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Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2018-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
CONT

Before the government took charge of building bridges, some people would build their own bridges and decide for themselves who could cross. Barriers were installed at either end. The crossing gateman or gatewoman(the person who worked at the barriers) were tasked with charging people a fee to cross the bridge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
CONT

Avant que le gouvernement ne prenne en charge la construction des ponts, des particuliers construisaient des ponts et exigeaient un droit de passage. Des barrières étaient installées à l'entrée ou à la sortie du pont. Le garde-barrière (celui qui surveille la barrière) avait pour tâche de faire payer ceux qui désiraient franchir le pont.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Electrostatics
  • Electrokinetics
  • Medical Imaging
DEF

The unit of electric charge in SI units. The coulomb is the quantity of electric charge that passes any cross section of a conductor in one second when the current is maintained at one ampere.

OBS

Roman capital "C" is the literal symbol for coulomb.

OBS

coulomb: term and definition standardized by IEEE.

OBS

The symbol for "electric charge" is Q (italic capital).

OBS

coulomb; C: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Électrostatique
  • Électrocinétique
  • Imagerie médicale
DEF

Unité de quantité d'électricité (symb. : C) équivalent à la quantité d'électricité transportée en 1 seconde par un courant de 1 ampère.

OBS

«C» est le symbole littéral de «coulomb».

OBS

Le symbole de la «quantité d'électricité» ou de «charge (électrique)» est Q (en capitale italique).

OBS

1 C = 1 ampère seconde.

OBS

coulomb; C : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Electrostática
  • Electrocinética
  • Radiación (Medicina)
DEF

Cantidad de electricidad transportada en 1 segundo por una corriente de 1 amperio.

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Record 3 2013-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

A statement of how convincing the evidence must be in order for a party to comply with his/her burden of proof. (Black’s, p. 1094)

OBS

In criminal cases the charge must be proved beyond reasonable doubt, but there may be degrees within that standard.... So also in civil cases the case must be proved by a preponderance of probability, but there may be degrees of probability within that standard. The degree depends on the subject-matter.(Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 23; Cross, p. 111)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

norme de preuve : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
CONT

The thermostatic charge is the constituents used in the sensing bulb. A ’cross charge’ indicates the ’bulb charge’ P-T curve crosses the P-T curve of the refrigerant used in the system. As a result, a ’cross charge’ doesn’t use the same refrigerant used in the system the valve is being applied.

OBS

Thermomostatic Expansion Valves ... Charges: Power elements may be system charged (charged with the same refrigerant used in the system) or cross charged (refrigerant different from that used in the system).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Charge du train thermostatique d'un détendeur constituée d'un fluide différent du frigorigène employé dans l'installation frigorifique.

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Programs (Canadian)
  • Hygiene and Health
OBS

The Link to Health program, a gentle fitness program for adultsover 55, began in 1969 as the "Fun and Fitness" program in Western Canada. In 1996, the Canadian Red Cross re-designed it to have a more holistic approach and renamed it Link to Health. It began as "Fun and Fitness" in the Toronto Region in 1991 and has grown and changed over the years to what it is today. Originally offered in nursing homes and senior's centers, Link to Health eventually moved to more accessible locations for seniors who live independently in their communities. It has always been the only program of its kind offered free of charge to participants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes nationaux canadiens
  • Hygiène et santé
OBS

Croix-Rouge canadienne. Le programme Lien avec la santé permet aux personnes de plus de 55 ans d’acquérir des habiletés liées à un mode de vie sain et actif, grâce à des exercices modérés dirigés par des bénévoles. Les cours Lien avec la santé aident à améliorer la mobilité et favorisent l’activité physique et l’interaction sociale entre pairs.

Spanish

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