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Record 1 2003-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Each EXPRESS pallet can accommodate 6 Express Pallet Adapters (ExPA). The ExPA is the base on which the remaining elements of the TEF [Technology Exposed Facility] sit on. It allows the mounting of payloads of dimensions (width x length x eight) 86.36x116.84x124.46 mm (34x46x49"). The ExPA is equipped with a robotic micro-fixture which enables its removal by means of the Space Station Dexterous Manipulator.

CONT

The EXPRESS Pallet Adapter (ExPA) provides an external payload accommodation and interface capability that can be exchanged on-orbit using the Space Station Remote Manipulator System ...

OBS

EXPRESS pallet adapter; ExPA: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

L'allocation canadienne de 2,3 % des installations destinées aux utilisateurs correspond à un bâti et un adaptateur de palette externe (APE) par année, assortis des ressources correspondantes de soutien aux usagers.

OBS

adaptateur de palette externe; ExPA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forage Crops
DEF

Unshelled corn.

OBS

Whole corn on the cob, as opposed to "shelled corn", i.e. "corn kernels separated from the corn or ear". (WINAG, 1962, p. 696).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
CONT

Alimentation animale. [...] Le maïs-plante entière se conserve bien par ensilage, car il est relativement riche en glucides solubles. Chaque fois que cela est possible, il est donc préférable de l'ensiler plutôt que de le déshydrater, car l'ensilage est moins coûteux que la déshydratation.

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

The monitoring vessel used, the R/V Pelican, reached the middle of the plume formed by the suspended sediment at 21:56 GMT on a transverse transect, and the ACP [acoustic concentration profiler] showed a bottom surge at each side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

Le R/V Pelican, la plate-forme d'observation, a atteint le centre du panache formé par les sédiments en suspension à 21:56 GMT en effectuant un transect transversal à la course de la barge. Le ACP [profileur de concentrations acoustique] a montré un déplacement violent sur le fond de chaque côté de la course de la barge.

OBS

Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • plateforme d'observation

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Furniture Manufacture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication des meubles en bois

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Facilities
  • Chemistry
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de recherche scientifique
  • Chimie
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Indiquer le cap à tenir au timonier, au barreur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
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Record 8 1993-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • News and Journalism (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Information et journalisme (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 9 1990-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Geology
DEF

The graphed curve formed when the 206Pb/238U ratio is plotted against the 207Pb/235U ratio as both increase value due to nuclear decay of uranium to lead with passage of time, assuming a closed U-Pb system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Géologie
OBS

Les âges 207Pb/237U et 206Pb/238U sont égaux (à 10 % près) et concordants, ils s'ordonnent le long de la courbe normale de décroissance radioactive, dite Concordia.

Spanish

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Record 10 1999-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Operations Research and Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Recherche et gestion opérationnelles

Spanish

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