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Record 1 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 2 2021-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipping and Delivery
  • Trade
  • Sales (Marketing)
CONT

Doorside pickup. A common way for customers to get their curbside orders is by retrieving them right at the front door of the business. In order to minimize contact and maximize efficiency, many stores set up a table with orders right inside their front door so customers don’t have to walk through the entire store or restaurant to retrieve their order. The table is typically front and center so customers know they don’t have to enter or go to the register to retrieve their order.

Key term(s)
  • doorside pick-up
  • door-side pickup
  • door-side pick-up

French

Domaine(s)
  • Expédition et livraison
  • Commerce
  • Vente
OBS

cueillette à la porte : L'emploi de «cueillette» est une impropriété au sens de «collecte» et de «ramassage», car son sens est plus restreint («récolte de végétaux», «produit de cette récolte»).

Spanish

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Record 3 2020-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Dress
CONT

Both the oral testimony and the documentary evidence introduced... by the importers show the articles to be... cap buttons of the regulation pattern required to be worn as a part of the prescribed uniform for officers and enlisted men. The sample is a small button of the screw type. The back contains holes which enable that portion of the button to be sewed on to the sides of the cap, and in the center projects the socket into which the front part of the button is screwed in place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tenue militaire

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Simulators (Aeroindustry)
CONT

The Dynamic Flight Simulator, or the DFS, is a manned full system simulation facility which reproduces the total G-force environment common to modern high performance aircraft.

CONT

This combination of High-Tech, Low-Tech and Old-Tech is the heart of the Dynamic Flight Simulator at the Naval Warfare Center in Warminster, PA, where the Navy simulates and tests, people and equipment, both of which must function under(often) extreme conditions.... travelling at supersonic speed, or engaging hostile enemy fire, or having to eject from a stricken aircraft and endure the 15 plus G thrust of an ejection seat. When the Navy puts that word "Dynamic" in front of the flight simulator, they really mean it. At the speed levels modern jet fighters attain there aren’t many second chances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulateurs de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

Aucun simulateur de vol dynamique actuel n'est en mesure de réaliser des figures liées au combat tournoyant ou à l'évasion de missiles. Ils sont de plus incapables de restituer les effets des manœuvres des chasseurs à poussée vectorielle de nouvelle et future génération. Certaines figures conventionnelles ne peuvent être réalisées en totalité et sont compensées par des effets sonores et visuels de plus en plus réalistes, qui augmentent les déséquilibres sensoriels.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Glass
DEF

The arched piece in the front, [located in the] center of the frames, that rests on the wearer's nose and connects the eye wires.

OBS

The bridge is designed to bear most of the glasses weight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres d'optique
DEF

Partie de la monture qui joint les deux cercles d'un verre et sert souvent d'appui sur le nez.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vidrios ópticos
DEF

Pieza central de la montura de las gafas que une los dos cristales.

OBS

La zona de apoyo del puente es la nariz del usuario.

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Record 6 2014-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soccer (Europe: Football)
CONT

Although this system is outdated nowadays, it has an excellent balance between attack and defense, provides for good support, maintains depth, and allows players to attack on a wider front. The system is so named because the distribution of players on the field forms a pattern that looks like the letters W and M... Although several modern systems are now available and more popular, the WM system is still an effective attacking formation, especially if a team has a powerful center forward or striker, two fast wingers, and clever inside forwards and halfbacks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soccer (Europe : football)
CONT

C'est vers le milieu du XXe siècle qu'apparait la première tactique de jeu; c'était le système WM. Le gardien peut s'aventurer loin de sa cage. Deux demis et deux inters forment un quadrilatère au milieu; il y a aussi quatre défenseurs alignés et deux attaquants. Le système s'appelle WM car ces deux lettres sont obtenues en traçant une première ligne passant par les défenseurs (W) et une seconde traversant toute l'attaque (M).

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
CONT

The driving phase begins when the lead foot lands on the outside of the forefoot just in front of the athlete's center of gravity(i. e., the athlete's hips). The foot is driven to the ground by the hip extensor muscles. It is important for the quadriceps to fire as the foot makes contact with the ground to keep the knee from flexing excessively, which would dissipate elastic energy. The ankle should be dorsiflexed, with the foot's big toe pulled up, the combination of which will allow for the storage of elastic energy to be maximized to help with propulsion later...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

[Les haies] La phase d'impulsion d'une grande tonicité sur laquelle le grand axe du corps s'érige avant de basculer. La jambe dite d'attaque est lancée au dessus de l'obstacle, après que son genou ait été porté fléchi à la hauteur de la latte. Dans cette phase, l'oscillation du bras opposé à cette jambe est plus longue vers le haut et l'avant.

CONT

Le raisonnement utilisé pour certaines actions se produisant avant, pendant, et juste après la phase d'impulsion en saut à la perche sont examinés théoriquement et empiriquement.

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
OBS

"Dolby" ... and "Pro-Logic" are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

OBS

Dolby Pro-Logic Surround puts you "there"-in the ambience of a movie theater while you view movie videos in your home movie theater. It operates in the same way as the processors used by most first run movie theaters, decoding encoded sound information contained in Dolby Surround video software and producing four distinct outputs(front left/right, rear and front center), to put you in the middle of the action.

Key term(s)
  • Dolby Pro-Logic surround

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
OBS

Exclusif à Pioneer. Se retrouve sur les récepteurs moniteurs à projection.

OBS

Avec le Dolby ProLogic tel qu'on le connaît présentement et qui est la forme la plus répandue de décodage dans les chaînes de cinéma maison, les pistes originales du film sont encodées sur deux canaux qui se retrouvent sur la bande vidéo ou sur le disque laser. Le décodeur ProLogic sépare ces canaux en quatre signaux, deux en stéréo pour les canaux avant gauche et droite, un pour le canal central et un quatrième (monophonique) pour les enceintes d'effets arrière.

OBS

Dolbyt Pro-Logic SurroundMC : Marque de commerce de Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

Key term(s)
  • Dolby ProLogic Surround

Spanish

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Record 9 2011-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

A wing spar, sometimes called a wing beam, is a principal spanwise member of the wing structure.

CONT

Spars are the principal structural members of the wing. They correspond to the longerons of the fuselage. They run parallel to the lateral axis, or toward the tip of the wing, and are usually attached to the fuselage by wing fittings, plain beams, or a truss system.

CONT

During flight, applied loads which are imposed on the wing structure are primarily on the skin. From the skin they are transmitted to the ribs and from the ribs to the spars. The spars support all distributed loads as well as concentrated weights, such as fuselage, landing gear, and, on multi-engine aircraft, the nacelles or pylons.

PHR

Auxiliary, center, front, hollow, internally routed, laminated, main, rear, rectangular spar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
CONT

Les longerons d'une aile sont le plus souvent au nombre de deux; lorsqu'ils sont réunis par des panneaux matérialisant l'extrados et l'intrados du profil, ils constituent un longeron-caisson, très résistant en torsion et qui permet de loger directement le carburant dans des réservoirs dits structuraux. Hormis ce cas, les longerons d'une aile sont réunis par les nervures, qui déterminent son profil; ceux du fuselage sont réunis par les couples [...]

CONT

Les longerons [...] constituent les éléments longitudinaux de la voilure (sens de l'envergure) et ils supportent les efforts de flexion verticale. [Les] semelles travaillent surtout en traction et compression; [...] les âmes travaillent surtout au cisaillement. [...] Les longerons ont une section décroissante de l'emplanture à l'extrémité de l'aile en raison de la variation des efforts supportés.

OBS

Contrairement aux longerons d'ailes (spar) les longerons du fuselage ne sont pas de véritables poutres.

OBS

longeron; longeron d'aile : termes uniformisés par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

PHR

Longeron arrière, auxiliaire, avant, central, creux, médian, principal, rectangulaire, secondaire, stratifié.

Spanish

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Record 10 2011-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Trade Names
OBS

... Assystem City Car... is remarkably easy to park, and not only because of its compact dimensions(3. 60 m long, 1. 60 m wide and 1. 60 m tall), or its light weight(only 600 kg), but also because it has three axles, a central one, with two wheels, and one wheel in each extreme of the car(front and end). These single wheel axles are the ones responsible for moving and turning the Assystem City Car. The front wheel is powered by an electrical engine with 20 kW(about 27 cv), which can push the car to 50 km/h of top speed and has 30 km of autonomy, basically what regular people need to go to work and back home every day. For the roads, there is a little combustion engine that delivers 60 cv in the rear axle. It can lead the vehicle to a top speed of 130 km/h and, with its 30 l fuel tank, can carry the Assystem City Car to up to 600 km. Both engines can be used together, what turns this car into a hybrid. This vehicle, albeit small, can carry up to five people and their luggage. It has a low gravity center, what enhances dynamics, its oval shape prevents serious accident consequences and, when visibility is low, a screen takes the place of the regular windshield and shows the driver infrared images of the road, guiding him/her safely to destination.

OBS

Assystem City Car: A trademark of Assystem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Appellations commerciales
OBS

Assystem City Car [...] Les innovations portent notamment sur l'interface homme-machine. Les commandes des fonctions du véhicule sont regroupées sur un écran tactile situé sur une console centrale. Des menus contextuels permettent d'accéder au contrôle des organes et au système multimédia. Les éléments de confort comprennent radio, GPS [Global Positioning Systems], téléphonie et vidéo. Assystem a développé intégralement le logiciel de restitution de l'environnement extérieur, grâce aux 4 caméras externes et exploité le concept de «réalité augmentée» pour un affichage plus visible des informations d'aide à la conduite et de sécurité. Le véhicule se veut «communiquant», puisqu'il est équipé d'un accès à Internet, téléphone, TV numérique, lecteur DVD et MP2. Le véhicule se veut en outre respectueux de l'environnement, à travers deux éléments prinicipaux : - une motorisation hybride qui permet d'économiser de l'énergie [;] - une structure «dual frame», c'est-à-dire que le véhicule est doté d'une coque modulaire indépendante du chassis porteur en aluminium qui facilite le recyclage et répond déjà aux normes européennes devant entrer en vigueur en 2008 qui prévoient que les véhicules doivent être conçus pour être très recyclables, avec 85 % d'éléments recyclables, 10 % d'éléments valorisables, et seulement 5 % d'éléments non réexploitables.

OBS

Ce véhicule a été conçu en collaboration avec le groupe Assystem (spécialiste de l'ingénierie industriel et du conseil en innovation) et le designer Franco Sbarro.

OBS

Assystem City Car: Marque de commerce de la société Assystem.

Spanish

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Record 11 2009-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

Windshield Panel, Aircraft ... An item with a transparent pane designed to be mounted in the crew compartment of an aircraft. It protects the pilot(s) and the interior of an aircraft from foreign matter and allows visibility. It is of a special shape to conform to the contour of the aircraft. It may include a frame, retainer, mounting hardware, and the like.

PHR

Pilot, co-pilot windshield panel.

PHR

Center, forward, heated, left, left front, port side, rear, upper windshield panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
CONT

Pour les moyens physico-chimiques, on utilise l'alcool pour l'abaissement du point de congélation de l'eau en ce qui concerne les pare-brise. L'alcool est projeté sur l'extérieur des glaces de pare-brise.

OBS

glace de pare-brise : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 12 2007-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A system of separate speakers provided with a sound-projecting technology which focuses sound into independent, narrow oriented beams.

OBS

Five-Beam mode bounces the right and left front and surround channels off the room's walls, and [another mode] gives... a direct signal from front right, left, and center channels while reflecting rear-channel information off the sidewalls.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Ensemble de haut-parleurs indépendants dotés d'une technologie de projection sonore qui concentre le son et faisceaux étroits orientés, chaque faisceau représentant un canal audio distinct parmi les cinq existant.

CONT

Les projecteurs de son à faisceaux dirigés utilisent de très nombreux haut-parleurs. Un contrôle sophistiqué de la phase par des délais numériques permet de diriger le faisceau sonore dans l'espace. On peut ainsi à partir d'une «enceinte» unique obtenir de 2 à 5 faisceaux. Les canaux surround et frontaux utilisent les réflexions sur les murs pour placer le champ sonore au bon endroit.

Spanish

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Record 13 2007-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

EXPRESS Rack Simulator. The ERS located in the PSC [Payload Support Center] is composed of three racks. The first is the EXPRESS Rack Mock-up, the second is the data acquisition system rack and the third is the water cooling rack. In addition to being able to accommodate payload that would mechanically interface with the 8/2 ER configuration, the rack will also accommodate different size ISIS drawers. There is a possibility that one of the CSA payloads will use a 12-PU drawer. For this reason the configuration of the EXPRESS Rack Mock-up was chosen to be 4/6, i. e. 4 MDL [Mid-Deck Storage Locker] and 6 ISIS [International Sub-rack Interface Standard] drawers. Essentially, the CSA rack is the bottom portion of the ER with 4 drawers added on the bottom. This configuration will permit the accommodation of single, double and quad MDL as well as 4-PU, 8-PU and 12-PU ISIS drawers. The ERS has the same mechanical interface and front panel layout than the EXPRESS Rack to provide higher fidelity during training for the ISS crew. This also provides a better verification environment. The ERS provides 28V to the payloads rated at 5, 10, 15 or 20 Amps but does not include the RIC or other ER equipment. This is why a Suitcase Simulator will be used to communicate with the payload in the rack.

OBS

EXPRESS rack simulator; ERS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

Le PSC [Payload Support Centre] est situé dans le Centre de soutien des missions de charges utiles à l'ASC [Agence spatiale canadienne] et son accès est contrôlé. Le PSC comprend une aire d'appui aux chercheurs principaux, un banc de montage de charges utiles et un simulateur de bâti EXPRESS situé dans la maquette du laboratoire américain de la Station spatiale internationale.

OBS

simulateur de bâti EXPRESS; ERS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 14 2005-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grinding (Machine-Tooling)
DEF

A thin wheel product designed for stock removal of all types of metal and masonry. Mounts to an angle grinder.

CONT

depressed center. Grinding wheels with a depressed center, which helps keep the mounting hardware out of the grinding process. ANSI type 27, 28 and 29 wheels fall under this category. ANSI type 27 wheels have a flat configuration with a depressed center. ANSI type 29 wheels fold back away from the workpiece and wheel center while ANSI type 28 wheels project out in front of the wheel center toward the workpiece. Depressed center wheels are applied is rough offhand grinding or snagging of castings, weld beads, flash or parting lines or defects in metal parts.

CONT

Depressed Centre Discs. Type 27 or Type 28 grinding wheels, with the area near the arbor hole offset to accommodate the mounting nut and flange. Used for light to medium portable grinding/notching jobs.

Key term(s)
  • depressed center disc
  • depressed center disk
  • depressed centre wheel
  • depressed centre disk
  • depressed centre grinding wheel
  • depressed centre grinding disc
  • depressed centre grinding disk
  • depressed center grinding disc
  • depressed center grinding disk

French

Domaine(s)
  • Meulage (Usinage)
CONT

Meules à moyeu déporté. Rendement et fiabilité. Tronçonnage de tôles, ébarbage de cordons de soudure. S'utilisent sur des meuleuses électriques et pneumatiques.

CONT

La présente partie de l'ISO 603 spécifie les dimensions nominales, en millimètres, des meules de : [...] Type 27 : Meule à moyeu déporté. Type 28 : Meule soucoupe à moyeu déporté. Ces produits abrasifs agglomérés sont utilisés pour l'ébarbage et l'ébavurage de surfaces quelconques d'une pièce avec des machines à meuler portatives à renvoi d'angle.

Spanish

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Record 15 2004-11-18

English

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

A cyclone that forms and moves along a front.

OBS

The circulation about the cyclone center tends to produce a wavelike deformation of the front. The wave cyclone is the most frequent form of extratropical cyclone(or low). It was the purpose of the wave theory of cyclones to explain its life cycle.

French

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

Système de basse pression qui se forme au sommet d'une distorsion frontale en forme d'ondulation.

CONT

Le diagramme suivant représente le plan d'un cyclone ondulatoire mature qui est typique des moyennes latitudes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Sistema de baja presión que se forma en la cresta de un frente sometido a una deformación ondulatoria.

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Record 16 2004-04-07

English

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

Fog in advance of a warm front, caused mainly by the increase of moisture in the underlying cold air resulting from the evaporation of pre-frontal rain.

CONT

Prefrontal(warm front) fogs occur in stable continental polar(cP) air masses when precipitating warm air overrides the colder air. The rain raises the dewpoint in the cP air mass sufficiently for fog formation. Generally, the wind speeds are light, and the area most conducive to the formation of this type of fog is one between a nearby secondary low and the primary low-pressure center. The northeastern area of the United States is probably the most prevalent region for this type of fog. Prefrontal fog is also of importance along the Gulf and Atlantic coastal plains, the Midwest, and in the valleys of the Appalachians.

Key term(s)
  • pre frontal fog

French

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

Brouillard formé à l'avant d'un front chaud, principalement dû à l'augmentation de l'humidité de l'air froid par évaporation de la pluie préfrontale.

Key term(s)
  • brouillard pré-frontal

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Niebla, formada por delante de un frente cálido, formada principalmente al aumentar la humedad en el aire frío por la evaporación de la lluvia prefrontal.

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Record 17 2003-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

R bar approach of the space shuttle towards the satellite ... along the radius vector.

OBS

For visualization purposes, the station's direction of motion is called the velocity vector, or V-bar for short. By convention, points in front of the station are said to be on the positive V-bar while points behind are considered negative. The imaginary line connecting the station with the center of the Earth is called the radius vector, or R-bar. Points directly below the station along this line are considered positive while points above are considered negative. Endeavour, then, will approach the station along the plus R-bar. The station will be oriented with its long axis aligned with the velocity vector, with the Unity module in "front" and Zvezda behind. Unity's nadir and zenith ports will be oriented as their names imply. This orientation, or attitude, is known as "XVV, "i. e., the station's X axis is aligned with the velocity vector. The terminal rendezvous sequence will begin with a rocket firing(TI) as Endeavour trails the station by about eight nautical miles. Once the shuttle reaches the plus R-bar, commander Brent Jett will guide the ship up from directly below. As he nears the station, he will yaw the shuttle 180 degrees so its tail is pointing in the direction of motion and its nose toward the minus V-bar. Assuming a good linkup, the shuttle will begin controlling the station's orientation for the duration of Endeavour's mission, moving the lab back into an "X-POP" attitude with the station's X axis perpendicular to the plane of its orbit. In this orientation, the long axis of the station is broadside to the velocity vector.

OBS

R-bar approach: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Minus R-bar approach.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
OBS

[L'] alignement du port d'amarrage de Mir avec celui situé dans la soute de la navette [...] doit être positionné sur une ligne imaginaire baptisée «R-bar», allant de Mir au centre de la Terre. Il s'agit de mettre à profit la mécanique céleste, qui veut que plus l'orbite est basse, plus la vitesse de rotation autour de la Terre est rapide. En s'approchant «par en-dessous» de la station, l'avion spatial bénéficie d'un freinage naturel.

OBS

approche en R-bar : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 18 2003-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Each NASA ISPR provides 1. 6 m³(55. 5ft³) of internal volume. The rack weighs 104 kg(230 lbm) and can accommodate an additional 700 kg(1543 lbm) of payload equipment. The rack has internal mounting provisions to allow attachment of secondary structure. The ISPRs will be outfitted with a thin center post to accommodate sub-rack-sized payloads, such as the 48. 3 cm(19 in) Spacelab Standard Interface Rack(SIR) Drawer or the Space Shuttle Middeck Locker. Utility pass-through ports are located on each side to allow cables to be run between racks. Module attachment points are provided at the top of the rack, and via pivot points at the bottom of the rack. The pivot points support installation and maintenance. Tracks on the exterior front posts allow mounting of payload equipment and laptop computers. Additional adapters on the ISPRs are provided for ground handling.

OBS

international standard payload rack; ISPR: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

ISPR adaptor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Ces bâtis, qui constituent une évolution technologique majeure, sont dénommés ISPR, pour «International Standard Payload Rack». ... Du fait que les modules européen, américain et japonais utilisent le même concept d'ISPR, les bâtis sont interchangeables entre les laboratoires, à l'exception des laboratoires russes qui n'ont pas adopté ce standard. Le [Columbus Orbital Facility] COF peut recevoir simultanément dix bâtis ISPR de type scientifique comportant divers instruments et expériences ainsi que trois bâtis de stockage d'équipements. La capacité de chaque bâti est de 1,5m³ pour une charge maximale de 700 kg.

OBS

bâti de charge utile normalisé; ISPR : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

PHR

Bâti de stockage, de type scientifique.

PHR

Bâti interchangeable.

Spanish

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Record 19 2003-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Video Technology
DEF

A system integrated in a digital camcorder chip to correct image vibrations.

OBS

Lens stabilization is a feature that compensates, to some degree, for [video] camera shake. Electronic stabilization works at the chip level, by recording only a large but incomplete portion of the total image created by the chip. So when the camera shakes in one direction, the image portion recorded moves proportionately in the opposite direction, cancelling out the camera movement prism. When the image moves off the center axis, the front element of the prism tilts to re-center it at the chip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Système intégré dans un microcircuit de caméscope numérique qui vise à palier les vibrations de la lentille.

OBS

Le stabilisateur électronique enregistre une partie de l'image et contrecarre toute vibration engendrée par le mouvement de l'appareil dans un sens par un mouvement dans la direction opposée.

Spanish

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Record 20 2003-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Video Technology
CONT

Lens stabilization is a feature that compensates, to some degree, for [digital video] camera shake. Electronic stabilization works at the chip level, by recording only a large but incomplete portion of the total image created by the chip. So when the camera shakes in one direction, the image portion recorded moves proportionately in the opposite direction, cancelling out the camera movement prism. When the image moves off the center axis, the front element of the prism tilts to re-center it a the chip.

Key term(s)
  • electronic stabilisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Caractéristique d'un microcircuit de caméscope numérique qui vise à palier les vibrations de la lentille.

OBS

La stabilisation électronique enregistre une partie de l'image et contrecarre toute vibration engendrée par le mouvement de l'appareil dans un sens par un mouvement dans la direction opposée.

Spanish

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Record 21 2003-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A rectangular slab of white rubber measuring 6 inches by 24 inches set crosswise on the pitcher’s mound with the front edge 60 feet 6 inches from home plate.

OBS

In the center of the mound is the pitcher's rubber-a 24-inch-long, 6-inch-wide slab of white rubber-set in the ground with the long side facing home plate and the front edge exactly 60 feet 6 inches from the rear corner of home plate. The pitcher must maintain contact with the rubber during a pitch and must step off the rubber before throwing to a base when attempting to pick off a runner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Bande de caoutchouc solidement fixée au sol où le lanceur doit prendre position pour envoyer la balle.

OBS

La plaque du lanceur est en caoutchouc. Elle forme un rectangle de 24 po (60 cm) sur 6 po (15 cm) [et] se trouve au centre d'un cercle de 18 pi (5,50 m) de diamètre, le monticule, à une hauteur de 10 po (25 cm) au-dessus du niveau du marbre. La distance entre la plaque du lanceur et la pointe du marbre est de 60 pi 6 po (18,50 m).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Béisbol y softball
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Record 22 2002-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Basketball
DEF

A line, 15 feet from the basket, behind which the shooter must stand in attempting a free throw; also called foul line.

CONT

The most important floor markings are in front of each basket. Parallel to the backboard, and 15 feet from it, is the free throw line, also called the foul line, from which a player makes his free throws after he has been fouled. This line lies within a circle 12 feet in diameter, which is used as a restraining line when jump balls(similar to the center jump) must be held in that half of the court.

Key term(s)
  • free throw
  • free-shot line
  • free shot line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Basket-ball
CONT

Il est libre de tirer de la manière qui lui convient, mais il ne peut pas toucher la ligne de lancer-franc ni le sol au-delà de cette ligne.

Key term(s)
  • ligne de coup franc

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Básquetbol
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Record 23 2002-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

The imaginary line connecting the station with the center of the Earth is called the radius vector, or R-bar. Points directly below the station along this line are considered positive while points above are considered negative.

CONT

For visualization purposes, the station's direction of motion is called the velocity vector, or V-bar for short. By convention, points in front of the station are said to be on the positive V-bar while points behind are considered negative. The imaginary line connecting the station with the center of the Earth is called the radius vector, or R-bar. Points directly below the station along this line are considered positive while points above are considered negative. Endeavour, then, will approach the station along the plus R-bar. The station will be oriented with its long axis aligned with the velocity vector, with the Unity module in "front" and Zvezda behind. Unity's nadir and zenith ports will be oriented as their names imply. This orientation, or attitude, is known as "XVV, "i. e., the station's X axis is aligned with the velocity vector. The terminal rendezvous sequence will begin with a rocket firing(TI) as Endeavour trails the station by about eight nautical miles. Once the shuttle reaches the plus R-bar, commander Brent Jett will guide the ship up from directly below. As he nears the station, he will yaw the shuttle 180 degrees so its tail is pointing in the direction of motion and its nose toward the minus V-bar. Assuming a good linkup, the shuttle will begin controlling the station's orientation for the duration of Endeavour's mission, moving the lab back into an "X-POP" attitude with the station's X axis perpendicular to the plane of its orbit. In this orientation, the long axis of the station is broadside to the velocity vector.

OBS

R-bar: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Docking in R-bar axis.

PHR

R-bar approach.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

Atlantis s'est retrouvée alors sur l'Axe-R, cette ligne imaginaire reliant Mir au centre de la Terre.

OBS

axe-R : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 24 2002-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

A sound compression routine that compresses the 6 channel soundtrack from movies into a single digital stream that occupies less space.

OBS

The 6 channels are :front left, center, front right, rear right, rear left and a LFR(Low Frequency Effects) channel for deep bass effects. The LFE channel is given the. 1 rating, thus giving 5. 1 channels of discrete CD-Quality audio.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

[...] procédé de compression du son qui compresse les 6 pistes audio des films en un seul flux de données numériques à 6 canaux occupant un espace réduit.

OBS

Les 6 canaux du Dolby Digital 5.1 sont désignés comme suit : avant-gauche, central, avant-droit, arrière-droit, arrière-gauche ainsi qu'un canal LFE réservé aux basses fréquences. Le canal LFE (Low Frequency Effect) est désigné par .1 : on obtient donc 5.1 canaux d'une qualité similaire à celle d'un CD audio.

Spanish

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Record 25 2001-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The GDS [Gas Delivery System] is a 4-PU passive drawer. There are no rack data or power connections. The drawer will contain a Dapco-sealed Minicel foam block wrapped in beta cloth capable of storing up to five bottles of calibration and/or respiratory gas mixtures. The drawer includes 2 Lexan plates that will be attached to the internal surface of the drawer side panels. The Lexan plates will center the foam block in the drawer and have grooves that allow the bottle retention plate(guillotine) to slide in perpendicular to the Lexan plates in 2 locations. The guillotine is placed in front of the bottles for launch and landing and placed behind the bottles for operation.

OBS

passive drawer: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

4-PU passive drawer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

tiroir passif : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 26 2001-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A complete audio and video system suitable for home use which includes large-screen television set, receiver, front speakers(left/right/center), surround speakers and subwoofer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Matériel audio et vidéo pour le divertissement au foyer qui comprend un téléviseur à écran géant, un amplificateur, des haut-parleurs de centre, de droite et de gauche, des enceintes d'ambiance et un caisson d'extrêmes graves.

Spanish

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Record 27 2000-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
  • Upholstery
CONT

When you have applied burlap to all the inside openings, the next operation is to place fox edging(roll edging) along the edge wire wherever weight will be placed on the edge. In an arm chair the fox edging would only be used across the front. On an end unit of a sectional sofa the edging would go across the front and around the open side. On a center unit of a sectional the edging would go all around the springs except at the back. The purpose of the edging is to protect the covering from a sharp bend over the edge wire and cushion it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement
  • Rembourrage (Industrie du meuble)

Spanish

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Record 28 2000-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

Highspeed, Highpressure Sewer and Pipe Cleaning. The vehicle is positioned at the manhole with hose reel above opening. A special high-pressure hose, fitted with a hardened steel jet nozzle, is introduced into the sewer. Water pressure up to 2000 lbs. psi drives the hose up the sewer against the flow. A center hole in the nozzle breaks up accumulation in front of the hose to allow for easy passage. When the hose is withdrawn, the water jets flush the sewer clean. Light materials are flushed down the line and heavy materials are deposited in the manhole for easy removal with the sanitary Hydro-Vac. A final jetting of the interior of the manhole with the high-pressure gun completes the cleaning operation.

Key term(s)
  • cleaning of the sewer system
  • cleaning of the sewage system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
CONT

Le curage des égouts élémentaires est réalisé avec une «mitrailleuse», barrage mobile en bois. Le curage des collecteurs nécessite des engins plus puissants [...]

Key term(s)
  • curage des canalisations d'égoût
  • curage

Spanish

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Record 29 2000-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

Change of position(rotation). Rotation must be clockwise. In the back row, the player in the right-hand corner moves to the center and the player in the center moves to the left-hand corner. This means that the player on the right in front moves to the right-hand corner in the back and serves. In this way, each player occupies each of the six positions in succession.

OBS

The six players in a team line up with three at the front of the court and three at the back for each service. When a team regains service, they must rotate positions. Each player moves one position clockwise. Once the ball is in play, the players may move about the court as they like.

Key term(s)
  • players rotation
  • rotation of the players
  • change of positions
  • changing of positions
  • change of position

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

Déplacement circulaire des joueurs qui changent de position pendant le jeu.

CONT

Changement de position (rotation). La rotation doit s'effectuer dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre, c'est-à-dire que l'arrière droit doit se porter à la place occupée précédemment par le centre arrière et le centre arrière à la place de l'arrière gauche. Comme résultat de cette rotation, l'avant droit devra occuper la position de l'arrière droit et effectuer le service. Ainsi, chaque joueur devra, successivement, occuper toutes les positions existantes sur le terrain.

CONT

Tous les joueurs effectuent une rotation d'un sixième de tour vers la droite chaque fois que l'équipe reprend le service.

Key term(s)
  • rotation des joueurs
  • changement de position
  • changement de position des joueurs

Spanish

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Record 30 2000-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

The sill which extends from a point under the derrick floor, where it rests upon the nose sill, back to a point beyond the location of the sand reel. It lies at a slight angle to the center line of the rig, rests upon four mud sills, supports the Sampson post, and acts as the mainstay which ties the rig front together.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
OBS

semelle : Pièce plate de bois ou de métal, servant d'appui ou de renfort et disposée horizontalement.

CONT

Semelle principale, notamment d'un derrick.

Spanish

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Record 31 1995-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
CONT

In Dolby Pro-Logic, the center channel provides as much information as do the left and right channels. Our "Accurate Imaging System" sees to it that the same high power(70 watts per channel...) is available to each of three front channels(left, right and center). The advantages? For one, it makes the dialog more distinct and real. And the sense of left/right motion is greatly improved, making movie viewing all the more exciting and involving.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
CONT

Image instrumentale précise. Avec Dolby Pro-Logic, la voie centrale fournit autant d'informations musicales que les voies droite et gauche. Cette constatation nous a conduit à concevoir des récepteurs délivrant la même puissance (70 Watts sur 8 Ohms [...]) vers les trois voies avant. Le premier avantage réside dans le fait que les dialogues se comprennent plus aisément; le second tient à ce que les mouvements des sources sonores (de la droite vers la gauche, de l'avant vers l'arrière, et inversement) sont mieux perçus et plus réguliers.

Spanish

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Record 32 1995-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hats and Millinery
  • Clothing Accessories
CONT

Felt hats of the lightweight type had increased in popularity,... in light or medium gray with narrow brim, a raw edge, and a tapered crown, worn with the brim dipped down in front and turned up back or with the crown creased down the center and the front pinched.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chapellerie
  • Accessoires vestimentaires
CONT

La silhouette à la mode comportait immanquablement un chapeau [...] Pour accompagner le costume tailleur on arborait le matin des feutres; de plus petite taille que les chapeaux mous portés par les hommes, ils en avaient néanmoins la forme.

Spanish

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Record 33 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Mobile Hoisting Apparatus
DEF

... distance from the front face of the forks to the center of gravity of the load.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Appareils de levage mobiles
CONT

[Chariot à fourche du type «en porte-à-faux»] [...] distance (D) du centre de gravité (C) de la charge, mesurée horizontalement jusqu'à la partie verticale du bras de fourche et verticalement au-dessus de sa partie horizontale [...]

Spanish

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Record 34 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Mobile Hoisting Apparatus
CONT

The load capacity of a truck is specified at a given load center, which is the distance from the front face of the forks to the center of gravity of the load.

CONT

Load moment constant from center of front axle to fork face.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Appareils de levage mobiles
CONT

Diagramme de charge. [...] La longueur L qui intervient dans ce moment de basculement comprend une longueur A (distance entre l'axe des roues avant et la face avant des bras de fourche servant de face d'appui à la charge), qui est fixe de construction, et une longueur variable D [...]

Spanish

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Record 35 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Mobile Hoisting Apparatus
DEF

... distance from the front face of the forks to the center of gravity of the load.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Appareils de levage mobiles
CONT

[Chariot à fourche du type «en porte-à-faux»] [...] distance (D) du centre de gravité (C) de la charge, mesurée horizontalement jusqu'à la partie verticale du bras de fourche et verticalement au-dessus de sa partie horizontale [...]

Spanish

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Record 36 1993-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

The lower control arm is designed with a firm front bushing aligned with the centerline of the wheel, and a soft rear bushing located to the rear of the wheel' s center.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 37 1993-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

The lower control arm is designed with a firm front bushing aligned with the centerline of the wheel, and a soft rear bushing located to the rear of the wheel' s center.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 38 1991-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
  • Clothing (General)
CONT

Center front seam of a skirt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 39 1988-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

The Torsen center differential automatically and instantly distributes torque between front and rear axles.

Key term(s)
  • Torsen centre differential

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

(...) les version "Quattro" (...) [sont dotées d'un différentiel interponts "Torsen" (...)

Spanish

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Record 40 1986-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
DEF

Extra fabric allowance in trousers, which is usually added to the center back seam and the top of the front inseam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
DEF

Tissu en surplus habituellement ajouté à la couture centre dos et au haut de la couture d'entrejambes devant.

OBS

Il s'agit de la confection de pantalons.

Spanish

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Record 41 1986-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A popular colonial form of the chippendale period distinguished by block-like projections across the front of a case piece, the center one concave, and the side convex.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)

Spanish

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Record 42 1982-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Road Construction Equipment
OBS

(...) wheelbase for tandem front axle is measured to tandem center pivot point(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
OBS

Distance entre les ponts moteurs sur une pelle hydraulique automotrice à pneumatiques.

Spanish

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Record 43 1981-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tillage Operations (Agriculture)
  • Pest Control Equipment
  • Mechanical Construction
CONT

The following procedure may be used to adjust a discer :(...) Remove the adjusting pins from the stabilizer bar and front steering link. Align the center of pull, the hitch pivot point and the center of resistance(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux du sol (Agriculture)
  • Matériel de protection des végétaux
  • Construction mécanique
CONT

Pour régler une charrue à disques, on procédera comme suit: (...) lever les broches de réglage de la barre de stabilisation et de l'attache frontale de direction, aligner le centre de traction, le pivot de l'attache et le centre de résistance (...)

Spanish

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Record 44 1980-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Road Construction Equipment
  • Construction Site Equipment
CONT

Scraper cutting edges usually consist of several sections which bolt to the front edge of the bowl. In the stinger arrangement the center section extends beyond the outer sections.

Key term(s)
  • stinger arrangement cutting edge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
  • Matériel de chantier
OBS

La lame [de la benne décapeuse] est souvent en trois morceaux, la pièce centrale légèrement en saillie pour une meilleure pénétration.

Spanish

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Record 45 1977-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Inarticulate brachiopods belonging to the family Obolellidae have] Ornaments of concentric growth lines and fine radial striae. One pair of principal mantle canals("vascula lateralia") in [the] pedicle valve diverge anterolaterally from in front of [the] beak, [the] posterior third of [the] valve [is] commonly thickened to produce [a] very low, solid platform. [The] Brachial valve [has] orthocline pseudointerarea, [a] low median ridge variably developed, two pairs of principal mantle canals, one pair,("vascula lateralia") diverging anterolaterally from in front of [the] beak, [the] second pair,("vascula media") arising near [the] center of [the] valve, diverging slightly anteriorly;(...) L. Cam-M. Cam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[La] Famille des Obolellidae (...) [Comprend des Brachiopodes inarticulés qui ont un] Orifice pédonculaire petit, en arrière du protegulum. Cambrien

Spanish

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Record 46 1977-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[The] Family Acrotretidae [is made up of] generally small to minute [inarticulate brachiopods] ;[the] pseudointerarea of [the] pedicle valve [is] commonly divided by [an] intertrough or deltoid pseudointerarea; [the] pedicle foramen [is] small, at or somewhat posterior to [the] beak, [and] may be [a] simple perforation or continued internally as some form of tube, [an] apical process [is] present in many species; [the] brachial valve [is] gently convex to gently concave, [a] marginal beak, pseudointerarea well developed to obsolescent, anacline to orthocline, [a] median septum [is] usually present, [and] may be merely a ridge or absent. Muscle scars of [the] pedicle valve include [a] pair of relatively large cardinal scars posterolaterally placed and [a] pair of small apical pits. [The] brachial valve bears [a] pair of large cardinal scars posterolaterally situated and [a] smaller pair of anterior scars close together, near [the] center of [the] valve; another more doubtful scar is medially placed immediately in front of [the] pseudointerarea. [A] ventral mantle canal system typically consists of [a] pair of baculate "vascula lateralia"(more rarely pinnate... ;[the] mantle canal system of [the] brachial valve... commonly comprises [a] pair of basculate "vascula lateralia" that diverge anterolaterally from in front of [the] beak, with [an] additional, poorly impressed pair of "vascula media". Lower Cambrian-Upper Silurian? Lower Devonian.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[La] famille des Acrotretidae [...] [est une] famille unique [de Brachiopodes inarticulés appartenant à la superfamille des Acrotretacea,] avec trois sous-familles : Acrothelinae, [...] Acrotretinae [...], Acrosaccinae [...]

Spanish

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