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Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Dangers and Mine Safety
  • Underground Mining
DEF

The sudden failure of walls or pillars in a mine caused by the weight or pressure of the surrounding rocks, and accompanied by a violent release of energy.

CONT

Rock bursts. In areas of very deep mining, as additional weight is supported by the pillars on the coal face, stresses may so build up that the yield point is reached. If the coal pillars, the roof, or the floor are able to yield gradually, the effects of the stresses are relieved by floor heaving, or by pillar or roof failure. Where the coal or the associated rocks are particularly strong and depths are much above average, these stresses may be relieved by rock bursts, which are relatively violent outbursts of the coal into the rooms and entries. Frequently, a large volume of gas (usually methane) is suddenly released during a rock burst in a coal mine.

OBS

for "coal burst" : Rock bursts and "coal bursts" in coal mines are generally designated by the term "bumps" or "bounces". A large proportion of these "bumps" or "bounces" are actually "coal bursts" due to fracturing of pillars and remnants and need not involve any fracturing of roof or floor rock.

OBS

for "air blast" : In former years rock bursts were sometimes referred to as "air blasts". This name originated from the fact that large quantities of rock loosened by some of the larger rock bursts displaced quantities of air, with the result that a blast of air passed through the mine workings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière (dangers et sécurité)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
DEF

[...] dislocation des piliers de charbon soutenant le toit, avec projections de charbon et parfois soulèvement du mur, plus tendre, jusqu'à venir toucher le toit.

OBS

[Le coup de toit peut] mettre en danger l'outillage et le personnel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación minera (peligros y seguridad)
  • Explotación minera subterránea
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Record 2 2011-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Descriptive Geometry
DEF

An angle-preserving analytic function of a complex variable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie descriptive
DEF

Projection qui conserve les angles et dont l'échelle est constante au voisinage d'un point.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Smilacina trifolia
Latin
OBS

Rhizamatous, perennial herb of the family Liliaceae, fruits dark red, bogs and peaty soils, North America and Siberia, the berries have medicinal properties.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Smilacina trifolia
Latin
OBS

Plante vivace à rhizome grêle et longuement traçant, plus petite que les autres espèces de la famille des Liliacées, baies rouge foncé qui ont des propriétés médicinales, générale dans le Québec, marais froids et tourbeux.

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Movements
CONT

The single-issue group can be identified as a team of likeminded individuals who join together to work on one specific issue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mouvements sociaux

Spanish

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Record 5 1981-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Astronautics
DEF

A transient deterioration in the level of consciousness which occurs infrequently immediately following the relief of moderate or severe acute hypoxia by the restoration of the oxygen-tension of the inspired gas to the normal or supra-normal values. Sometimes the paradoxical reaction is manifested by a brief convulsive episode.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Astronautique
DEF

Trouble passager du niveau de conscience qui peut survenir quelquefois, à la suite d'une hypoxie aiguë modérée ou sévère, au moment où l'on ramène la pression d'oxygène inhalé à une valeur normale ou supranormale. Parfois, la réaction paradoxale se manifeste par un bref épisode convulsif.

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
OBS

Of Paris.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
OBS

De Paris.

Key term(s)
  • marché à options négociables de Paris

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Finanzas
OBS

De París.

Key term(s)
  • mercado de opciones negociables de París
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Record 7 1991-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Garages and Service Stations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Garages et stations-service
OBS

Source : Petro-Canada.

Spanish

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Record 8 1981-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
OBS

A theory suggesting that, the larger the incentive for counterattitudinal role playing, the greater the attitude change. This hypothesis contrasts with dissonance theory's prediction of a negative relationship between the magnitude of the incentive and attitude change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prostheses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prothèses

Spanish

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Record 10 1995-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Foundations
  • Civil Engineering
DEF

Block at the head of one or more piles transmitting forces from the superstructure to one or several piles. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

"pile cap": Term standardized by ISO.

OBS

Compare with "tie beam" (or "strap beam"). See also "pile bent".

Key term(s)
  • capping

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations profondes
  • Génie civil
DEF

Élément au sommet d'un ou de plusieurs pieux transmettant les efforts de la superstructure à un ou plusieurs pieux. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

Le terme «semelle sur pieu» a été normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

Selon cette définition, l'élément de liaison (la «semelle») peut chapeauter un seul pieu (cas sans doute plus rare) ou un groupe de pieux; dans ce dernier cas il conviendrait sans doute mieux de mettre «pieu» au pluriel et de dire «semelle sur pieux».

OBS

Voir aussi «longrine» (ou «poutre de rigidité»), «structure de liaison» (ou «chapeau de palée») et «palée».

Key term(s)
  • semelle sur pieux

Spanish

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