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Record 1 2006-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

A small wine-cask containing the eight part of a pipe, or 13½ gallons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
OBS

Tonneau de 70 l.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fencing
OBS

Hand supinated, point of blade below bell, protects outside low.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escrime
OBS

La main à droite, les ongles en dessus, la pointe plus basse que la main.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esgrima
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Record 3 2000-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

The interval between two sounds having a basic frequency ratio of two-or, by extension, the interval between any two frequencies having a ratio of 2:1.

CONT

An octave is a doubling in frequency.

OBS

octave: term standardized by the United States of America Standards Institute.

OBS

octave: term standardized by the CSA. Material reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

[...] intervalle entre deux fréquences dont l'une est le double de l'autre.

CONT

Toute la gamme de fréquences est divisée en octaves qui représentent un intervalle entre deux fréquences dont l'une est le double de l'autre (par exemple 50 à 100 Hz).

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hearing
CONT

the hearing is still normal from the 250 to 4 kilohertz range.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouïe
CONT

Courbe de conduction osseuse incurvée autour de l'octave 2000/4000 Hz [...].

OBS

Larousse de la médecine, volume 1.

Spanish

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Record 5 1981-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

The interval between two sounds having a basic frequency of two-or, by extension, the interval between any two frequencies having a ratio of 2:1.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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