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Record 1 2026-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Centres
CONT

A capcom's chief role is to bridge two worlds : that of Mission Control Center on Earth, and that of astronauts in space.... As capcoms are typically astronauts themselves, they are able to put themselves in the shoes of the mission crew...

OBS

capcom: designation officially approved by the International Space Station Terminology Approval Group (ISSTAG) in 2002.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centres spatiaux
CONT

[L'astronaute canadien] a [...] occupé les fonctions d'agent de liaison capcom (chargé des communications entre le personnel du centre de contrôle de mission de la NASA et l'équipage de la navette) durant les missions spatiales.

OBS

capcom : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI) en 2002.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Centros espaciales
CONT

[El astronauta canadiense] trabajó como comunicador de cápsula (capcom) en el Centro de Control de Misiones de la NASA en Houston y participó en misiones internacionales de capacitación [...]

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Record 2 2026-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Eye Surgery
CONT

When foveal detachment occurs in eyes with MF [myopic foveoschisis], surgery is necessary to prevent further deterioration. Vitrectomy and complete ILM peeling have been suggested to flatten the retina, but postoperative MH [macular holes] has been reported to occur in approximately 20% of cases. ILM peeling removes the Müller cone cells, which form the base of the fovea and serve as a plug that binds the photoreceptor cells in the foveola and supports the foveola structurally. The stretched retina in a highly myopic eye can easily induce a MH without this structure. To prevent postoperative MH, fovea-sparing ILM peeling was introduced. Studies have shown that this technique can prevent MH formation very effectively. A piece of ILM is preserved in the center of fovea to prevent damage to the Müller cone cells during surgery...

Key term(s)
  • fovea sparing internal limiting membrane peeling
  • fovea sparing ILM peeling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie de l'œil
CONT

[...] la technique de pelage de la MLI avec épargne fovéolaire. Le pelage de la MLI est initié à distance du centre de la fovéa [...] Le pelage de la MLI est ensuite poursuivi jusqu'à ce que le volet se rapproche de la fovéa [...] Il est alors interrompu et initié à nouveau sur un nouveau site à distance du centre de la fovéa [...] Le pelage est poursuivi en répétant l'opération à chaque fois que le volet se rapproche de la fovéa, de façon à peler la MLI sur l'ensemble de la surface maculaire en épargnant le centre de la fovéa [...] Les reliquats de MLI sont disséqués puis coupés à l'aide du vitréotome [...]

CONT

Le pelage de limitante interne avec épargne fovéolaire comme technique chirurgicale [...] a notamment prouvé toute son efficacité dans le traitement des fovéoschisis du myope fort.

Spanish

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Record 3 2026-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horticulture
  • Landscape Architecture
DEF

[A group of plants] arranged in one or more groups of five, so placed that four occupy the corners of a square or rectangle and the fifth occupies its centre.

CONT

Quincunx. In the quincunx design, the permanent trees are set in a square pattern with a filler tree in the center of each square. Filler trees can be left in the orchard longer in a quincunx planting before shade interferes with permanent tree production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horticulture
  • Architecture paysagère
DEF

[Ensemble de plantes] disposées sur plusieurs lignes parallèles mais équidistantes en tous sens, comme dans un échiquier.

CONT

Plantation : comme les plantes à bulbes produisent moins de feuillage que les autres plantes et paraissent bien dénudées lorsqu'on les plante isolément, plantez-les alors non pas en rang d'oignon, ce qui ne fait que mettre en vedette ce défaut, mais par groupes. Une plantation en quinconce de 15 bulbes de tulipe ou de narcisse ou de 25 ou plus de petits bulbes comme les crocus, les perce-neige et les scilles produira un superbe effet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Horticultura
  • Arquitectura paisajista
DEF

Plantas puestas en filas paralelas de modo que las de cada fila corresponden al medio de los huecos de la fila inmediata.

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Record 4 2026-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

Sickle cell retinopathy is present in some patients with sickle cell disease. In sickle cell retinopathy, blockage of blood vessels in the retina and choroid... results in abnormal blood vessel growth and thinning of the retina.... Sickle cell maculopathy, which affects the center part of the retina, occurs when there is decreased blood flow to this part of the eye. This abnormal blood flow causes patches of retinal thinning... Patients will sometimes note blind spots as a result.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

La drépanocytose est une maladie systémique hématologique induisant la survenue d'événements vaso-occlusifs de divers organes cibles. Sur le plan oculaire, l'atteinte rétinienne se caractérise par des occlusions préférentiellement artérielles et de la vascularisation terminale, pouvant se compliquer de néovascularisation périphérique. Longtemps ignorée, la maculopathie drépanocytaire est désormais bien caractérisée grâce à l'imagerie multimodale[. Une] étude de cas suggère que la maculopathie drépanocytaire, caractérisée par des amincissements rétiniens focaux, proviendrait d'une ischémie du plexus capillaire rétinien profond, à l'origine d'une atrophie tissulaire séquellaire.

Spanish

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Record 5 2026-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Dietetics
  • Mental Disorders
CONT

Food addiction involves impaired control over how much, how often or what types of foods you eat. A person struggling with food addiction overeats certain foods because they activate the reward center of the brain. Over time, a person can develop a tolerance to these foods and need to eat more to feel the same effects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Diététique
  • Troubles mentaux
CONT

La dépendance alimentaire, c'est la perte de contrôle sur ce qu'on mange, peu importe la quantité et le type d'aliments. C'est aussi jumelé à l'impression de ne pas pouvoir s'arrêter. Lorsque la compulsion est fréquente et qu'elle génère de la détresse, elle peut évoluer vers un trouble alimentaire.

OBS

addiction alimentaire; addiction à la nourriture : Au Québec, l'emploi de «addiction» est critiqué comme synonyme non standard de «dépendance», mais son emploi est accepté ailleurs dans la francophonie.

Spanish

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Record 6 2025-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

An AI data center is a specialized facility designed to handle massive AI workloads. These centers support advanced computing tasks, like machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing.... With immense data storage and processing capabilities, AI data centers optimize AI models and algorithms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

Un centre de données IA est une installation spécialisée conçue pour gérer des charges de travail d'IA massives. Ces centres prennent en charge les tâches informatiques avancées, comme l'apprentissage automatique, l'apprentissage profond et le traitement du langage naturel. [...] Avec d'immenses capacités de stockage et de traitement de données, les centres de données IA optimisent les modèles et les algorithmes d'IA.

OBS

IA : intelligence artificielle.

Spanish

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Record 7 2025-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Form Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Training
  • Military Administration
OBS

Submit a National Calendar Change Request(NCCR) to CTC HQ [Combat Training Center Headquarters] requesting that the training be added to their division training calendar...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
  • Administration militaire
OBS

Soumettre une Demande de changement du calendrier national (DCCN) au QG CIC [Quartier général du Centre d'instruction au combat] pour faire ajouter l'instruction au calendrier d'instruction de la division [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 2025-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interplanetary Space Exploration
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
DEF

A phenomenon not readily identifiable to the observer.

CONT

UAP clearly pose a safety of flight issue and may pose a challenge to U. S. national security. Safety concerns primarily center on aviators contending with an increasingly cluttered air domain. UAP would also represent a national security challenge if they are foreign adversary collection platforms or provide evidence [that] a potential adversary has developed either a breakthrough or disruptive technology.

OBS

The terms "UFO" (unidentified flying object) and "UAP" (unidentified aerial phenomena) refer to the same concept but differ in scope and modern usage. ... The term "UAP" is broader, covering not just flying objects but also other phenomena, such as unusual atmospheric events, making it more inclusive and less speculative. ... while both terms describe unidentified aerial occurrences, "UAP" is considered a more neutral and scientific term, whereas "UFO" carries a historical association with extraterrestrial speculation.

OBS

unidentified aerial phenomenon; unidentified anomalous phenomenon; unexplained aerial phenomenon: The plural forms of the term "phenomenon" are "phenomena" and "phenomenons."

Key term(s)
  • unidentified aerial phenomena
  • unidentified aerial phenomenons
  • unidentified anomalous phenomena
  • unidentified anomalous phenomenons
  • unexplained aerial phenomena
  • unexplained aerial phenomenons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploration interplanétaire
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
OBS

En France, le Centre national d'études spatiales (Cnes) leur préfère d'ailleurs le nom de «PAN» (phénomène aérospatial non identifié), pour tenir compte de la variété des observations qui lui sont rapportées, qui ne renvoient pas toujours à des «objets» qui «volent» [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Exploración interplanetaria
  • Vigilancia, detección y reconocimiento (Militar)
CONT

La NASA [Administración Nacional de Aeronáutica y del Espacio] anunció recientemente que intentará explicar científicamente los "fenómenos aéreos no identificados" (UAPs, por sus siglas en inglés) ... Los UAPs hacen referencia a las observaciones de sucesos en el cielo que no pueden identificarse como [...] fenómenos naturales conocidos.

OBS

UAP: por sus siglas en inglés "unidentified aerial phenomena".

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Record 9 2025-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Names
  • Space Centres
OBS

The Kennedy Space Center in Florida houses the Vehicle Assembly Building(VAB), the largest single-story building in the world. This iconic structure was originally constructed as a platform for the vertical assembly of the Apollo–Saturn V space vehicles. Thereafter, it has been used to assemble the parts of many other spacecraft...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d'édifices et de bâtiments
  • Centres spatiaux
OBS

Bâtiment du centre spatial Kennedy utilisé pour l'assemblage d'engins spatiaux.

OBS

hall d'assemblage VAB : Bien que la désignation «hall d'assemblage VAB» soit utilisée, elle n'est pas officielle.

Spanish

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Record 10 2025-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

Macular colobomas occur when the macula fails to develop properly. The macula is a small area in the center of the retina that focuses on details.

OBS

coloboma: A fissure of the eye usually of congenital origin.

OBS

macular coloboma: The plural forms are "macular colobomas" and "macular colobomata."

Key term(s)
  • macular colobomas
  • macular colobomata

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

Le colobome peut concerner différentes structures du globe oculaire. Il est possible d'en distinguer plusieurs formes selon la localisation de l'anomalie [...] Le colobome maculaire [...] se traduit par une lésion au niveau de la macula (structure anatomique de la rétine contribuant à la vision) [...]

OBS

colobome : Malformation congénitale des structures de l'œil ayant l'aspect d'une fissure, due à un défaut de fermeture des fentes fœtales.

Spanish

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Record 11 2025-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

Central areolar choroidal dystrophy(CACD) is a hereditary retinal disorder that primarily affects the macula. In the early stages, there is subtle, mottled depigmentation in the posterior pole. Ultimately, the depigmentation enlarges into in a well-circumscribed round or oval area of atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium(RPE) and choriocapillaris in the center of the macula. Patients usually become symptomatic in the [third] to [fourth] decade when a fine, hardly detectable, mottling of the RPE leads to the development of absolute central visual scotomas. Later, between the [fourth] and [seventh] decade of life, progressive macular atrophy leads to a dramatic decline in central visual acuity and severe visual disability. CACD may be autosomal dominant or recessive; however, autosomal-recessive cases are rare. Although CACD has a genetic basis, sporadic cases have been reported.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Atrophie aréolaire centrale maculaire héréditaire et primitive aux bords nets avec quelques petites taches jaunâtres ressemblant à des druses autour de la lésion ou au pôle postérieur.

Spanish

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Record 12 2025-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

An instrument which determines mass flow rate from the torque on a ribbed disk that is rotated at constant speed when fluid is made to enter at the center of the disk and is accelerated radially.

Key term(s)
  • Coriolis-type mass flow meter
  • Coriolis-type flow meter
  • Coriolis mass flowmeter
  • Coriolis mass flow meter
  • Coriolis flowmeter
  • Coriolis flow meter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

On parle de débit-masse et non de débit massique car cela signifierait débit par unité de masse et n'aurait aucun sens.

PHR

débitmètre-masse à effet de Coriolis avec deux roues à aubes

Spanish

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Record 13 2025-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tourism (General)
CONT

Dark tourism, also known as thanatourism, involves visiting sites associated with death, disaster, and suffering. This form of tourism can encompass a variety of locations, including battlefields, prisons, graveyards, concentration camps, and museums dedicated to tragic events.

OBS

Popular dark tourism destinations around the world include the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, the World Trade Center site in New York, and the catacombs of Rome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tourisme (Généralités)
OBS

Le «dark tourism» n'a pas encore trouvé de terme français générique. Les choix de traduction sont nombreux, que ce soit «tourisme macabre», «tourisme morbide», «tourisme noir» ou «thanatourisme», mais le problème est qu'ils ont tous une connotation négative. Pourtant, le «tourisme noir» comprend un large éventail de types de tourisme, dont le seul élément commun est qu'il s'agit de lieux liés à la mort ou la souffrance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Turismo (Generalidades)
OBS

turismo oscuro; turismo negro; tanatoturismo; turismo de duelo; turismo de dolor; turismo de catástrofes; turismo dark: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "turismo oscuro", "[turismo] negro", "[turismo] de catástrofes"[,] "[turismo] de dolor", o "tanatoturismo", según el contexto, son alternativas recomendables a las expresiones "turismo dark" o "dark tourism" para referirse a los viajes y destinos turísticos elegidos como tales por haber sido escenario de grandes tragedias, como Hiroshima, Auschwitz o Bhopal, entre otros. [...] De forma general, podría sustituirse el extranjerismo "dark tourism" por "turismo oscuro" o "[turismo] negro"[,] "turismo de dolor", "[turismo] de catástrofes", "[turismo] de duelo" o "tanatoturismo".

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Record 14 2025-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

A macular hole(MH) is a round full-or partial-thickness defect in the macular region, specifically in the foveal center.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

On parle de trou maculaire (TM) lorsqu'une perte de substance se produit au centre de la macula, au niveau de la fovéa. Normalement, il existe une continuité parfaite des tissus rétiniens, avec une répartition sans interruption des cellules photoréceptrices. Cette continuité est rompue en cas de trou maculaire.

Spanish

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Record 15 2025-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

Macular telangiectasia(MacTel) is a disease affecting the macula, causing loss of central vision. MacTel develops when there are problems with the tiny blood vessels around the fovea. The fovea, in the center of the macula, gives us our sharpest central vision for activities like reading.

OBS

One [form of macular telangiectasia] has a congenital abnormality that is typically unilateral and may be a part of the Coats disease spectrum, referred to as MacTel type 1, and an acquired form that is typically bilateral found in middle-aged adults that is referred to as MacTel type 2.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

Les télangiectasies maculaires [...] sont habituellement secondaires. Les causes les plus fréquentes sont le diabète, l'hypertension artérielle (HTA), les occlusions veineuses, les vascularites et l'hyperviscosité sanguine. Dans certains cas, aucune cause n'est retrouvée. Ces formes ont été regroupées et plusieurs classifications ont été proposées [...] Le type 1 correspond à des télangiectasies visibles, probablement congénitales, associées à un œdème maculaire cystoïde (OMC), et fait partie du spectre clinique de la maladie de Coats. Le type 2 correspond à des anomalies vasculaires probablement acquises sur un fond de dégénérescence maculaire bilatérale.

Spanish

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Record 16 2025-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

Macular telangiectasia(MacTel) type 2 is a bilateral disease of unknown cause with characteristic alterations of the macular capillary network and neurosensory atrophy. The disease manifests initially temporal to the foveal center, but may later encompass an oval area with a radius of about 6° [degrees] horizontally and 5° vertically centered on the foveola. Symptoms typically start in the fifth or sixth decade of life. Some patients have a positive family history.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

Les MacTel de type 2 correspondent à des anomalies bilatérales de la maille capillaire maculaire dites «ocultes»[,] car peu visibles au fond d'œil et associées à une atrophie de la rétine neurosensorielle. La pathogénie des MacTel de type 2 est mal connue. L'hypothèse communément admise a longtemps été une atteinte des capillaires maculaires. Cependant, celle-ci n'explique pas de manière satisfaisante l'atrophie progressive de la rétine neurosensorielle. Une autre hypothèse est la dégénérescence des cellules de Müller, conduisant à la mort des photorécepteurs [...]

OBS

MacTel de type 2 : Le terme «MacTel de type 2» est de genre féminin, étant donné que le «Tel» de «MacTel» désigne le mot de base «telangiectasia» («télangiectasie» en français).

Spanish

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Record 17 2025-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of severe loss of eyesight among people 50 and older. Only the center of vision is affected with this disease. It is important to realize that people rarely go blind from it. AMD affects the central vision, and with it, the ability to see fine details. In AMD, a part of the retina called the macula is damaged. In advanced stages, people lose their ability to drive, to see faces, and to read smaller print. In its early stages, AMD may have no signs or symptoms, so people may not suspect they have it.

OBS

Age-related macular degeneration is the late stage of age-related maculopathy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

La DMLA est une dégénérescence de la partie centrale de la rétine appelée macula. Cette pathologie est la première cause de handicap visuel chez les plus de 50 ans.

OBS

La dégénérescence maculaire liée à l'âge correspond au stade avancé de la maculopathie liée à l'âge.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
DEF

Ceguera bilateral [que] se relaciona con la edad, siendo la edad media de aparición de la ceguera en el primer ojo a los 65 años, [se trata de un] proceso degenerativo que [...] afecta a la retina, en concreto, a la zona central de la retina o macular.

PHR

Degeneración macular asociada a la edad exudativa.

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Record 18 2025-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooking Appliances
CONT

A plancha is a common flat-top griddle used in Spanish cooking that combines high-temperature searing with a small amount of smoking.... Like the griddles used in fast food joints to sear hamburger patties, the plancha is heated to a scorching temperature of around 350 °C(or 662 °F). Unlike a griddle, the highest heat is concentrated at the center of the metal plate, allowing for different ingredients to be shifted easily without adjusting the intensity of the heat source, while being cooked simultaneously.

CONT

The Spanish term "plancha" translates to "cooking plate." Planchas were usually constructed from cast iron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de cuisson des aliments
CONT

La plancha est essentiellement une plaque de métal épaisse, traditionnellement en fonte ou en acier, qui peut être chauffée à des températures très élevées (de 550 °F à 700 °F).

CONT

[...] la plancha est un outil qui fait fureur parmi les amateurs de cuisson à l'extérieur. Avec ses origines profondément ancrées dans les traditions culinaires espagnoles et françaises, cette plaque de cuisson excelle dans la cuisson à haute température et sa grande polyvalence la distingue des autres BBQ.

Spanish

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Record 19 2025-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Laboratories and Centres
  • Space Centres
OBS

NASA's [National Aeronautics and Space Administration's] Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is home to the nation's largest organization of scientists, engineers and technologists who build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study Earth, the sun, our solar system and the universe.

Key term(s)
  • Goddard Space Flight Centre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laboratoires et centres de recherche
  • Centres spatiaux
OBS

Fondé le 1er mai 1959 à Greenbelt, dans le Maryland, ce centre de recherche abrite la plus grande organisation américaine de scientifiques, d'ingénieurs et de technologues qui construisent des engins spatiaux, des instruments et de nouvelles technologies pour étudier la Terre, le soleil, le système solaire et l'univers.

OBS

Les traductions littérales «centre des vols spatiaux» et «centre de vol spatial» sont à éviter.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Laboratorios y centros de investigación
  • Centros espaciales
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Record 20 2025-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, is a common refractive error that can be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses, or surgery. It is a growing concern, especially as more severe myopia is associated with a type of macular degeneration known as myopic macular degeneration(MMD). This degenerative condition specifically targets the macula, the central part of the retina responsible for central, straight-ahead vision.... Individuals with severe myopia, often referred to as "high myopia"(typically-6 diopters or more), are at a higher risk for developing MMD... MMD is an incurable condition that occurs when the elongation of the eyeball stretches the retina, leading to the eventual death of macular cells and the formation of a blind spot in the center of the visual field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

Dégénérescence maculaire myopique. Les myopies supérieures à -10 dioptries présentent un risque élevé de dégénérescence maculaire atrophique (ainsi que de glaucome, de cataracte ou de décollement de rétine). Les altérations maculaires évoluées sont visibles sous forme de zones d'atrophie choriorétinienne étendue, bien limitées, centrées sur la macula, souvent associées à un staphylome postérieur.

Spanish

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Record 21 2025-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

Macular pseudoholes are well-demarcated, round or oval defect images occurring in the center of the ERM [epiretinal membrane] overlying the fovea.

Key term(s)
  • macular pseudo-hole
  • pseudo-macular hole

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

Certaines membranes épimaculaires, en se contractant de façon centripète, produisent une image ronde ou ovale, à contours nets, dans la macula, pouvant faire porter à tort le diagnostic de trou maculaire. Cet aspect, appelé pseudotrou maculaire, est dû à une verticalisation des bords de la dépression fovéolaire, par rétraction centripète de la MEM [membrane épirétinienne maculaire], transformant la dépression fovéolaire à pente douce en une dépression plus abrupte qui simule un trou maculaire.

Spanish

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Record 22 2025-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Laboratories and Centres
  • Space Centres
OBS

For more than six decades, NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration] and the nation have relied on Marshall Space Flight Center... to deliver its most vital propulsion systems and hardware, flagship launch vehicles, world-class space systems, state-of-the-art engineering technologies and cutting-edge science and research projects and solutions.

Key term(s)
  • Marshall Space Flight Centre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laboratoires et centres de recherche
  • Centres spatiaux
OBS

Fondé le 1er juillet 1960 à Huntsville, en Alabama, ce centre de recherche est l'un des plus importants de la NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration], avec un effectif total de près de 7 000 employés.

OBS

Les traductions littérales «centre des vols spatiaux» et «centre de vol spatial» sont à éviter.

Key term(s)
  • Marshall Space Flight Centre

Spanish

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Record 23 2025-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Laboratories and Centres
  • Space Centres
OBS

Kennedy Space Center, one of 10 [National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) ] field centers, is a premier multi-user spaceport with about 100 private-sector partners and nearly 250 partnership agreements.

Key term(s)
  • Kennedy Space Centre
  • John F. Kennedy Space Centre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laboratoires et centres de recherche
  • Centres spatiaux
OBS

Situé à Merritt Island, en Floride, ce centre de recherche sert d'aire de lancement principale de la NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration] pour les vols spatiaux habités depuis 1968.

Key term(s)
  • Kennedy Space Centre

Spanish

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Record 24 2025-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • General Mechanics (Physics)
  • Ultrasonography
CONT

The non-thermal biological effects of ultrasound imaging(e. g., pressure, cavitation) are assessed using the mechanical index(MI), defined as the maximum value of the peak negative pressure divided by the square root of the acoustic center frequency...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Mécanique générale (Physique)
  • Ultrasonographie
CONT

L'indice mécanique correspond au rapport de la valeur maximale du faisceau ultrasonore, quelle qu'en soit la pression de raréfaction atténuée, à la racine carrée de la fréquence du transducteur, la pression et la fréquence étant exprimées en mégapascals (MPa) et en mégahertz (MHz), respectivement.

Spanish

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Record 25 2025-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
  • Collaboration with WIPO
CONT

[A] 360-degree video can provide viewers an immersed experience. For example, [a] 360-degree video can provide a viewer with a virtual reality experience, putting the viewer in a virtually different time and/or place. As another example, [a] 360-degree video can provide a viewer with a first-person view of video content captured by a remote device (e.g., an unmanned aerial vehicle, or other device). One method for capturing [a] 360-degree video is to use an omnidirectional camera. Omnidirectional cameras can capture a wide field of view with just a few lenses. The resulting images exhibit a fisheye effect.

CONT

A user experiences a 360° video by rotating the camera about the center as well as in effect rotating the perspective or FOV [field-of-view] while viewing the video. According to an embodiment of the … invention, the camera, or view, is changed based on user input such as by using a mouse, keyboard, mobile device, controller, head-mounted display, or virtual reality headset. In this way, the end user adjusts the view manually or directly. Camera, or view orientation changes provide meaningful insight into how a user experiences a 360° video.

CONT

Examples of virtual content can include spherical videos, 360 photos, augmented reality (AR) content, virtual reality (VR) content, etc. For example, a spherical video can capture a 360-degree view of a scene.

OBS

360-degree video; 360° video; spherical video: data validated by Canadian subject-field experts from École Polytechnique de Montréal, MasterpieceVR and McGill University.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
  • Collaboration avec l'OMPI
CONT

[La compagnie] annonce une nouvelle possibilité d'héberger des vidéos 360 degrés sur son site. On voit donc pléthore d'éléments et de collaborations d'acteurs divers qui encouragent et facilitent la création et la diffusion de contenus.

OBS

vidéo : Ce mot est généralement masculin à l'oral au Québec.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cinematografía
  • Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
  • Colaboración con la OMPI
CONT

[...] el video de 360 grados aporta veracidad a la narrativa inmersiva y a la credibilidad de los contenidos mediante una experiencia más cercana a la testimonial [...]

CONT

Otro sistema es el que se usa en los dispositivos personales que les permiten a los usuarios una inmersión dentro de entornos virtuales diseñados en computador, usando fotos o vídeos en formato de 360° [...]

CONT

Los vídeos esféricos pueden ser consumidos a través de tres vías principales: accediendo desde un explorador web; por medio de un dispositivo móvil; o empleando herramientas mediadoras como gafas de RV [realidad virtual] o "cardboards".

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Record 26 2025-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
  • Collaboration with WIPO
CONT

Smart eyewear is defined as eyewear incorporating a near-to-eye display. As used herein, near-to-eye display means a display, device, or system, such as a retinal projector, virtual retinal display, visualization element, head-mounted display, heads-up display, or other near-to-eye system, typically worn on the head of a user that generates an image near the eye. In a smart eyewear configuration, a display device is often mounted adjacent to an edge of each of the wearer's eyes and an image is typically displayed in the center of each lens. The location of the displayed image, therefore, forces the wearer to gaze in a direction to view the image generated by the display. Typically positioned near the user's eye, the display is aligned to the central region of the user's field of view to allow review of the displayed information with little or no head movement. This enables the user to view the display while also viewing the area outside the central region and interacting with the surrounding environment. In another embodiment, the displayed image is aligned to a region other than the central region of the user's field of view.

CONT

Near-eye display devices are configured to present images to a user via a display that is positioned close to the user’s eyes. For example, a head-mounted augmented reality display device may be worn on a user’s head to position a near-eye display directly in front of a user’s eyes. A near-eye display may be at least partially see-through to allow a user to view a real-world background in combination with displayed virtual objects. This may allow virtual objects to be displayed such that the virtual objects appear to exist within the real-world environment.

CONT

The technology provides one or more embodiments of a near-eye display (NED) device system. An embodiment of a NED device system comprises a near-eye display device including a near-eye support structure and a near-eye display (NED) supported by the near-eye support structure and having a display field of view. The NED system further comprises an image generation unit supported by the near-eye support structure which outputs image data which is optically coupled to the near-eye display (NED).

OBS

near-to-eye display; near-eye display: data validated by Canadian subject-field experts from École Polytechnique de Montréal, MasterpieceVR and McGill University.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
  • Collaboration avec l'OMPI

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
  • Colaboración con la OMPI
CONT

[…] se contempla que al menos una pantalla […] comprendida en el dispositivo […] no permita ver al usuario a través de ella (es decir, que no sea transparente), siendo preferentemente de tipo NED (siglas en inglés de la expresión "near-eye display" o pantalla cercana al ojo) […]

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Record 27 2025-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Names
  • Conferences and Colloquia: Organization
  • Trade Fairs, Exhibitions, and Shows
OBS

[The convention center features] 442, 000 square feet of exhibit space, 77 meeting rooms, multi-purpose ballrooms and a state-of-the-art theatre for performing arts and corporate events.

Key term(s)
  • Metro Toronto Convention Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d'édifices et de bâtiments
  • Organisation de congrès et de conférences
  • Salons, foires et expositions (Commerce)
OBS

Le PCTM compte 442 000 mètres carrés d'espace d'exposition, 77 salles de réunion, des salles de bal polyvalentes et une salle de spectacle ultramoderne pour les arts de la scène et les événements d'entreprise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de edificios
  • Organización de conferencias y coloquios
  • Salones, ferias y exposiciones comerciales
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Record 28 2025-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
CONT

A network operations center(NOC) is a centralized location where computer, telecommunications or satellite networks systems are monitored and managed [at all times].

OBS

network operations centre; NOC: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
OBS

centre d'opérations des réseaux; COR : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
  • Telefonía y tecnología de microondas
DEF

Centro especializado que ayuda en las operaciones de red, vigila el estado de la misma, supervisa y coordina el mantenimiento necesario para la red, y acumula la contabilidad y uso de los datos, así como también presta ayuda a los usuarios.

OBS

NOC: por sus siglas en inglés "network operations centre".

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Record 29 2025-03-07

English

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

A Rear Area Operations Center(RAOC) was a U. S. Army MTOE [Modified Tables of Organization and Equipment] unit that served as a command and control facility that provided a rear area and/or sub-area commander's planning, coordinating, monitoring, advising and directing agency for area security operations.

Key term(s)
  • Rear Area Operations Centre

French

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

Centre d'opérations de la zone arrière : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement.

Key term(s)
  • Rear Area Operations Centre

Spanish

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Record 30 2025-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Communications
OBS

This circuit is used to pass real-time information concerning the conduct of the air battle between higher level of control facilities, the battalion operations center and the firing batteries and platoons.

OBS

automatic data link: ADL: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions militaires
OBS

liaison automatique de transmission de données : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 31 2025-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Establishments
  • Electronic Commerce
CONT

A dark store is a converted retail outlet or small warehouse-like distribution center that fulfills orders customers place online.

Key term(s)
  • darkstore

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements commerciaux
  • Commerce électronique
CONT

Le magasin fantôme est un établissement commercial de taille moyenne offrant un service de livraison très rapide de biens de consommation courants.

OBS

entrepôt relais : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 1 juillet 2023.

Spanish

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Record 32 2025-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
CONT

The circle of observers, in the center of which b-boys and b-girls take turns dancing, is called the "cypher. "The term comes from the Nation of Gods and Earths(known colloquially as the "Five Percenters"), an offshoot of the Nation of Islam, whose terminology has been extremely influential in New York hip-hop... Gods and Earths use the term "cypher" to represent anything associated with circles or cycles, including the numeral "zero, "the letter "O, "the Earth's orbit, and especially circles of people. Rhetorically, it is often referred to as "the" cypher, rather than "a" cypher, which suggests that all cyphers are, in some abstract way, connected.

Key term(s)
  • cipher

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
DEF

Zone circulaire dans laquelle les danseurs de break s'affrontent.

OBS

cercle : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 11 décembre 2022.

Spanish

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Record 33 2025-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ballistics
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

In ballistics, the center of pressure is the point where all of the aerodynamic forces, particularly lift and drag, are equalized. If this point is behind or below the center of gravity, then the object is self-stabilizing. This is why fin stabilization works with missiles and similar military ordnance. The fins pull the center of pressure much further rearward.

Key term(s)
  • fin stabilisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Balistique
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

[Le principal inconvénient] de la stabilisation par empennage [est] qu'il faut trouver de la place pour les ailettes à l'intérieur du tube, c'est-à-dire que le corps du projectile doit être sous-calibré et tiré avec un sabot ou que les ailettes se déploient après le tir.

Spanish

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Record 34 2025-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Social Problems
  • Rights and Freedoms
OBS

The Center for Countering Digital Hate delivers change by exposing hate and disinformation producers, galvanizing support from the public and advertisers for tech reform, shaping informed debates, and driving policy changes, and collaborating with civil society leaders for social media reform.

Key term(s)
  • Centre for Countering Digital Hate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Internet et télématique
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Droits et libertés
Key term(s)
  • Centre for Countering Digital Hate

Spanish

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Record 35 2024-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beekeeping
DEF

A wood panel that fits flush with the sides of the hive and is used under a telescoping cover.

OBS

Inner covers have an oval cutout in the center for hive ventilation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des abeilles
CONT

Le couvre-cadres se présente comme une planche mince, percée au milieu d'un trou oblong qui assure la ventilation de la ruche. Les abeilles ne considèrent pas ce qui se trouve au-dessus du couvre-cadres comme de l'espace habitable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de abejas
DEF

Marco de madera en el que se inserta una plancha de madera prensada (chapadur) [que] sirve para aislar la colmena de los efectos del calor o del frío.

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Record 36 2024-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Clinical Psychology
OBS

Addiction treatment centers can be specialized in the treatment of specific substance addictions or behavioural addictions. Different centers may adopt different therapeutic approaches.

OBS

addiction treatment centre; addiction treatment center : The word "addiction" is sometimes considered stigmatizing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

[...] les centres de traitement des dépendances existent depuis de nombreuses années au Québec, offrant des thérapies pour les dépendances aux substances (alcool et drogues) et pour les dépendances comportementales (jeux de hasard et d'argent, Internet).

OBS

centre de traitement des addictions : Au Québec, l'anglicisme «addiction» est à éviter, mais il est accepté ailleurs dans la francophonie. Il peut également être parfois considéré comme stigmatisant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
  • Servicios sociales y trabajo social
  • Psicología clínica
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Record 37 2024-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rugby
  • North American Football
CONT

USA [United States of America] overpowered by England. The USA closed out their World Cup warm-up tour with a 52-14 defeat to England at Sandy Park on Saturday. A superior kicking game and the strength of the Red Roses forwards proved too much in a one-sided first half, but the Eagles restored some confidence with a committed second half showing.

CONT

Placekicking is the phase of the kicking game that you’ll use when your team attempts to score a point after touchdown(PAT) or kicking a field goal; your team will attempt a field goal if the drive has been stopped and the team is close enough to the opponent's goal line.... During this phase of the kicking game, three players use special techniques : the kicker(who makes the kick), the holder(who catches the ball from the center and places it on the tee), and the center,(also known as the short snapper(who centers the ball back to the holder).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rugby
  • Football nord-américain
DEF

Ensemble des stratégies et des techniques recourant à la frappe au pied, qui sont mises en place par une équipe lors d'un match.

OBS

jeu au pied : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 5 septembre 2023.

Spanish

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Record 38 2024-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of Old Age
  • Sociology of the Family
CONT

Federal laws on child abuse and domestic violence fund services and shelters for victims, but there is no comparable federal law on elder abuse. [In the United States, the] federal Older Americans Act... does provide definitions of elder abuse and authorizes the use of federal funds for the National Center on Elder Abuse and for certain elder abuse awareness, training, and coordination activities in states and local communities, but it does not fund adult protective services or shelters for abused older persons.

OBS

elderly victim of abuse: The adjective "elderly" is seen as pejorative by several authors because it can imply infirmity, frailty or diminished capacity.

Key term(s)
  • elder abuse victim
  • elder-abuse victim
  • elderly abuse victim
  • elderly abuse-victim

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
  • Sociologie de la famille
OBS

aîné maltraité; aînée maltraitée : termes tirés du Mini-lexique sur la violence familiale et reproduits avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

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Record 39 2024-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
eminentia cruciformis
Latin
A02.1.04.028
classification system code, see observation
CONT

The cruciform eminence divides the endocranial surface of the occipital squama into four fossae. It is so named because it is cross-shaped.... The internal occipital protuberance lies at the center of the cruciform eminence.

OBS

cruciform eminence: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.04.028: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
eminentia cruciformis
Latin
A02.1.04.028
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Relief osseux en forme de croix avec la protubérance occipitale interne en son centre.

OBS

éminence cruciforme : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.04.028 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
eminentia cruciformis
Latin
A02.1.04.028
classification system code, see observation
DEF

La eminencia cruciforme divide la cara interna del hueso occipital en cuatro fosas.

OBS

eminencia cruciforme: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica.

OBS

A02.1.04.028: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica.

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Record 40 2024-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Research Laboratories and Centres
  • Environment
OBS

The River Institute is a nonprofit science and discovery center focused on research, education, and community outreach on the St. Lawrence River. The River Institute's scientific work contributes locally, nationally, and internationally to our understanding of how large river ecosystems and their component's function.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Laboratoires et centres de recherche
  • Environnement

Spanish

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Record 41 2024-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

A type of clustering that determines the similarity of data points based on their closeness to the centroid, or center, of a cluster.

CONT

Centroid-based clustering is a commonly used clustering technique. It works on the concept of the central vector. This central vector does not need to be a member of the dataset. Different clusters are formed based on the central vector. Each instance from the dataset is assigned to each cluster based on its distance from that cluster.

Key term(s)
  • centroid based clustering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 42 2024-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

In the affinity propagation method, all points are considered as potential centers of the cluster and the negative value of the Euclidean distance between two points determines their affinity. Thus, the greater the sum of the affinity, the greater the probability that the point is the center of the cluster.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 43 2024-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Plant and Crop Production
DEF

A fungal disease ... caused by fungi Ascochyta fabae.

CONT

Ascochyta Blight of Faba Bean. Leaf spots are grey to brown, oval, and up to 1 cm in diameter with definite margins. Small, black pycnidia form in the center of lesions, often in a concentric ring pattern. Leaf spots may merge into irregular black patches causing a blighted appearance. Stem lesions are more elongated, usually sunken and reddish brown. Pod lesions are often sunken, tan to black, and frequently have darker margins. Infected seed may be discoloured and shrivelled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
DEF

Maladie fongique [...] causée par le champignon Ascochyta fabae.

CONT

Ascochytose de la féverole. Les taches foliaires grises à brunes et ovales mesurent jusqu'à 1 cm de diamètre et présentent des contours définis. De petites pycnides noires se forment au centre des lésions, souvent sous forme d'anneaux concentriques. Les taches foliaires peuvent se fondre en zones noires irrégulières ressemblant à des brûlures. Sur la tige, les lésions sont plus allongées, habituellement renfoncées et brun rougeâtre. Sur les gousses, elles sont souvent renfoncées, de chamois à noir et leur contour est plus foncé. La maladie provoque la décoloration et le ratatinement des graines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Producción vegetal
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Record 44 2024-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Special Water Transport
  • Maneuvering of Ships
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A comparatively small vessel with powerful engines and constructed in such a way as to be able to manoeuvre easily for towage and/or to assist in salvage operations at sea.

CONT

Tugboats are needed to pull or push large ships in confined waters such as in a harbor area and docks, and they are also needed to tow large ships on long ocean voyages.... They are capable of firefighting and salvage duties and may carry large capacity pumps for these purposes. One important design characteristic of a tugboat is its hull form and propulsion system are designed both for a given free running speed and a high thrust at zero speed. Furthermore, its upper deck layout is dictated by the need to get close into a variety of vessels and by the need to keep the towing point above the longitudinal center of lateral pressure so that a lateral pull has a minimum effect on maneuverability.

OBS

towboat; tow boat: Not to be confused with "pusher tug," which can also be referred to as a "towboat."

Key term(s)
  • tug boat
  • tug-boat
  • tow-boat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux
  • Manœuvre des navires
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Bâtiment conçu pour déplacer d'un point à un autre des bâtiments de navigation dans un port, sur un fleuve, une rivière ou en mer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Transporte por barcos especiales
  • Maniobras de los buques
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
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Record 45 2024-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
OBS

Chalky portions are present in the endosperm of some nonwaxy rices. When the chalky region extends to the center of the endosperm and the edge of the ventralside, this is called a white core. An opaque region at the middle of the ventral(embryo) side is called a white belly or abdominal white.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
CONT

Dans d'autres régions, de la Guinée forestière (Guékédou, Macenta), on réalise un trempage à froid avant étuvage ou parfois un étuvage direct sur du riz frais non trempé. Dans les deux cas, le produit obtenu se révèle de moins bonne qualité: - le trempage à froid nécessite en effet un temps plus long (plusieurs jours) qui peut altérer la qualité du grain (fermentations) - l'étuvage direct est incorrect car la précuisson se fait sur un grain qui n'est pas suffisamment hydraté. Le produit contient alors des grains à «ventre blanc» caractéristiques d'une gélatinisation imparfaite de l'amidon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
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Record 46 2024-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Waste Management
CONT

The traditional keyhole garden is a raised circular garden bed with a wedge-shaped cutout along one side that allows easy access to the center of the garden, where a cage serves as a compost pile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Les jardins en trou de serrure : Ce sont des jardins surélevés dont la forme rappelle celle d'un trou de serrure. Ils permettent un accès facile au centre du parterre. On intègre un ou plusieurs composteurs qui apportent, en continu, des nutriments et une certaine humidité.

Spanish

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Record 47 2024-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

The main objective of k-means clustering is to partition... data into a specific number(k) of groups, where data points within each group are similar and dissimilar to points in other groups. It achieves this by minimizing the distance between data points and their assigned cluster's center...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 48 2024-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
CONT

Public corruption and municipal corruption, relating to political corruption and the infiltration or organized crime in the construction industry, seem to have taken center stage in the media across the country.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
CONT

La corruption publique et la corruption dans les affaires municipales, en lien avec la corruption politique et l'infiltration du crime organisé dans l'industrie de la construction, semblent avoir occupé le devant de la scène dans les médias de tout le pays.

Spanish

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Record 49 2024-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
CONT

Public corruption and municipal corruption, relating to political corruption and the infiltration or organized crime in the construction industry, seem to have taken center stage in the media across the country.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
CONT

La corruption publique et la corruption dans les affaires municipales, en lien avec la corruption politique et l'infiltration du crime organisé dans l'industrie de la construction, semblent avoir occupé le devant de la scène dans les médias de tout le pays.

Spanish

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Record 50 2024-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
  • Mathematical Geography
DEF

The line connecting the two points of an orbit that are nearest and farthest from the center of attraction...

OBS

[For example, the line which connects] the perigee and apogee of the moon or the perihelion and aphelion of a planet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
  • Géographie mathématique
DEF

Ligne qui joint les deux points d'une orbite le plus proche et le plus éloigné du centre d'attraction.

OBS

La ligne des apsides joint l'aphélie et le périhélie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Astronomía
  • Geografía matemática
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Record 51 2024-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Keyboard Instruments
CONT

The first major process in rebuilding a piano is disassembly, starting with the cabinet, then the strings, tuning pins, and finally the heavy cast-iron plate.... In a vertical [piano], first remove the front panels, upper pillars, lid, music shelf, fallboard, nameboard strip, keyslip, keyblocks, action, and keys. If you have a piano tilter..., move the piano far enough from the wall to tip it on its back. Stand the tilter up, center it behind the piano, and push it snugly against the back of the piano with the prongs under the bottom. With one assistant positioned in front to make sure the bottom can’t kick forward, tip the piano and tilter back together. Once the entire weight of the piano is on the tilter, your assistant can stop pushing the bottom of the piano toward the tilter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Instruments de musique à clavier

Spanish

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Record 52 2024-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Fire Prevention
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
OBS

The Global Wildland Fire Center(GFMC) was established in 1996 by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe(UNECE) and Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) to share scientific, conceptual and pragmatic solutions and resources in fire management.

Key term(s)
  • Global Wildland Fire Centre
  • Global Wild land Fire Centre
  • Global Wild land Fire Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Prévention des incendies
  • Incendies de végétation

Spanish

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Record 53 2024-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
  • Pastries (Cooking)
CONT

Pascade is a thick savory crêpe from Aveyron, in the center of France, traditionally made at Easter... The simple batter cooks up to an astonishing texture, halfway between a crêpe and a soufflé, crisp on the inside and... tender on the inside. Think of it as the French cousin to the dutch baby pancake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plats cuisinés
  • Pâtisserie (Art culinaire)
CONT

Qu'est-ce que la pascade? Originaire de la région d'Aveyron, dans le sud-ouest de la France, cette spécialité à base d'œufs, qui se rapproche d'un flan, se sert à toute heure du jour et se glisse facilement dans le menu de toutes les occasions.

Spanish

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Record 54 2024-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Military Training
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
OBS

The Peace Support Training Centre is the Canadian Armed Forces(CAF) center of excellence for Peace Support Operations(PSO) training.

Key term(s)
  • Peace Support Training Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
OBS

Le Centre de formation pour le soutien de la paix est le centre d'excellence des Forces armées canadiennes (FAC) en matière d’instruction sur les opérations de soutien de la paix (OSP).

Spanish

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Record 55 2024-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • The Sun (Astronomy)
  • The Moon (Astronomy)
  • The Earth (Astronomy)
CONT

The Besselian elements are a series of time-dependent variables used to calculate various aspects of a solar eclipse. They describe the movement of the Moon's shadow with respect to the fundamental plane. This plane passes through the center of Earth and is oriented perpendicular to the Moon's shadow axis. Next, the shadow cone is projected onto Earth's surface including the effects of Earth's rotation, the flattening of Earth and the latitude, longitude and elevation of the observer. The local circumstances at the observer's position can then be calculated including the eclipse contact times, eclipse magnitude and the duration of totality(or annularity).

OBS

Besselian element: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • Besselian elements

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Soleil (Astronomie)
  • Lune (Astronomie)
  • Terre (Astronomie)
CONT

Les circonstances d'une éclipse de Soleil ne se déterminent pas aussi facilement que celles d'une éclipse de Lune. Les astronomes publient des quantités, appelées éléments de Bessel [...], qui permettent aux observateurs de calculer les circonstances de l'éclipse en un lieu donné dont on connaît les coordonnées à la surface de la Terre.

OBS

élément de Bessel : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • éléments de Bessel

Spanish

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Record 56 2024-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Women
  • Sociology of Human Relations
  • Degrees and Diplomas (Educ.)
CONT

Women's studies is an academic field that draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods to place women's lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining social and cultural constructs of gender, systems of privilege and oppression, and the relationships between power and gender as they intersect with other identities and social locations such as race, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, and disability.

OBS

women’s studies; female studies; feminist studies; gender studies: Although these terms are sometimes used interchangeably, they can refer to distinct study approaches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des femmes
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
  • Grades et diplômes
OBS

études sur les femmes; études féministes; études sur le genre : Bien que ces termes soient parfois employés de manière interchangeable, ils peuvent désigner des approches d'études distinctes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la mujer
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
  • Grados y diplomas (Educación)
DEF

Enfoque académico, generalmente interdisciplinario, del análisis de la condición femenina y de las correlaciones sexistas, así como de lo relativo a las diferencias hombre-mujer en todos los demás ámbitos.

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Record 57 2024-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Applications of Automation
CONT

The surgeon console is the control center for the robotic platform. From the surgeon console, the surgeon can control the endoscope and instruments by using the hand controls and footswitch panel. All actions taken by the surgeon at the console are relayed to the vision system for processing and sent to the patient cart for implementation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Automatisation et applications
CONT

La console de chirurgien est composée d'un système de vision stéréoscopique binoculaire, de deux manettes de commande et d'une unité de pédale.

Spanish

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Record 58 2024-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Laboratories and Centres
  • Space Centres
OBS

The Johnson Space Center was established in 1961 as the Manned Spaceflight Center, the home and Mission Control Center for the U. S. [United States] human space flight program. In 1973, it was renamed in honor of the late President, and Texas native, Lyndon B. Johnson.

Key term(s)
  • Johnson Space Centre
  • Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre
  • Manned Spacecraft Centre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laboratoires et centres de recherche
  • Centres spatiaux
OBS

Le Johnson Spatial Center a été fondé en septembre 1961, il était alors connu sous le nom de Manned Spacecraft Center. En 1973, il est rebaptisé en l'honneur du président Lyndon B. Johnson.

OBS

centre spatial Johnson : Bien qu'il soit utilisé, ce terme n'est pas officiel.

Key term(s)
  • Johnson Space Centre
  • Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre
  • Manned Spacecraft Centre

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Laboratorios y centros de investigación
  • Centros espaciales
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Record 59 2024-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

The distance from the center of energy release to the initial ground surface.

OBS

depth of burst; DOB: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Systèmes d'armes
OBS

profondeur d'explosion : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 60 2023-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Transport
  • Rail Transport
  • Urban Planning
CONT

By World War I, the electric trolleys had transformed the tracked city into a full-fledged metropolis whose streetcar suburbs, in the larger cases, spread out more than 20 miles from the metropolitan center. It was at this point in time that intrametropolitan transportation achieved its greatest level of efficiency—that the bustling industrial city really "worked. "

OBS

intrametropolitan: Situated within the metropolitan boundary.

Key term(s)
  • intra-metropolitan transportation
  • intra-metropolitan transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport routier
  • Transport par rail
  • Aménagement urbain
OBS

intra-muros : À l'intérieur des murs, de l'enceinte d'une ville.

Key term(s)
  • transport intra muros

Spanish

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Record 61 2023-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
  • Health Institutions
OBS

Clinical rotation conducted in a civilian health care center that is... a component of the Nursing Occupational Functional Point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
  • Établissements de santé

Spanish

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Record 62 2023-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Titles
  • Accommodation (Military)
OBS

The cantonment area of the National Training Center(NTC) and Fort Irwin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires
  • Logement (Militaire)
OBS

Zone de campement des unités en rotation : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement.

Spanish

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Record 63 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Data Banks and Databases
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
OBS

The World Data Center(WDC) system was established by the International Council for Science(ICSU) to archive and distribute data collected from the observational programs of the 1957–1958 International Geophysical Year. Originally established in the United States, Europe, Russia, and Japan, the WDC system was then expanded to other countries and to new scientific disciplines. Its holdings included a wide variety of environmental data that covered timescales ranging from seconds to millennia. These data provided baseline information for research in many disciplines, especially for monitoring changes in the geosphere and biosphere.

Key term(s)
  • World Data Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Banques et bases de données
  • Études et analyses environnementales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Bancos y bases de datos
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
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Record 64 2023-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

A facility in which organizations operate and manage their telecommunications networks [and] data processing systems[,] and centralize their data storage.

OBS

Data centre equipment, such as servers, switches and mainframes may occupy a room, a floor or an entire building.

OBS

data processing center; computer center : designations standardized by ISO in collaboration with the International Electrotechnical Commission and by the Canadian Standards Association(CSA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Installation où les organismes gèrent et exploitent leurs réseaux de télécommunications et systèmes de traitement des données et centralisent le stockage de leurs données.

OBS

L'équipement des centres de données, [tels] les serveurs, les [commutateurs] et les ordinateurs centraux[, peut] occuper une pièce, un étage ou un immeuble au complet.

OBS

centre de traitement de l'information; CTI : désignations normalisées par l'ISO en collaboration avec la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

OBS

centre informatique : désignation normalisée par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

Facilidad que incluye personal, hardware, y software, organizados para suministrar servicios de procesamiento de información.

Key term(s)
  • centro de proceso de datos
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Record 65 2023-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

Situated to one side with reference to a center.

PHR

eccentric gear, eccentric gear oil pump, eccentric load, eccentric orbit, eccentric ring, eccentric wheel

Key term(s)
  • excentric

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Dont le centre ne coïncide pas avec un point donné.

OBS

excentrique : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

PHR

bague excentrique, charge excentrique, engrenage excentrique, moteur excentrique, pignon excentrique, orbite excentrique, roue excentrique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Componentes mecánicos
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
DEF

Que se halla situado fuera de un centro.

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Record 66 2023-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
CONT

In a leaf spring assembly, one of the most important pieces is the center bolt. At the center of each leaf is a hole. The bolt gets slotted through this hole in each of the four, five or more leaves that comprise a spring. Effectively, the center bolt holds the leaves together and puts them in contact with the axle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Boulon d'assemblage placé au centre des lames de ressort de suspension pour les réunir les unes aux autres.

CONT

[Un boulon en U élimine] la courbure du ressort à lames, ce qui réduit également la concentration de contraintes près du trou du boulon de centrage de chaque lame.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos de empalme (Componentes mecánicos)
  • Resortes (Componentes mecánicos)
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Record 67 2023-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

Wireheading is a term associated with fictional or futuristic applications of brain stimulation reward, the act of directly triggering the brain's reward center by electrical stimulation of an inserted wire, for the purpose of 'short-circuiting’ the brain's normal reward process and artificially inducing pleasure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
OBS

L'autostimulation du circuit de récompense consiste à déclencher directement le circuit de la récompense par la stimulation électrique au moyen d'électrodes implantées dans le cerveau et à ainsi induire artificiellement du plaisir.

Spanish

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Record 68 2023-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
CONT

Aperture diaphragm : is the simplest type of beam restricting device. It consists of a sheet of lead with a hole in the center that determines the size and shape of the beam and attaches directly to the x-ray tube.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos ópticos
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
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Record 69 2023-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
CONT

Snow Nose : Dog Nose Turning Pink. Your dog's nose is changing color and you try to understand what's happening? If your dog's nose has changed its color from black or brown to pink he might have a snow nose.... In some cases, the fading pigment is not too bad and affects only the center of the nose. In other cases, the dogs have a solid pink nose with only some tiny speckles of pigment by the time the color fading stops. Typically, there is some of the original pigment left around the nose's upper rim.... But it seems to be possible to breed away from this type of nose hypopigmentation, at least to some degree.

CONT

... some dogs start to lose some of their nose pigment as they age. ... In many cases, a dog’s nose is getting lighter in winter and gets back some pigment during summer. Due to the seasonality of this phenomenon, ... people call it a "snow nose" or "winter nose."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux

Spanish

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Record 70 2023-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rehabilitation (Medicine)
  • Muscles and Tendons
CONT

Rehabilitation services for the individual with MS [multiple sclerosis] are provided in inpatient, outpatient, and home settings. If the patient is admitted to an acute medical center for an MS-related complication or to receive treatment, rehabilitation services such as physical and occupational therapy can be provided either at the bedside or in acute care gyms.

OBS

rehabilitation service; rehab service: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • rehabilitation services
  • rehab services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réadaptation (Médecine)
  • Muscles et tendons
CONT

Services offerts [...] Services de réadaptation : physiothérapie, ergothérapie.

OBS

service de réadaptation : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • services de réadaptation

Spanish

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Record 71 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

A plank running along the center line of a deck, into which all other planks are fitted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux

Spanish

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Record 72 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
  • Paddle Sports
  • Sailing
DEF

A longitudinal timber or series of timbers scarfed together extending from stem to stern along the center of the bottom of a boat, often projecting below the bottom, and constituting the boat's principal timber to which the ribs are attached on each side.

OBS

[It] prevents a boat from sliding sideways and from tipping over.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
  • Sports de pagaie
  • Voile
DEF

Pièce longitudinale de la charpente des navires en bois, avec laquelle viennent s'assembler des pièces transversales complétant l'ossature.

OBS

[Elle] empêche le bateau de dériver et de chavirer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Partes de los barcos
  • Vela y navegación de placer
  • Deportes de remo
  • Vela
DEF

Pieza longitudinal que constituye la base del casco en la cual se asientan las cuadernas y que es prolongada a proa por la roda y a popa por el codaste.

OBS

[...] evita que un bote se mueva de costado y se vuelque.

PHR

Quilla de aleta, quilla de balance, quilla de deriva.

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Record 73 2023-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
DEF

... that is flatter than a normal distribution, having more scores at the extremes and fewer in the center.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)

Spanish

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Record 74 2023-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
DEF

... that is more peaked than the normal distribution, having more scores in the center and fewer at the two extremes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
CONT

Si le coefficient d'aplatissement est supérieur à 0, la distribution possède une forme pointue au niveau de la moyenne avec des extrémités plus longues et étendues. On parle de distribution leptokurtique.

Spanish

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Record 75 2023-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Maintenance
CONT

In the case of snow, windrows are created by snow plows as they plow streets. The windrow may block driveways. Some municipalities have windrow removal service where a smaller plow goes to each individual driveway to clear the windrow. Most cities simply make the home owner clear the windrow to their own driveway. A few cities will plow the windrow to the center of the street, blow the snow into trucks, and haul it away.

OBS

windrow of snow: designation proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien des routes
CONT

Par défaut, l'andain de neige est disposé également de chaque côté de la rue. Dans le cas de sens unique l'andain de neige est disposé à droite. Une disposition autre de l'andain doit être justifiée par des considérations opérationnelles qui ne nuisent pas à la sécurité publique et qui minimisent les coûts de la Ville.

OBS

Par analogie avec l'andain en agriculture et en foresterie, on utilise le terme «andain» pour décrire l'amas allongé de neige créé par le passage de la niveleuse.

OBS

bourrelet de neige : désignation proposée par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mantenimiento de carreteras
DEF

Banda alargada de nieve que forma el viento o el paso de una lámina.

OBS

cordón de nieve: Término y definición propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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Record 76 2023-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
  • Trade Fairs, Exhibitions, and Shows
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Applications of Automation
OBS

In 1969 the [Southern Textile Association] joined with the New Jersey–based American Textile Machinery Association(ATMA) to sponsor the American Textile Machinery Exhibition(ATME), the largest textile machinery show ever held in the United States. By 1973 the ATME became a two-show format... Each show included a variety of exhibits and workshops featuring machinery, supplies, and services. In 2004 ATME met for the first complete exhibition in thirty years and for the final time at Greenville's Palmetto Expo Center.

OBS

American Textile Machinery Exhibition: This designation does not appear to be in use since 2004.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
  • Salons, foires et expositions (Commerce)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Automatisation et applications
OBS

American Textile Machinery Exhibition : Cette désignation ne semble plus utilisée depuis 2004.

Spanish

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Record 77 2023-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Plasma Physics
CONT

One application... is the use of laser-driven proton beams to ignite a fast-ignition(FI) target(in fast ignition, a pulse of energy is fired into the center of the compressed fusion fuel to ignite the fusion reaction).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Physique des plasmas
DEF

Allumage par point chaud effectué au moyen de deux impulsions laser successives, la première comprimant la cible de fusion inertielle, la seconde, plus puissante et très brève, étant convertie au niveau de la cible en un faisceau d'électrons qui se propagent vers le centre de celle-ci et allument le plasma.

OBS

allumage rapide : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 2 février 2023.

Spanish

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Record 78 2023-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Materiel Management
CONT

The equipment status board should have listed on it all equipment in [the] CIC [combat information center]. Specifically, this list should include radars,... radar repeaters, associated NTDS [naval tactical data system] equipment(computers, consoles, keysets, etc.), remote radio units, direction finders, and plotting equipment... Two columns should be provided after the name of each piece of equipment. One column is for equipment that is operating; the other is for equipment that is out of service. A check mark in the appropriate column indicates equipment status.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du matériel militaire

Spanish

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Record 79 2023-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

Double-barrelled low pressure system. Ideally a low pressure system will have one distinct center where the surface pressure and height aloft are lowest at one point. Often though[, ] the low pressure system will be a broad area of lower pressure or it will have two distinct areas where the surface pressure is lowest. The term double-barrelled low pressure system means two side by side low pressure systems.

Key term(s)
  • double barrelled low pressure system
  • double barrelled low
  • double centred low
  • double-centered low
  • double centered low
  • double-barrelled low-pressure system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère

Spanish

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Record 80 2023-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Science (General)
  • National History
DEF

A political system consisting of an independent city having sovereignty over contiguous territory and serving as a centre and leader of political, economic, and cultural life.

CONT

In view of the concentration of political life, city-states have tended to be small, comprising the urban center and surrounding rural districts. Because this form of political organization appeared in early stages of civilized societies, citizens were also grouped in a tight social, religious, and economic bond.

OBS

free city: The English translation of the German ["freie Stadt,"] applies specifically to certain towns in the medieval Holy Roman Empire, although city states of ancient Greece and Renaissance Italy may be viewed as free cities.

Key term(s)
  • city state
  • free-city

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
  • Histoires nationales
DEF

Entité politique dont le territoire correspond globalement à celui d'une grande ville, qui possède généralement l’ensemble des pouvoirs et des caractéristiques d'un État souverain.

Key term(s)
  • cité État
  • ville-libre
  • cité-libre

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
  • Historia nacional
CONT

Pero el desarrollo de la ciudad baja la extiende hasta romper los límites de la alta, y el resultado de esa casi osmótica fusión es la ciudad global que, siendo única, recibe el nombre de la que le dio origen, y así surge la polis, o Ciudad-Estado, punto de orígen de casi todas las concepciones políticas que han tenido fundamento y desarrollo en el mundo occidental.

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Record 81 2023-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
  • Hearing
CONT

High frequency hearing loss is a condition that occurs when the ear becomes unable to hear high-pitched sounds. According to the Hearing Rehab Center, "aging, noise exposure, and medical conditions are the three biggest causes of high frequency hearing loss, all of which damage the sensory cells in the inner ear. "

Key term(s)
  • high-frequency hearing loss

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
  • Ouïe

Spanish

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Record 82 2023-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

A volcanic center that has had an eruption of magnitude 8 on the volcano explosivity index, which is the highest level.

Key term(s)
  • super volcano

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Volcan ayant eu une éruption d'une magnitude de 8 sur l'échelle d'explosivité volcanique, soit l'indice le plus élevé de l'échelle.

Key term(s)
  • super volcan

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
CONT

Dentro del Índice de Explosividad Volcánica (o IEV por sus siglas en inglés), utilizado para medir la magnitud de una erupción volcánica en una escala de 1 a 8 grados, un supervolcán se encuentra en el último nivel.

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Record 83 2023-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Administration (General)
CONT

Moscow children's ecological and biological center... is a state budgetary institution of additional education for children in the field of ecological and biological education, promotion of environmental protection and a health promotion and the development of ecological culture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration publique (Généralités)
CONT

L'institution budgétaire de l'État est un type d'organisation à but non lucratif créée par les entités constitutives de la Fédération de Russie pour effectuer des travaux dans les domaines de la science, de l'éducation, des soins de santé, de la culture et autres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración pública (Generalidades)
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Record 84 2022-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Aquaculture
  • Scientific Research
CONT

The main purpose of the fixed seine net for electrofishing is to create a barrier to prevent dead fish from drifting away during electrofishing. The fixed seine is installed across a river during electric fishing. It has no center section. A canvas border can be added at the bottom. [A ballast](pebbles or other) is placed to hold the gear on the bottom. [There are floats] every [two feet] and a double lead core line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Aquaculture
  • Recherche scientifique

Spanish

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Record 85 2022-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Equipment and Plant (Metallurgy)
DEF

A tool (typically consisting of a long, slender rod with a conical tip) for marking the centre of a hole that is to be drilled ...

OBS

center punch : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Équipement et matériels (Métallurgie)
DEF

Outil terminé par une pointe conique en acier trempé servant à amorcer l'emplacement d'un trou à percer.

OBS

pointeau : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas manuales
  • Equipo y materiales (Metalurgia)
DEF

Herramienta manual y alargada fabricada en acero, con una punta en un extremo y una terminación plana en el otro.

OBS

Sirve para marcar de manera precisa un punto para, posteriormente, practicar orificios con una broca.

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Record 86 2022-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • Library Science
CONT

A medical records administrator is responsible for overseeing the medical records systems of a hospital, clinic, or medical center. This may include managing a staff that performs any number of tasks to ensure that medical records are secure and maintained in accordance with any applicable standards or regulations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Bibliothéconomie
CONT

Le travail des archivistes médicaux est indispensable : ils vérifient, valident, codifient et exploitent les données reçues et sont les premiers répondants auprès des intervenants du réseau quand il faut, par exemple, codifier une nouvelle pathologie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
  • Biblioteconomía
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Record 87 2022-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Home Furniture
  • Woodworking
CONT

A river table is composed of two pieces of live edge wood, filled in their center with epoxy or resin. Whereas live edge tables often have the natural wood edge facing outwards, river tables tend to turn the live edge inwards, so as to mimic the natural contours of a river. Because of the wood's natural curves and the endless unique ways to fill the wood gap and create the "river" appearance, river tables are one of a kind...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier domestique
  • Travail du bois

Spanish

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Record 88 2022-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Photography
CONT

A good portrait photographer knows how to master the subject, light and composition. In a good portrait, the subject always takes center stage. Light and composition are secondary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Photographie
DEF

Personne qui prend des photographies de gens, le plus souvent dans un studio ou dans un décor précis.

OBS

[Le photographe portraitiste] doit veiller à ajuster l'éclairage pour obtenir les jeux d'ombre et de lumière désirés, conseiller les personnes sur la pose à prendre, faire plusieurs clichés et procéder au développement de la pellicule et à l'impression des photos.

Spanish

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Record 89 2022-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Scientific Research
CONT

The bag seine is... typically 30-35 feet... and has a large bag... sewn into the center. Bag seines are most effective for pulling over large sandy beaches, particularly at night in the tropics. They also may be used to sample large shallow slackwater habitats with relatively smooth bottoms. The fishes get trapped in the bag as the net is pulled onto shore. Alternatively, a bag seine... may be stretched between two boats, dragged through the water and pursed to trap fishes living in the water column or disrupted from the substrate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Recherche scientifique

Spanish

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Record 90 2022-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
CONT

How do you draw a straight line through the center of each price bar? Technically, you can’t, at least not on any chart where the prices jump around at all. But scientists have a solution to jumpiness : to "fit" a line that minimizes the distance from itself to each price along the line. The best-fit line is named the "linear regression line, ""linear" referring to "line" and "regression" referring to the mathematical calculation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
CONT

On peut associer à chaque donnée (xi, yi) un point du plan, et on peut représenter un échantillon de «n» données comme un nuage de «n» points. [...] On constate que le nuage a une forme allongée, et on peut alors essayer de dessiner une droite passant au milieu de ces points. Cette droite, appelée droite de régression linéaire, est un moyen de représenter la dépendance des deux caractères [...]

Spanish

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Record 91 2022-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A web-based management portal for administrators of a service or set of services.​

CONT

The admin center is optimized around the tasks and data that you need to interact with every day. Pin your most commonly accessed information and actions right to your home screen.

Key term(s)
  • administration centre
  • admin centre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de las comunicaciones y la información
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Internet y telemática
CONT

El centro de administración está optimizado en torno a las tareas y los datos con los que necesitas interactuar a diario. Ancla la información y las acciones a las que más accedes directamente a tu pantalla de inicio.

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Record 92 2022-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
CONT

... the geocentric model(also known as geocentrism, often exemplified specifically by the Ptolemaic system) is a superseded description of the Universe with Earth at the center. Under the geocentric model, the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets all orbit Earth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
DEF

Théorie selon laquelle la Terre est immobile au centre du «monde» tandis que les corps célestes (Soleil, Lune, planètes, étoiles) tournent autour d'elle.

Spanish

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Record 93 2022-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Residential Architecture
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
CONT

Twenty-five years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) mandated equal access for people with disabilities. Most arts groups, as does the Flynn Center, provide architectural accommodations : accessible parking spaces, accessible and companion seating, hearing assist systems, accessible restrooms, accessible elevators, and power-assist buttons at entries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture d'habitation
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
CONT

L'adaptation architecturale correspond [...] aux modifications matérielles de l'aménagement existant. Elle peut nécessiter de démolir ou d'ajouter des cloisons, de modifier le mobilier ou l'emplacement de certaines pièces. Les adaptations du domicile visent autant l'intérieur que l'extérieur de celui-ci.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura de viviendas
  • Ayudas técnicas para personas minusválidas
CONT

El detalle de la falta de adaptación arquitectónica de las 15 oficinas descentralizadas del gobierno porteño para atención del público muestra que cinco directamente son inaccesibles en su ingreso principal, porque funcionan en pisos superiores o tienen escaleras de entrada.

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Record 94 2022-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

Central pressure is the atmospheric pressure located at the center of a high or low.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Le paramètre de référence couramment utilisé pour décrire le plus simplement une dépression ou un anticyclone est la PNM [pression au niveau de la mer] (par exemple, on qualifiera une dépression de très creuse ou intense si sa pression centrale est inférieure à 960 hPa [hectopascals] au niveau de la mer).

Spanish

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Record 95 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

A midlevel, warm-core low pressure center that develops within the stratiform region of a mesoscale convective system(MCS) as a result of latent heat release over a multihour time period.

Key term(s)
  • meso-scale convective vortex

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques

Spanish

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Record 96 2022-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Christian Liturgy
DEF

The cup or goblet which contains the wine in the celebration of the Eucharist.

CONT

First, the altar, the Lord's table, which is the center of the whole Liturgy of the Eucharist,... is prepared by placing on it the corporal, purificator, missal, and chalice(unless the chalice is prepared at the credence table).

OBS

The most important and most ancient of sacred vessels used in Catholic liturgy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Liturgies chrétiennes
DEF

Dans la liturgie, vase sacré dans lequel se fait la consécration du vin lors de la célébration de la messe.

CONT

D'abord on prépare l'autel, ou table du Seigneur, qui est le centre de toute la liturgie eucharistique [...], en y plaçant le corporal, le purificatoire, le missel et le calice, à moins que celui-ci ne soit préparé à la crédence.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Orfebrería
  • Liturgia cristiana
DEF

Recipiente en forma de vaso o copa en el que el sacerdote consagra el vino en la misa.

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Record 97 2022-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

City of Ukraine and the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast.

OBS

Luck: Polish name of the city.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Ville de l'Ukraine.

OBS

Luck : nom polonais de la ville.

OBS

Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village.

Spanish

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Record 98 2022-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
CONT

The U. S. Interagency Fire Center defines a megafire by its size : it is a wildfire that burns more than 40, 500 hectares(100, 000 acres) of land. Other wildfire experts expand the definition of a megafire beyond "acres burned" to mean wildfires that have an unusually large impact on people and the environment.

OBS

"Megafire" is an emerging concept commonly used to describe fires that are extreme in terms of size, behaviour, and/or impacts, but the term’s meaning remains ambiguous.

Key term(s)
  • mega-fire

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies de végétation
CONT

Le terme mégafeu, du mot anglais «megafire» créé aux États-Unis dans les années 2000, désigne un feu extrême, par son étendue, son intensité et sa gravité, mais ne fait pas l'objet d'un consensus scientifique. Les critères varient selon les pays, l'étendue, par exemple, doit être exceptionnelle pour la région concernée.

Key term(s)
  • méga-feu

Spanish

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Record 99 2022-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

Through the outer ring unsettled weather prevails. The sky is ordinarily covered with a light haze, which increases in density as the center of the storm approaches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Pour bien réussir ses photos, il faut souvent avoir la bonne lumière. Un filtre polarisant aidera à accentuer les couleurs et à enlever la brume légère.

Spanish

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Record 100 2022-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
CONT

A tape librarian is a person who is responsible for maintaining a physical tape library, ensuring there are enough tapes available, [keeping] track of tapes entering or leaving a data center or facility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
DEF

Personne chargée de la gestion des bandes magnétiques dans une bandothèque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Persona responsable de la conservación de todos los archivos (ficheros) de la computadora. Por ejemplo, los programas y archivos (ficheros) de datos en cintas o discos magnéticos y en películas.

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