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Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ignition Systems (Motor Vehicles)
- Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kickback
1, record 1, English, kickback
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On some large displacement twins or singles, "kickback" can occur if the fuel ignites before the piston reaches top dead center. This causes the crank to spin backwards and can be painful for the rider as the lever kicks back on their foot. 2, record 1, English, - kickback
Record 1, Key term(s)
- kick-back
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Allumage (Véhicules automobiles)
- Motos et motoneiges
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- retour de kick
1, record 1, French, retour%20de%20kick
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En dehors d'un aspect peu pratique, le kick a aussi le défaut, lorsque la compression ne passe pas ou que le moteur cale immédiatement après avoir démarré, d'exposer [le motocycliste] au «retour de kick», où le kick risque de heurter violemment [son] mollet, à la suite d'une rotation inverse du moteur [...] 1, record 1, French, - retour%20de%20kick
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electromagnetic Radiation
- Geophysics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- South Atlantic anomaly
1, record 2, English, South%20Atlantic%20anomaly
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- SAA 1, record 2, English, SAA
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... over the South Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Brazil, the shielding effect of the magnetosphere is not quite spherical but shows a "pothole, "a dip, which scientists explain as a result of the eccentric displacement of the center of the magnetic field from the geographical center of the Earth... as well as the displacement between the magnetic and geographic poles of Earth. For orbits tilted... and having altitudes of a few hundred miles, this oddity, called the South Atlantic Anomaly(SAA) becomes important, because spacecraft in those orbits periodically pass through that zone of reduced natural shielding and thus spend a few minutes during each passage exposed to higher particle flux than outside it. 2, record 2, English, - South%20Atlantic%20anomaly
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
- Géophysique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- anomalie de l'Atlantique Sud
1, record 2, French, anomalie%20de%20l%27Atlantique%20Sud
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
SWARM livrera d'importantes données qui jetteront un éclairage nouveau sur l'expansion de l'anomalie de l'Atlantique Sud, lourde de conséquences pour le fonctionnement des satellites sur orbite terrestre basse. Géographiquement, l'affaiblissement récent du dipôle magnétique terrestre s'explique dans une large mesure par les modifications du champ magnétique observées dans cette région. 2, record 2, French, - anomalie%20de%20l%27Atlantique%20Sud
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiación electromagnética
- Geofísica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- anomalía del Atlántico Sur
1, record 2, Spanish, anomal%C3%ADa%20del%20Atl%C3%A1ntico%20Sur
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
- AAS 1, record 2, Spanish, AAS
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La anomalía del Atlántico Sur (AAS), se refiere a una región en el sur del océano Atlántico donde los cinturones de radiación Van Allen [se] encuentran a menos de 500 kilómetros de la Tierra, estos cinturones normalmente se encuentran ubicados entre los 1.000 y los 5.000 kilómetros, culpa de una depresión en la intensidad del campo magnético terrestre, se estima que en esta zona el mismo tiene valores inferiores a la mitad del promedio del planeta lo que implica una zona más vulnerable a las radiaciones cósmicas nocivas. Se cree que esto se debe al hecho de que el centro del campo magnético de la Tierra está desviado de su centro geográfico. 1, record 2, Spanish, - anomal%C3%ADa%20del%20Atl%C3%A1ntico%20Sur
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-01-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Audio Technology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- acoustic compliance
1, record 3, English, acoustic%20compliance
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- acoustical compliance 2, record 3, English, acoustical%20compliance
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Acoustic compliance, associated with a volume of air that is compressed by a net force without an appreciable average displacement of the center of gravity of the air in the volume, acts as a capacitance. Both acoustic mass and acoustic compliance are reactive portions of acoustic impedance... 1, record 3, English, - acoustic%20compliance
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Électroacoustique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- élasticité acoustique
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9lasticit%C3%A9%20acoustique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Force nécessaire pour faire bouger un objet d'une certaine distance, objet suspendu, par exemple l'élasticité d'un ressort. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9lasticit%C3%A9%20acoustique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les ressorts de la membrane dans un haut-parleur ont une élasticité mécanique. L'air au sein de la chambre de compression possède une élasticité acoustique. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9lasticit%C3%A9%20acoustique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Inverse de la raideur acoustique. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9lasticit%C3%A9%20acoustique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Acústica (Física)
- Electroacústica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- elasticidad acústica
1, record 3, Spanish, elasticidad%20ac%C3%BAstica
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-04-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Photography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- tangential distortion
1, record 4, English, tangential%20distortion
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An image defect, usually caused by errors of centration, that results in the displacement of image points perpendicular to a radius from the center of the field. 1, record 4, English, - tangential%20distortion
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Photographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- distorsion tangentielle
1, record 4, French, distorsion%20tangentielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La distorsion tangentielle est causée par un mauvais ajustement des lentilles par rapport à l'axe optique et s'ajoute à la distorsion radiale. 2, record 4, French, - distorsion%20tangentielle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-03-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Aerospace Medicine
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- chest-to-back acceleration
1, record 5, English, chest%2Dto%2Dback%20acceleration
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Several different terminologies have been used to describe physiological acceleration. Since the terminology may be based either on the action of the accelerating vehicle or the reaction of the passenger, the terms used are often confusing to a reader without prior knowledge of the system of terminology used. Probably the most easily understood system is the eyeballs in, eyeballs out, eyeballs down, eyeballs up, etc., terminology used by test pilots, which refers to the sensations experienced by the person being accelerated. Thus, the acceleration experienced in an aircraft pullout or inside loop is eyeballs down. Note that, in the NASA vehicle(center of gravity displacement) terminology, this is-az acceleration. Some physiological-acceleration terminologies designate accelerations in terms of the equivalent displacement acceleration of the subject as if he were starting from rest. In such terminologies a man standing up or sitting down on the surface of the earth is experiencing 1 g of headward acceleration because of gravity. Other descriptive terms used in this way are footward, forward(the acceleration experienced by a man pressed into the seat back by an accelerating vehicle), rearward, leftward, rightward, spineward, sternumward, and tailward. One terminology based on reaction uses the terms head-to-foot(the acceleration generated by a pullout in an aircraft), chest-to-back, foot-to-head, and back-to-chest. 2, record 5, English, - chest%2Dto%2Dback%20acceleration
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Médecine aérospatiale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- accélération ventre-dos
1, record 5, French, acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ration%20ventre%2Ddos
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-08-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Aerospace Medicine
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- back-to-chest acceleration
1, record 6, English, back%2Dto%2Dchest%20acceleration
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acceleration of the body in the direction from back to the chest. 2, record 6, English, - back%2Dto%2Dchest%20acceleration
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Several different terminologies have been used to describe physiological acceleration. Since the terminology may be based either on the action of the accelerating vehicle or the reaction of the passenger, the terms used are often confusing to a reader without prior knowledge of the system of terminology used. Probably the most easily understood system is the eyeballs in, eyeballs out, eyeballs down, eyeballs up, etc., terminology used by test pilots, which refers to the sensations experienced by the person being accelerated. Thus, the acceleration experienced in an aircraft pullout or inside loop is eyeballs down. Note that, in the NASA vehicle(center of gravity displacement) terminology, this is-az acceleration. Some physiological-acceleration terminologies designate accelerations in terms of the equivalent displacement acceleration of the subject as if he were starting from rest. In such terminologies a man standing up or sitting down on the surface of the earth is experiencing 1 g of headward acceleration because of gravity. Other descriptive terms used in this way are footward, forward(the acceleration experienced by a man pressed into the seat back by an accelerating vehicle), rearward, leftward, rightward, spineward, sternumward, and tailward. One terminology based on reaction uses the terms head-to-foot(the acceleration generated by a pullout in an aircraft), chest-to-back, foot-to-head, and back-to-chest. 3, record 6, English, - back%2Dto%2Dchest%20acceleration
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Médecine aérospatiale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- accélération dos-ventre
1, record 6, French, acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ration%20dos%2Dventre
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-06-21
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- translational acceleration
1, record 7, English, translational%20acceleration
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- translation acceleration 2, record 7, English, translation%20acceleration
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Velocity changes of an object moving along a straight line or vector through the center of gravity. 3, record 7, English, - translational%20acceleration
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gyroscope drift rate effects are usually classified into three groups. The first group is independent of applied acceleration... The second group includes effects proportional to translational acceleration. This group covers such things as static unbalance of the inner gimbal assembly, i. e., the displacement between the center of support or buoyancy and the center of mass. 4, record 7, English, - translational%20acceleration
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- accélération de translation
1, record 7, French, acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ration%20de%20translation
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- accélération translationnelle 2, record 7, French, acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ration%20translationnelle
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon [...] [le Principe d'Équivalence (PE) (postulat de Albert Einstein]), un effet d'accélération (inertie) et un effet gravitationnel (attraction entre deux masses gravitationnelles) sont équivalents. [...] les «sphères de Galilée» restent toujours l'idée maîtresse pour tester le PE. Notre idée est de tirer parti de la situation zéro-g pour comparer l'accélération angulaire de deux masses, plutôt qu'une accélération de translation, ce qui nous donnerait l'opportunité de faire «exploser» théoriquement la précision des résultats. 3, record 7, French, - acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ration%20de%20translation
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1998-12-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Water Transport
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Oil Drilling
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- center of floatation
1, record 8, English, center%20of%20floatation
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- center of flotation 2, record 8, English, center%20of%20flotation
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The geometric center of gravity, or center of area of the water plane at which a vessel floats. A vessel pitches, or rotates (about a transverse horizontal axis) through this point, when actuated by an external force. 3, record 8, English, - center%20of%20floatation
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The geometric center of the water plane at which a mobile, offshore drilling rig floats and about which point a rig rotates when acted upon by an external force without a change in displacement. 4, record 8, English, - center%20of%20floatation
Record 8, Key term(s)
- centre of floatation
- floatation centre
- floatation center
- centre of flotation
- flotation centre
- flotation center
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Transport par eau
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- centre de flottaison
1, record 8, French, centre%20de%20flottaison
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Centre de la surface de flottaison. 2, record 8, French, - centre%20de%20flottaison
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1985-01-15
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- offset surface
1, record 9, English, offset%20surface
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A surface defined in terms of some other surface by a displacement of each point dependent on the local shape. Examples are constant offset, where each point is moved a constant distance along the local surface normal, and cutter offset, which gives the tool center surface. 1, record 9, English, - offset%20surface
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- surface de décalage
1, record 9, French, surface%20de%20d%C3%A9calage
proposal, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1984-05-25
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Optical Telecommunications
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- circularly symmetric fiber 1, record 10, English, circularly%20symmetric%20fiber
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
an optical fiber of circular cross section whose refractive index and other material parameters are independent of the angular displacement of the central angle and the longitudinal coordinate, although the parameters are a function of the distance from the center. i. e., the transmission media parameters are the same in all radial directions at any cross section. 1, record 10, English, - circularly%20symmetric%20fiber
Record 10, Key term(s)
- circularly symmetric fibre
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications optiques
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- fibre symétrique circulaire
1, record 10, French, fibre%20sym%C3%A9trique%20circulaire
proposal, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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