TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

SISTEMA CONSOL [1 record]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
DEF

A long-range radio aid to navigation, the emissions of which, by means of their radio frequency modulation characteristics, enable bearings to be determined.

CONT

A Consol beacon broadcasts on a medium frequency a pattern of dots and dashes, and by listening to this pattern on an ordinary ship or aircraft wireless receiver a navigator can determine his bearing from the beacon with a much greater accuracy than is possible with a D/F [direction finder] loop. The accuracy of the bearings obtained depends on the bearing of the observer from the beacon; it is greatest along a line called the normal of the beacon and decreases until it is zero along a line at right angles to the normal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
CONT

Le «Consol» est un radiophare tournant et à grande précision fonctionnant en basses et moyennes fréquences et dont les indications peuvent être reçues sur un récepteur ordinaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Ayuda para la navegación aérea
  • Ayuda a la navegación marítima y fluvial
Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2025
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: