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COMPRESSED [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
- Computer Display Technology
- Electronic Publishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- compressed 1, record 1, English, compressed
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Font size 1, record 1, English, - compressed
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
- Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
- Éditique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- condensé 1, record 1, French, condens%C3%A9
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Espacement de la police 1, record 1, French, - condens%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2010-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Special Packaging
- Transport of Goods
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- compressed
1, record 2, English, compressed
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
..."compressed" means that the pressure within the package at the time and place that the package is closed for transportation exceeds the ambient atmospheric pressure. 1, record 2, English, - compressed
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Emballages spéciaux
- Transport de marchandises
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- comprimé 1, record 2, French, comprim%C3%A9
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] «comprimé»>> signifie que la pression intérieure du colis au moment et à l'endroit où il est fermé en vue du transport dépasse la pression atmosphérique ambiante. 1, record 2, French, - comprim%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-08-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Botany
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- compressed
1, record 3, English, compressed
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Flattened, complanate ... 1, record 3, English, - compressed
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Botanique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- comprimé
1, record 3, French, comprim%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Se dit d'une] feuille ou tige présentant en coupe transversale la figure d'une ellipse. 1, record 3, French, - comprim%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-05-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- compressed
1, record 4, English, compressed
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Flattened laterally or from side to side. 1, record 4, English, - compressed
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- comprimé
1, record 4, French, comprim%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un polypier [est dit comprimé lorsqu'il est] très aplati, offre un calice allongé, elliptique dont les axes sont parfois très inégaux [...]; deux de ses faces opposées, très larges, sont subtriangulaires, leur base est rectiligne ou plus ou moins arquée; les deux autres faces, plus ou moins étroites sont généralement arrondies. 1, record 4, French, - comprim%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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