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MTH [3 records]

Record 1 2007-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
CONT

Medium Transport Helicopter Squadron ... The MTH is used primarily for logistic transport for the task force.

OBS

medium transport helicopter; MTH: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
CONT

L'hélicoptère de transport moyen sert principalement au transport logistique de la force opérationnelle.

OBS

hélicoptère de transport moyen; HTM : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Energy (Physics)
OBS

The energy transactions of biochemistry are conveniently measured in units of kilocalories per mole. One kilocalorie is the quantity of energy needed to raise the temperature of a kilogram of water one degree Celsius. A mole is the amount of a substance in grams that is numerically equal to its molecular weight; a mole of the sugar glucose, for example, weighs 180 grams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Énergie (Physique)
OBS

En biochimie, il est d'usage de mesurer les opérations de transfert d'énergie en kilocalories par mole. Une kilocalorie représente la quantité d'énergie nécessaire pour élever d'un degré Celsius la température d'un kilogramme d'eau. Une mole est la quantité de substance, exprimée en grammes, égale à son poids moléculaire; une mole de glucose, par exemple, pèse 180 grammes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Energía (Física)
DEF

Unidad de energía térmica igual a 1.000 calorías.

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Record 3 2000-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Ecosystems
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

... the mean height of a predetermined number of the thickest stems, e.g. 40/acre ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Écosystèmes
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

[...] hauteur [des tiges] calculée le plus souvent sur les 100 plus gros arbres à l'ha [hectare].

Spanish

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