronic device which increases the signal fed into it while minimizing any distortion to the signal.

CONT

It is important ... to adjust the amplifiers to the condition of your room. If the sound is too low, some members of your group will not hear the presentation; if too loud, you will lose precious time adjusting the amplifier while the film goes on.

OBS

Amplifiers are often called by the kind of signals they amplify, such as audio amplifiers, video amplifiers, R.F. (radio frequency) amplifiers. An amplifier may be a separate piece of equipment or built into another piece of equipment.

OBS

The complete term "electronic amplifier" is seldom used, since amplifiers are assumed to be electronic unless specified otherwise.

OBS

The reference designation for amplifiers in schematic diagrams is "AR".

OBS

The recognized abbreviation for "amplifier" is "ampl". However, "amp" is often used in the vernacular, mostly in combinations such as "pre-amp". It should be noted that "amp" is recognized in many dictionaries as the abbreviation for "ampere".

OBS

In electrical engineering, amplifiers may be electronic, magnetic or rotary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Télécommunications
  • Amplificateurs (Électronique)
  • Radioélectricité
DEF

Appareil servant à augmenter l'intensité d'un signal.

CONT

Les amplis et préamplis [...] sont enfichables, permettant de réaliser des versions avec ou sans amplificateurs finaux [...]

OBS

En électrotechnique, les amplificateurs peuvent être électroniques, magnétiques ou rotatifs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Amplificadores (Electrónica)
  • Radioelectricidad
DEF

Dispositivo que puede aceptar una señal de entrada en forma de onda y producir una señal ampliada de la corriente o voltaje aplicado.

OBS

amplificador: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Delete saved record 1

Record 2 2006-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Jewellery
DEF

An opaque or feebly translucent and bluish-white, pale-yellowish, or reddish variety of common opal containing a little alumina.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
DEF

Variété d'opale opaque, blanc bleuté, blanc porcelaine, jaune ou rouge pâle.

Spanish

Delete saved record 2

Record 3 1989-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

Delete saved record 3

Record 4 - external organization data 2019-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
OBS

Date of creation: March 2019.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
OBS

Date de création : mars 2019.

Spanish

Delete saved record 4

Record 5 2012-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
624
occupation code
OBS

Title, shortened form and code of military occupation officialized by the Department of National Defence. These will be inserted in the revised version of CFP-A-PD-123-001.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
624
occupation code
OBS

Titre, forme abrégée et code de groupe professionnel militaire approuvés par le ministère de la Défense nationale . Ceux-ci figureront dans la version mise à jour de la CFP-A-PD-123-001.

Spanish

Delete saved record 5

Record 6 1997-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) Standards
OBS

Standard number: CAN/CGSB-3.0, 28.8-95

French

Domaine(s)
  • Normes de l'Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC)
OBS

Numéro de norme : CAN/CGSB-3.0, 28.8-95

Spanish

Delete saved record 6

Record 7 1999-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
DEF

An experimental fire set in order to determine the fire behavior of materials and structures.

OBS

Also used to evaluate fire fighting products and methods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
CONT

Lors de l'incendie expérimental d'une pièce dont les murs étaient isolés avec de la mousse plastique protégée d'un contreplaqué d'environ 6 mm d'épaisseur, l'isolant n'a commencé à dégager des produits toxiques que 20 minutes après le début de l'incendie.

CONT

Des essais sur feux expérimentaux d'avions ont démontré que la mousse à «eau légère» est environ deux fois plus efficace que la mousse de protéines pour maîtriser les flammes

Spanish

Delete saved record 7

Record 8 1992-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Theory
CONT

The purpose of job evaluation is to arrive at the determination of the relative rank of positions within a class. Organization or industry. The purpose of job matching is to determine the degree of comparability between jobs in particular organizations to comparable jobs in other organizations. The two processes are separate although share common principles (i.e. principle of significant difference, of best correspondence).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories de la gestion
DEF

Principe selon lequel les postes faisant partie d'une organisation doivent être suffisamment distincts du point de vue de leur valeur respective de ceux d'une organisation différente.

Spanish

Delete saved record 8

Record 9 1987-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Data Transmission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Transmission de données

Spanish

Delete saved record 9

Record 10 1986-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
OBS

(Lexique du marketing, p.23)

Spanish

Delete saved record 10
Delete all saved records

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: