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Record 1 2007-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Aralia spinosa
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Araliaceae.

OBS

angelica tree: common name also used when referring to the species Dendropanax arboreus.

Key term(s)
  • devil's walking stick
  • devil's walkingstick
  • angelicatree

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Aralia spinosa
Latin
OBS

Une plante de la famille des Araliaceae.

OBS

angélique épineuse : nom commun utilisé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Dendropanax arboreus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Aralia spinosa
Latin
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Record 2 2010-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pensions and Annuities
CONT

Discussions on Aging Workforce: Pre-Retirement and Retirement Options.

Key term(s)
  • pre-retirement
  • early retirement pension
  • early pension

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pensions et rentes
DEF

Retraite prise par un participant à un régime de retraite avant la date normale prévue par le régime pour le départ à la retraite, sur incitation de l'employeur et moyennant certains avantages financiers.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Education (General)
OBS

BCCPAC's purposes are... To advance the public school education and well-being of children in the province of BC. To carry on activities to promote and enhance meaningful parent participation in an advisory role at the school, school district and provincial levels.

OBS

Titles and abbreviation confirmed by the association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
OBS

Appellations et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

... the relative difference in size or distance between the image and the features represented on the ground.

OBS

This difference is written as a ratio of image distance over ground distance. For example, a scale of 1:100 000 (one to one hundred thousand) means 1 centimeter on the map equals 100 000 centimeters (1 km) on the ground.

OBS

map scale: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Télédétection
DEF

Rapport d'une longueur mesurée sur la carte avec celle mesurée sur le terrain.

OBS

échelle cartographique : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 5 1981-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
OBS

See Consolidated Regulations of Canada (C.R.C.), 1978, chapter 1124, s. 19.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
OBS

Voir la Codification des règlements du Canada (C.R.C.), 1978, chapitre 1124, art. 19.

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Egg Industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeufs (Industrie de l'alimentation)

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Library Science

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bibliothéconomie

Spanish

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Record 9 - external organization data 2023-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Key term(s)
  • pool activities co-ordinator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Key term(s)
  • coordinateur d'activités en piscine
  • coordinatrice d'activités en piscine

Spanish

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Record 10 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Space Physics
DEF

A hypothetical type of decay occurring when a neutron located in the halo of a nucleus ejects a proton.

CONT

... there [is] a theory, a very hypothetical idea, that you could observe dark matter with a very particular type of nucleus ... This theory centered on what it calls a dark decay. It posited that certain unstable nuclei, nuclei that naturally fall apart, could jettison dark matter as they crumbled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique spatiale

Spanish

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