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TMO [9 records]

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Record 1 2023-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
  • Orthodontics
CONT

Myofunctional therapy is an exercise training program for the muscles around your face, mouth, and tongue. These exercises are designed to improve issues with talking, eating, or breathing. Research has found that myofunctional therapy may also be an effective treatment for sleep-disordered breathing.

CONT

Orofacial myofunctional therapy is painless and the exercises are relatively simple. When certain muscles of the face are activated and functioning properly, other muscles will follow suit until proper coordination of the tongue and facial muscles is attained.

Key term(s)
  • oro-facial myofunctional therapy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
  • Orthodontie
CONT

[...] la TMO a démontré des améliorations dans les structures et fonctions du visage, y compris la croissance mandibulaire, les dysfonctionnements de la langue, la déglutition infantile, la respiration et l'apparence du visage.

Key term(s)
  • thérapie myofonctionnelle oro-faciale

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Rugby
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
CONT

The TMO is someone who watches the match action on TV screens, usually in a truck outside the grounds. ... they can see multiple camera angles of an incident and pass on information to the match referee – via an earpiece – to help [the match referee] make accurate decisions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Rugby
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
CONT

Les arbitres vidéo ont vocation à promouvoir une prise de décision précise et cohérente.

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
DEF

The conduct of target coordinate mensuration in support of fires in situations where the creation of a target graphic is not desired and standard target materials may not be produced due to the nature of the operation being supported.

OBS

target mensuration only; TMO: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel in 2017.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
DEF

Mesure des coordonnées d'une cible en appui aux tirs lorsqu'un graphique de la cible n'est pas désiré et qu'il est impossible de préparer de la documentation sur la cible en raison de la nature de l'opération appuyée.

OBS

mesure de la cible seulement : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées en 2017.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Meteorology
OBS

The meteorological services in Japan were started in 1875 at the Tokyo Meteorological Observatory (TMO) established in the Ministry of Interior. TMO was given the new name, the Central Meteorological Observatory (CMO) in 1887, which was placed under control of the Ministry of Education. In 1956, CMO became an external organ of the Ministry of Transport and was renamed the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). JMA is reponsible for contributing to the improvement of public welfare including natural disaster prevention and mitigation, safety of transportation, prosperity of industries, and international co-operation activities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Météorologie
Key term(s)
  • Office météorologique japonais

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Meteorología
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Record 5 2002-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
  • Remote Sensing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
  • Télédétection

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

An event that occurs at the end of a predetermined period of time that began at the occurrence of another specified event.

DEF

A situation in an interactive system when user response must occur within a predetermined time limit or a default branch of the program is executed automatically.

OBS

time out: term standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Réalisation d'un événement survenant à l'échéance d'un laps de temps déterminé décompté à partir d'un autre événement défini.

OBS

temporisation : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 8 1988-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position Titles
  • Various Military Titles

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de postes
  • Appellations militaires diverses

Spanish

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Record 9 1985-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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