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FRONT CARRIER [8 records]

Record 1 2016-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
  • Incendiary Weapons
DEF

A universal carrier equipped with a fixed flamethrower on the front of the vehicle and a single, 75-gallon fuel tank outside the armour protection on the rear of the vehicle.

OBS

The Wasp Mark IIC was developed for the Canadian Army around 1944. The letter "C" stands for the country of origin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
  • Armes incendiaires
OBS

Le Wasp Mark IIC a été conçu pour l'Armée canadienne vers 1944. La lettre «C» indique la provenance.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Micrographics
CONT

The present invention provides a microfiche reader-printer comprising a housing to engage the apparatus, a control panel on the front of the housing, a microfiche carrier operably disposed on the front of the housing to receive a microfiche therein, a viewing screen disposed across the front of the housing, an image projector disposed to project a light beam through the microfiche and magnify the light beam, including a fiche image, a pair of reflecting mirrors movable to one position where the projected image beam is reflected to the back side of the screen to permit viewing there of and a positioner mechanism mechanically operative to shift the positions of the mirrors to a second position to initiate a printing cycle.

Key term(s)
  • microfiche viewer-printer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Micrographie

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Glass
  • The Eye
DEF

The thickness of the lens measured normal to the back surface at the junction of the front optic and carrier. [Definition standardized by ISO. ]

OBS

carrier junction thickness: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres d'optique
  • Oeil
DEF

Épaisseur de la lentille de contact mesurée normalement aux surfaces postérieures au niveau de la jonction de la zone optique antérieure et de l'allègement. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

épaisseur de l'allègement à la jonction : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

allègement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

An imposition style that permits the printing of two sides of a sheet, using two different forms.

OBS

First, one image carrier prints the front of the sheet. Then the sheet is turned over lengthwise, so that the gripper edge remains in the same position and the side guide edge moves to the opposite side of the press. A second image carrier then prints the back side of the sheet, so that the two sides have different but complementary copy.

Key term(s)
  • work and back imposition
  • front and back impostion
  • print and back imposition

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
DEF

Méthode d'imposition qui permet d'imprimer les deux faces d'une feuille à l'aide de formes différentes.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-02-27

English

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

Using bushing installer tool... install the new bushing into the bore of the front planetary carrier.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 6 1993-02-27

English

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

The front planetary includes sun gear... flange and carrier assembly... and ring gear....

French

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

Spanish

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Record 7 1991-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
CONT

Place new ribbon on left spool, being careful that ribbon winds around front of the spool toward the ribbon carrier. If you’re putting on a two-color ribbon, black half of ribbon should be on top.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
CONT

On utilise les rubans bicolores (noir et rouge, par exemple): pour mettre en relief sur l'original (...) les mots importants du texte.

Spanish

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Record 8 1985-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
DEF

Swath cutting assembly, consisting of a cutting device and a mechanism for directing the fall of trees, mounted on a carrier such as a bulldozer or tractor, or attached to the front of a multi-function machine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
DEF

Dispositif d'abattage continu, comportant un outil de coupe ainsi qu'un mécanisme d'orientation de chute des arbres abattus, et qui peut être monté, soit sur un engin porteur tel un bouteur ou un tracteur, soit à l'avant d'un engin forestier multifonctionnel dont il est alors partie intégrante.

Spanish

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