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B2 [4 records]

Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Disabled Sports
  • Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
DEF

A class regrouping all the partially sighted athletes with limited eyesight for competition.

OBS

B2: Partially sighted athletes (limited eyesight.)

OBS

"B" stands for "blind."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports adaptés
  • Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
DEF

Classe qui regroupe tous les athlètes partiellement voyants ayant une vision restreinte pour la compétition.

OBS

B2 : Athlètes partiellement voyants (vision restreinte).

OBS

«B» signifie «blind».

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

The heart sound which signifies the beginning of diastole and is due to closure of the semilunar valves.

OBS

S2: S2.

OBS

second heart sound: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Bruit lié à la fermeture des valvules sigmoïdes aortiques et pulmonaires.

OBS

B2 : B2.

OBS

deuxième bruit : terme privilégié par le Comités de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
OBS

next byte from entropy-coded segment when B=X'FF'.

OBS

This symbol appears in the Information Technology Vocabulary, extract of ISO/IEC 10918-1 (F/E).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
OBS

prochain octet d'un segment à codage d'amplitude quand B=X'FF'.

OBS

Ce symbole figure dans le Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information, extrait de l'ISO/CEI 10918-1 (F/E).

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Administration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration publique
OBS

B2 révisées par l'agent désigné.

Spanish

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