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FREQUENCY CONDITION [12 records]

Record 1 2025-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Genitals
CONT

Many women have variations in their menstrual cycle, such as changes in frequency, duration, or amount of flow, or spotting between their periods. This abnormal uterine bleeding(AUB) may have various causes, some of them benign. But when AUB is related to changes in hormones that directly affect the menstruation cycle, the condition is called dysfunctional uterine bleeding(DUB).... Dysfunctional uterine bleeding occurs when the normal cycle of menstruation is disrupted, usually due to anovulation(failure to ovulate) that's unrelated to another illness. Ovulation failure is the most common type of DUB in adolescents and in women who are reaching perimenopause.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Organes génitaux
CONT

Beaucoup de choses peuvent causer un saignement utérin anormal. La grossesse est une cause courante. Des polypes ou fibromes (petites ou grosses masses) dans l'utérus peuvent aussi causer des saignements. Rarement, un problème de thyroïde, une infection du col de l'utérus ou un cancer de l'utérus peut être la cause d'un saignement utérin anormal. Chez la plupart des femmes, le saignement utérin anormal est causé par un déséquilibre hormonal. Lorsque les hormones sont la source du problème, les professionnels de la santé parlent de saignement utérin dysfonctionnel (SUD).

Spanish

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Record 2 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 3 2020-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research
  • Epidemiology
CONT

A causal factor can be defined as any major unplanned, unintended contributor to an incident(a negative event or undesirable condition), that if eliminated would have either prevented the occurrence of the incident or reduced its severity or frequency.

Key term(s)
  • etiological factor
  • aetiologic factor
  • aetiological factor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche scientifique
  • Épidémiologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Investigación científica
  • Epidemiología
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Record 4 2019-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
CONT

A speed restriction may be placed and additional inspection frequency specified if rail is worn beyond the limits and is to be left in the track. The condition of rail(for example, shells, spalls, corrugation) must also be taken into consideration if the rail is left in the track.

OBS

spall: term officially approved by the Rail Terminology Approval Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
  • Voies ferrées
OBS

Petit morceau de métal résultant de «l'écaillage» (défaut de rail).

OBS

écaille : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie ferroviaire.

Spanish

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Record 5 2019-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
CONT

A speed restriction may be placed and additional inspection frequency specified if rail is worn beyond the limits and is to be left in the track. The condition of rail(for example, shells, spalls, corrugation) must also be taken into consideration if the rail is left in the track.

OBS

Metal residue that is the result of "shelling" (rail defect).

OBS

shell: term officially approved by the Rail Terminology Approval Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
  • Voies ferrées
OBS

Résidu de métal résultant du «défibrage» (défaut de rail).

OBS

fibre : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie ferroviaire.

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Larynx
CONT

... a vocalist may attempt to increase vocal intensity by excessively raising both the air pressure and the resistance of the glottis to the flow of air, using the muscles of the infraglottic vocal tract and the adductory(glottis-closing) forces of the vocal folds. Such a combination of forces results in a condition called pressed phonation, in which the amplitude of the voice's fundamental frequency is low despite considerable physical effort.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Larynx
CONT

Appuyé. Une émission vocale appuyée (pressed phonation en anglais) se caractérise par une pression sous-glottique excessive combinée avec une impédance faible. Cette impédance faible, souvent produite par une position haute du larynx, la distingue d'une émission écrasée. […] Au niveau du souffle, une émission appuyée se caractérise par une expiration forcée non équilibrée par le principe de l'appoggio.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Laringe
CONT

Para identificar la fonación bajo presión, respiratoria o de flujo, los expertos idean cambios en el flujo de aire a través de la glotis, que se recogen en un gráfico o glotograma de flujo.

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Record 7 - external organization data 2011-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
05.02.55 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

<radio frequency identification> condition that exists between systems, from different vendors, to execute bi-directional data exchange functions, in a manner that allows them to operate effectively together

OBS

interoperability: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-3:2008].

French

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Record 8 - external organization data 2011-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
06.01.40 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

<radio communications> angle modulation in which each significant condition of a discretely timed modulating signal is represented by one of a specified set of discrete values of the frequency of the modulated signal [IEC 60050-702, 702-06-47]

OBS

frequency shift keying; FSK: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 9 2009-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

[The] condition of two periodic quantities which have the same frequency, and whose phase difference is either constant or varies around a constant average value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
  • Électrotechnique

Spanish

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Record 10 2007-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

A condition of an acoustic system, such as a Helmholtz resonator, in which the response of the system to sound waves becomes very large when the frequency of the sound approaches a natural vibration frequency of the air(or other material) in the system.

CONT

Six small microphones in the cavity picked up the resulting acoustic resonances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
CONT

Une expérience simple de résonance acoustique consiste à chanter une voyelle en face d'un piano dont les étouffoirs ont été soulevés : par résonance, les cordes dont les fréquences sont celles des sons simples qui composent la voyelle chantée vibrent, comme on peut s'en assurer en les touchant.

OBS

résonance : Augmentation de l'amplitude d'une vibration lorsque la fréquence des vibrations imposées par une source sonore devient égale ou diviseur entier de la période propre du système.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acústica (Física)
CONT

Seis micrófonos situados en la cavidad detectaban las resonancias acústicas resultantes.

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Record 11 - external organization data 2005-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

Jobs performed on the safety-related system equipment in the field, that is in working order when the job commences.

OBS

The preventative maintenance jobs shall include those that are frequency or condition based.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Travaux effectués sur l'équipement des systèmes reliés à la sûreté sur place, c'est-à-dire qu'ils sont en ordre de marche lorsque le travail commence.

OBS

Les travaux d'entretien préventif doivent inclure ceux qui sont fondés sur la fréquence ou l'état.

Spanish

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Record 12 2002-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • Search and Rescue (Aircraft)
CONT

British made Search And Rescue And Homing(SARAH) beacon SRI 23006 was a UHF rescue beacon comprising speech unit, transmitter/receiver unit, coding unit and combined LT/HT battery. The first three units are permanently interconnected. Attached to the transmitter/receiver unit is a leaf spring aerial which fold up to very small dimensions. The SARAH beacon has three modes of operation. In the normal beacon condition pulses on a frequency of 243 MHz are being automatically transmitted. The pulses are transmitted in a rate of 210 pairs per second, the spacing between the pulses in each pair is determined by the coding unit and is a distinguishing feature between the beacons.(Note that the normal beacon operation has much in common with the war-time developed "Walter" beacon). The peak power in this mode is 15 watts and the battery life is about 20 hours continuous operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Recherches et sauvetages (Aviation)

Spanish

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