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Record 1 2016-06-27

English

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

The fraction of the sky covered by the clouds of a certain genus, species, variety, layer, or combination of clouds.

OBS

cloud amount; cloud cover: terms standardized by NATO and officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

cloud cover: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

OBS

cloudiness: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

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

Fraction de ciel couverte par des nuages, quels qu'ils soient, à un moment donné et sur une station déterminée.

OBS

couverture nuageuse : terme normalisé par l'OTAN et uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

OBS

nébulosité : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI) et normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Fracción del cielo cubierta por nubes de un género, una especie, una variedad o una capa dadas o por una combinación particular de nubes.

OBS

nubosidad; cantidad de nubes: términos aceptados oficialmente par la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2003-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

Milky opalescence which sometimes develops as a film of lacquer dries, and is due to the deposition of moisture from the air and/or precipitation of one or more of the solid constituents of the lacquer; usually confined to lacquers which dry solely by evaporation of solvent.

DEF

Whitish or translucent appearance in an unpigmented liquid coating or film which should normally be transparent.

OBS

blushing: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • opalescence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Aspect d'un feuil de vernis dont la transparence initiale est altérée dans la masse. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

DEF

Apparence laiteuse ou grisâtre sur un fini laque pendant le stade du séchage, qui se produit, surtout, par temps chaud et humide.

OBS

opalescence : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pinturas y barnices (Industrias)
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