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FUNDAMENTAL TERM [27 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Administrative Law
  • Rights and Freedoms
DEF

The conduct of legal proceedings according to established principles and rules which safeguard the position of the individual charged.

CONT

The concept of due process is rooted in English common law and expressed in "Magna Carta", Art. 39 (1215), whereby the King promised that ’No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or disseised or exiled or in any way destroyed ... except by the legal judgment of his peers or by the law of the land’. This was later interpreted to require trial by jury.

CONT

"Due process" is an imprecise and elastic term, the meaning of which varies with time and place. Basically, it suggests fundamental fairness and tries to apply that concept to all parts of the criminal process. The breadth of the concept depends upon the subjective view of the American courts, particularly the United States Supreme Court. In the last twenty years "due process" has included protections against self-incrimination, coerced confessions, illegal searches, denial of counsel or jury trial and unregulated eavesdropping. In the American system a judicial finding that law enforcement officials have offended due process will result in a complete exclusion of the impugned evidence and will usually result in the acquittal of the accused.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit administratif
  • Droits et libertés
OBS

Notion corollaire à celle de la primauté du droit, «q.v.», à savoir que les gouvernements sont tenus de respecter les droits fondamentaux des citoyens et les principes de justice naturelle dans l'application du droit, à défaut de quoi une décision administrative pourra se voir annulée par un tribunal à la demande du citoyen concerné. Les principes de justice naturelle en question sont : (1) le droit du citoyen d'être entendu et, (2) l'obligation pour le tribunal ou l'autorité compétente d'être impartiale, ce qui implique notamment la prohibition de toute forme de discrimination et l'égalité de traitement de tous.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho administrativo
  • Derechos y Libertades
OBS

debido procedimiento legal: reproducido del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 2 2024-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology
  • Public Administration
CONT

Conceptually, the definition of systemic change is... consistent with the roots of the term in political activism, from civil rights to universal suffrage : Systemic change means that change has to be fundamental and affects how the whole system functions. It's about changes that spread and behaviours that become a new normal, rather than benefits remaining confined to a narrow group. This way, scarce aid resources can be leveraged to stimulate more inclusive growth across whole sectors; not just narrow segments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie
  • Administration publique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología
  • Administración pública
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Record 3 2022-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

A fundamental component of smartphones, mobile broadband is optional on tablets, laptops and desktop computers. However, it can be easily added with external products... Speeds are typically less than high-speed fixed broadband subscriptions, such as cable... However, 4G LTE [fourth generation long term evolution] cellular service competes with DSL [digital subscriber line], low-speed cable and satellite offerings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
CONT

Physical literacy is the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value, and take responsibility for, engagement in physical activities for life.

OBS

The term "physical literacy" has had various definitions. In Canada, until recently, it has long been used to refer to "the fundamental physical skills that permit a person to move confidently and with control in a wide range of physical activities. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
DEF

Ensemble de connaissances et de capacités physiques et mentales acquises par une personne lui permettant de valoriser la pratique d'activités physiques et d'intégrer durablement l'activité physique dans son mode de vie.

OBS

Nombreuses ont été les définitions du terme anglais «physical literacy». Au Canada, ce terme a longtemps été employé pour désigner un «ensemble d'habiletés motrices qui permettent à une personne de bouger avec confiance et maîtrise dans toutes sortes d'activités physiques». En français, en ce sens, c'est le terme «savoir-faire physique» qui est le mieux adapté.

OBS

littératie physique : L'emploi de ce terme est critiqué puisque le mot «littératie» n'a qu'un sens en français, soit la capacité de lire et d'écrire.

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
OBS

fundamental accounting concepts :term extracted from the “Glossaire de l'économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Key term(s)
  • fundamental accounting concept

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
OBS

conventions comptables de base : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Key term(s)
  • convention comptable de base

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
OBS

fundamental equilibrium exchange rate; FEER :term and abbreviation extracted from the “Glossaire de l'économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
OBS

taux de change d'équilibre tendanciel : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 7 2016-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Lasers and Masers
  • Optics
DEF

A device that converts input power into a very narrow, intense beam of coherent visible or infrared radiation.

CONT

A laser is a maser which operates at optical frequencies. It is a device which produces an intense beam of visible or infrared coherent light by pumping atoms to ever higher energy levels and allowing them to oscillate in an optical resonator until the energy level is high enough that a constant stream of photons is emitted.

OBS

Some prefer the term "optical maser," in which the letter "m" stands for "molecular" instead of its originally assigned denotation of "microwave." While this viewpoint is logical, ... the word "laser" ... has the virtue of brevity and has won popular acceptance.

OBS

L. A. S. E. R [or LASER] is an acronym which stands for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation, "a term which describes the fundamental operation of a laser.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Masers et lasers
  • Optique
DEF

Dispositif qui transforme la puissance d'entrée en un faisceau extrêmement étroit et intense de radiation cohérente dans le visible ou l'infrarouge.

CONT

Les lasers sont la transposition des masers dans la gamme des fréquences optiques : ce sont des appareils qui engendrent des ondes lumineuses cohérentes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos científicos
  • Láser y máser
  • Óptica
DEF

Instrumento que permite que impulsos (intensos) de ondas luminosas se concentren en un rayo extremadamente estrecho hacia un objetivo.

OBS

láser: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "láser" es la adaptación al español del acrónimo inglés "laser" ("light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation" o "amplificación de luz por emisión estimulada de radiación") y lleva tilde en la "a" por tratarse de una palabra llana acabada en una consonante distinta de "n" y "s"; el plural de "el láser" es "los láseres", no "los láser", "los lásers" ni "los lasers".

OBS

dispositivo láser: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que cuando el sustantivo "láser" aparece en aposición a otro nombre, como en "rayo láser", permanece invariable al hacer el plural de esa expresión: "los rayos láser".

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Record 8 2015-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
DEF

A fundamental contractual term imposing a requirement on a contracting party from which other obligations may arise.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

obligation principale : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 9 2015-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Before recent developments with respect to exclusion and similar clauses, it might have been said that a clause that purported to exclude liability for breaches of conditions and warranties did not effectively exclude liability for breaches of a fundamental term : whereas a fundamental breach, which might nonetheless have been equated with a breach of condition, albeit no a breach of warranty fell within the ambit of the exclusion clause, so that the innocent party was deprived of any remedy.

Key term(s)
  • fundamental term breach

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

violation d'une clause fondamentale : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 10 2015-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Security
CONT

The concept of perfection is fundamental to the scheme of the [Personal Property Security] Act. It is a term of art used to define the time when the secured party has obtained the greatest bundle of rights under the statute with respect to the collateral. These rights are manifest in the Act in the form of priority rules concerning competing claims in the same collateral.(Richard H. McLaren, Personal Property Security : An introductory Analysis, 5e éd., 1992, Carswell, pp. 3-3, 3-4.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des sûretés
OBS

Le verbe perfect pourra se rendre par «parfaire». On aura donc par exemple «parfaire un privilège» pour perfect a lien et «parfaire une sûreté» pour perfect a security interest.

OBS

perfection : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 11 2014-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetism
DEF

Maxwell equations: Four differential equations which relate the electric and magnetic fields to electric charges and currents, and form the basis of the theory of electromagnetic waves.

CONT

The Maxwell equations are the set of four fundamental equations governing electromagnetism(i. e., the behavior of electric and magnetic fields). They were first written down in complete form by physicist James Clerk Maxwell, who added the so-called displacement current term to the final equation, although steady-state forms were known earlier.

OBS

Terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • Maxwell equations
  • Maxwell field equations
  • electromagnetic field equations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électromagnétisme
DEF

équations de Maxwell : Ensemble d'équations résumant les lois fondamentales de l'électromagnétique, sous une forme macroscopique, en appliquant les principes de la physique du continu. On peut leur donner une forme intégrale ou différentielle.

CONT

[...] En d'autres termes, la chimie, la physique des solides, l'électromagnétisme sont en fait des sciences des interactions électromagnétiques et de leurs effets. [...] Les interactions électromagnétiques sont bien connues. Elles s'expriment au moyen des équations de Maxwell.

OBS

La 1ère et la 2ème équation de Maxwell concernent l'électrostatique, tandis que la 3ème et la 4ème concernent le magnétisme.

OBS

Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • équations de Maxwell

Spanish

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Record 12 2012-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
DEF

A graphic representation of the relation between mean traffic flow and mean traffic concentration on a road section, for a given time interval.

OBS

fundamental diagram :term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
DEF

Représentation graphique de la relation entre le débit moyen et la densité de circulation moyenne sur un tronçon de route et pour un intervalle de temps donné.

OBS

diagramme fondamental : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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Record 13 2010-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Plane Geometry
  • Optics
OBS

fundamental component :term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Géométrie plane
  • Optique
OBS

composante fondamentale : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

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Record 14 2010-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
CONT

Generally speaking the National Surveys are the relevant sources for the Framework Data. ... A special subset of these data is the Foundation Data (FD) which is the fundamental geographical reference for all other thematic application data.

OBS

Fundamental Geographic Reference(FGR) :term and abbreviation used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
OBS

référence spatiale fondamentale; élément fondamental de référence géographique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 15 2009-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measurements of Electricity
OBS

fundamental power :term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures de grandeurs électriques
OBS

puissance fondamentale : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

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Record 16 2009-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
  • Waveguides
OBS

dominant mode: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

OBS

fundamental mode : depreciated term according to the International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Guides d'ondes
OBS

mode dominant; mode fondamental : termes normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

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Record 17 2008-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

A sub-discipline of electronic countermeasures which covers a range of techniques used with aircraft, ships and missiles, in order to make them less visible (ideally invisible) to radar, infrared and other detection methods.

CONT

Stealth technology has as its fundamental principle the prevention of detection by the enemy, and applies not only to aircraft as is commonly assumed, but also increasingly to naval vessels and to armoured vehicles, although in the latter cases, it is nascent technology upon which comment must be reserved. Stealth technology, therefore, does not simply mean the evasion by aircraft of radar through the reduction of radar signature. It also encompasses the reduction of an aircraft's visibility in other spectra, most notably acoustic, visual, and infra-red. Consequently the popular term "stealth technology" would perhaps be better referred to as "low-observable technology. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
  • Télédétection
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
CONT

Le joint Strike Fighter et le drone de combat seront tous les deux capables de survivre dans des situations de combat, puisqu'ils seront basés sur la technologie furtive, donc difficilement détectables par l'ennemi.

Spanish

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Record 18 2003-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
DEF

One having opposing parties; contested, as distinguished from an "ex parte" hearing or proceeding. One of which the party seeking relief has given legal notice to the other party, and afforded the latter an opportunity to contest it.

OBS

"Adversary", which can act as both noun and adjective, is the legal term used in phrases such as an "adversary relationship". E. g., "The need to develop all relevant facts in the adversary system is both fundamental and comprehensive. ""Adversarial" is not listed in any dictionary, though it is fairly common in place of the adjective "adversary". E. g., "Rarely does this type of adversarial("read adversary") relationship exist between school authorities and pupils. "... In some contexts, "adversarial" connotes animosity(adversarial conferences), whereas "adversary" is a neutral, clinical word... "Adversarial" may develop a differentiation in sense that will justify its existence; until that time, it is best avoided.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
DEF

Procédure dans laquelle le demandeur et le défendeur ont déposé des conclusions.

OBS

Contradictoire : [...] s'oppose parfois à «par défaut» et à «réputé contradictoire».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reglamento procesal
  • Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
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Record 19 2003-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

Alternative methods. In order to reduce the need of laboratory animals the CFN has, in co-operation with the Swedish pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Pharmacia, supported research on alternatives to animal models ever since 1980. It has supported projects in areas such as toxicology, pharmacology and cell biology. Basically, two different kinds of projects have been considered for financial support, i. e. projects which may be expected to result in a change from a method involving animals to an alternative method in a short time and projects relating to fundamental research that is likely to contribute to the development of new non-animal methods in the longer term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
DEF

Méthode remplaçant l'utilisation des animaux de laboratoire dans la recherche biomédicale.

Spanish

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Record 20 1999-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • War and Peace (International Law)
  • International Relations
DEF

(...) the use of armed force by a State against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence of another State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Charter of the United Nations (...)

CONT

The level of latent aggression may, however, play a larger role in determining the reaction to some more limited provocation.

OBS

It was the deliberations of [the third Special Committee] that finally achieved a definition acceptable to the international community as a whole and it was adopted without vote by the [General Assembly] in December, 1974.

OBS

A term fundamental to international argument, which, since the First World War, has come to replace the idea of an "offensive" act. All attempts to arrive at a definition are motivated by the desire to outlaw aggressive war, under the supposition that if there were no aggressors, but only states for "self-defense", then there would be no wars. Aggression is, therefore, the initiating act expressive of an intention to fight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
  • Relations internationales
DEF

(...) emploi de la force armée par un État contre la souveraineté, l'intégrité territoriale ou l'indépendance politique d'un autre État, ou de toute manière incompatible avec la Charte des Nations Unies (...)

OBS

Cette définition a été acceptée par l'ensemble de la communauté internationale et adoptée sans vote par l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies en décembre 1974.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
  • Relaciones internacionales
CONT

La Carta de las Naciones Unidas condena la agresión y prevé también un mecanismo de represalia contra el estado agresor.

OBS

El término agresión, que surgió para indicar actos de violencia de un estado contra otro, es usado hoy en un sentido muy amplio, con referencia no solo a un ataque militar, sino a cualquier intervención "impropia" de un estado que perjudica a otro. De todos modos el término tiene una connotación negativa, por lo cual se usa para indicar las actividades de un estado enemigo, jamás el propio.

PHR

condenar la agresión.

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Record 21 1999-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
  • Rules of Court
OBS

Adversary, which can act as both noun and adjective, is the legal term used in phrases such as "an adversary relationship". E. g., "The need to develop all relevant facts in the "adversary" system is both fundamental and comprehensive". "Adversarial" is not listed in any dictionary, though it is fairly common in place of the adjective "adversary". E. g., "Rarely does this type of "adversarial"("read adversary") relationship exist between school authorities and pupils".... In some contexts, "adversarial" connotes animosity(adversarial conferences), whereas adversary is a neutral, clinical word... "Adversarial" may develop a differentiation in sense that will justify its existence; until that time, it is best avoided.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
  • Règles de procédure
DEF

Principe directeur du procès (qui est l'essence même du procès contentieux et la base des droits de la défense) en vertu duquel nulle partie ne peut être jugée sans avoir été entendue ou appelée [...]. Synonyme : principe du contradictoire.

CONT

Cette analyse qui renforcerait l'effet «erga omnes» des arrêts de la Cour porterait atteinte au principe du contradictoire et au respect des droits de la défense. (Revue de la Concurrence et de la Consommation 42, 3/4.88, page 34)

OBS

contradictoire : [...] s'oppose parfois à «par défaut» et à «réputé contradictoire»

Spanish

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Record 22 1998-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
OBS

elective :Term descriptive of treatment or procedure decided upon by doctor or patient that is of advantage to the particular patient under treatment but not fundamental in the therapy of the ease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
OBS

admissions non urgentes : Dans le jargon hospitalier, terme désignant les admissions qui n'ont aucun caractère d'urgence. (Radio Canada).

Spanish

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Record 23 1994-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
  • Corporate Management (General)
CONT

Accountability out is something different. It was defined in our Round Table as the sense of responsibility that one feels to the law, or to one's sense of personal or professional ethics. Accountability in this sense is a check on behaviour that is imposed either externally(i. e., through obligations flowing from laws or regulations) or internally(i. e, through a sense of personal obligation to abide by a self-imposed standard of conduct). This sense of accountability, if that is not stretching the term too far, is also familiar to anyone who works within an institutional framework and, indeed, is fundamental to any broader account of law and morality.

CONT

Outward accountability, in the sense that scientists and others involved in the project feel their own sense of obligation to the standards of their professional community and to the laws and rules governing the project as a whole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
CONT

L'obligation de rendre compte vers l'extérieur est une notion différente : on l'a définie lors de la table ronde comme étant le sens de la responsabilité que l'on éprouve envers la loi, ou envers sa propre morale personnelle ou professionnelle. L'obligation de rendre compte, comprise dans ce sens, est un contrôle du comportement qui est imposé soit de l'extérieur (c.-à-d. par les obligations découlant des lois et des règlements), soit de l'intérieur (c.-à-d. par un sentiment d'obligation personnelle de se conformer à une norme de conduite que l'on s'impose à soi-même). Cette variante de la faculté d'être comptable est également familière à quiconque travaille dans un cadre institutionnel et elle est en fait essentielle à toute expression plus large de la loi et de la moralité.

Spanish

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Record 24 1992-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
  • Strength of Materials
DEF

Combination of actions used for studying an ultimate limit state ....

OBS

This term covers the two following terms... :fundamental combination, accidental combination.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
  • Résistance des matériaux
DEF

Combinaison d'actions utilisée pour l'étude d'un état-limite ultime (...)

OBS

Ce terme couvre les deux termes : combinaison fondamentale, combinaison accidentelle.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 25 1981-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
OBS

The group life insurance plan with the GOLI option is based upon all the fundamental principles described for group insurance in this text and is, in fact, a Group Term Life Insurance plan with the option to take part or all of the insurance, according to the insurance schedule, on either a term insurance basis or a permanent insurance basis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
OBS

Le régime, d'assurance-vie collective avec option ACVE est fondé sur tous les principes fondamentaux donnés dans ce texte, pour l'assurance collective, et est, en fait, un régime d'assurance-vie collective temporaire avec l'option de prendre une partie ou la totalité de l'assurance, selon la table d'assurance, sur une base d'assurance temporaire ou permanente.

Spanish

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Record 26 1981-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioelectricity
  • Audio Technology
CONT

The [DFM] meter indicates the distortion factor, which is the ratio of the rms total distortion to the amplitude of the fundamental frequency, including harmonics.

OBS

A common measurement is total harmonic distortion(thd) where the fundamental of a very low distortion sine-wave test signal is removed by a steep notch filter. The summed harmonics that remain are then measured as a voltage of the fundamental at the required test power of the amplifier.(When measured in this manner the term thd is not really correct since the distortion also has the amplifier noise added to it within the test passband. The correct term is distortion factor).(GRAEL, 1977, p. 326).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioélectricité
  • Électroacoustique
CONT

[Dans le Teac AS M50] les taux de distorsion restent très faibles quelle que soit la puissance, et (...) la décroissance des amplitudes dans l'analyse du spectre de distorsion par harmoniques est régulière.

Spanish

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Record 27 1979-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
OBS

The central or fundamental constituent in a multiword term or compound word, the meaning of which is qualified by the other constituents. Ex. "plant" in "sewage treatment plant" and "knob" in "doorknob".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
OBS

Élément d'un syntagme qui constitue le générique par rapport au sens du terme complet souvent appelé déterminé. Ex.: Dans machine à écrire, machine est le composant déterminé; à écrire est le composant déterminant.

Spanish

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Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

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