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GO PLASTIC [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plumbing Fixtures
- Anti-pollution Measures
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- toilet dam 1, record 1, English, toilet%20dam
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- water dam 2, record 1, English, water%20dam
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piece of plastic installed in WCs which reduces the volume but not the velocity of water when flushing. 1, record 1, English, - toilet%20dam
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To conserve water without springing leaks, add a couple of narrow, one-quart plastic bottles to displace some of the water that would normally go down with every flush.... Another option is to install a water dam, which partitions the tank into three sections and allows only the water from the middle portion to activate the flush. This saves two to four gallons per flush. Water dams conserve more water than bottles, but they’ve been known to leak. 3, record 1, English, - toilet%20dam
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils sanitaires
- Mesures antipollution
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- barrière de réservoir de w.-c.
1, record 1, French, barri%C3%A8re%20de%20r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20w%2E%2Dc%2E
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réducteur de volume d'eau 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9ducteur%20de%20volume%20d%27eau
proposal, masculine noun
- coupe-volume 3, record 1, French, coupe%2Dvolume
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le «water dam» illustré dans la revue «Garbage» se présente sous la forme de deux plaques disposées de chaque côté du tube central d'évacuation d'eau à l'intérieur du réservoir du cabinet d'aisances. Ces deux plaques permettent le vidage de la partie centrale du réservoir seulement. L'eau demeure en permanence dans les sections de droite et de gauche, bloquée par ces plaques. 1, record 1, French, - barri%C3%A8re%20de%20r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20w%2E%2Dc%2E
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
barrière : Assemblage de pièces de bois, de métal qui ferme un passage, sert de clôture. [...] obstacle [...] qui s'oppose au passage. [...] Ce qui sépare, fait obstacle. 4, record 1, French, - barri%C3%A8re%20de%20r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20w%2E%2Dc%2E
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
- Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- body filler
1, record 2, English, body%20filler
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
After bumping out the dents and creases, you will usually have to fill in the remaining low spots with plastic body filler... Apply filler to the damaged surface with the spreader in a very thin coat, pressing firmly as you go. 2, record 2, English, - body%20filler
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
body filler: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 2, English, - body%20filler
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Liants et mastics (Construction)
- Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mastic de finition
1, record 2, French, mastic%20de%20finition
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mastics de finition. Ce sont des produits très épais, très chargés, ayant une consistance pâteuse. Leur application se fait manuellement à l'aide d'un couteau, ou d'une cale à enduire. Le rôle des mastics est de masquer les inégalités et défauts des surfaces à peindre, subsistant après le pistolage de l'apprêt. 2, record 2, French, - mastic%20de%20finition
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mastic de finition : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 2, French, - mastic%20de%20finition
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-04-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- transmission grating
1, record 3, English, transmission%20grating
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The grating must be built into a device called a spectroscope or spectrograph... A transmission grating is a piece of transparent glass or plastic ruled with many finely spaced lines. A grating will break up light into a spectrum just like a prism only it will form many little spectra. Some light will go straight through the grating, this is the zero order image.... The spectrum formed beside the zero order image is the first order image, and the next is the second order image, et cetera. 1, record 3, English, - transmission%20grating
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réseau à transmission
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9seau%20%C3%A0%20transmission
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si nous interposons entre les deux lentilles [du dispositif optique du spectrographe] un élément disperseur qui est un réseau à transmission, nous obtenons sur cet écran, une sorte d'arc en ciel. La lumière est dispersée entre ses différents éléments, ses différentes couleurs, du rouge au violet. C'est la superposition de ces couleurs qui donne la couleur blanche. 2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20%C3%A0%20transmission
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-03-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- zero-order image
1, record 4, English, zero%2Dorder%20image
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- zero order image 2, record 4, English, zero%20order%20image
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A transmission grating is a piece of transparent glass or plastic ruled with many finely spaced lines. A grating will break up light into a spectrum just like a prism only it will form many little spectra. Some light will go straight through the grating, this is the zero order image. 2, record 4, English, - zero%2Dorder%20image
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The spectrum formed beside the zero order image is the first order image, and the next is the second order image, etc. 2, record 4, English, - zero%2Dorder%20image
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- image d'ordre zéro
1, record 4, French, image%20d%27ordre%20z%C3%A9ro
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En utilisant une fente large, cela permet d'identifier le champ (environ 10 % du flux incident est alors utilisé). Il est aussi possible d'exploiter l'image d'ordre zéro pour réaliser la calibration spectrale des spectres, ainsi que la calibration radiométrique. 2, record 4, French, - image%20d%27ordre%20z%C3%A9ro
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-12-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrochemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- primary petrochemical
1, record 5, English, primary%20petrochemical
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Roger Leveque believes that one of the Company's opportunities for a flourishing petrochemical future is to become a supplier of primary and derivative petrochemicals that go into the manufacture of plastic consumer goods. 1, record 5, English, - primary%20petrochemical
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
petrochemical: as a noun, term usually used in the plural (petrochemicals). 2, record 5, English, - primary%20petrochemical
Record 5, Key term(s)
- primary petrochemicals
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chimie du pétrole
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- produit pétrochimique de base
1, record 5, French, produit%20p%C3%A9trochimique%20de%20base
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-08-24
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Machinery
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- injection machine
1, record 6, English, injection%20machine
correct, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- injection molding machine 2, record 6, English, injection%20molding%20machine
correct
- injection-molding machine 3, record 6, English, injection%2Dmolding%20machine
correct
- injection moulding machine 4, record 6, English, injection%20moulding%20machine
correct
- IM machine 5, record 6, English, IM%20machine
- plastic injection molding machine 6, record 6, English, plastic%20injection%20molding%20machine
- plastic injection moulding machine 6, record 6, English, plastic%20injection%20moulding%20machine
- injection press 7, record 6, English, injection%20press
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a modern injection molding machine, the pellets are conveyed forward within the barrel by a rotating screw, and melt as they go. The molten plastic is deposited at the forward end of the barrel, displacing the screw backward. When enough material has been plasticized, a hydraulic cylinder pushes the screw forward, forcing the molten plastic ahead of it through a nozzle, sprue, runners, and a narrow gate into a water-cooled mold cavity, where the molten plastic solidifies. 2, record 6, English, - injection%20machine
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... if the equipment with the malfunction is a plastic injection molding machine, the possible functions might include injection forward, injection return, screw run, back pressure control, clamp close, clamp pressurization, prefill shift, mold protect, and clamp open. 6, record 6, English, - injection%20machine
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
injection machine: term standardized by ISO. 8, record 6, English, - injection%20machine
Record 6, Key term(s)
- injection-moulding machine
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
- Outillage industriel
- Machines
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- machine à injecter
1, record 6, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20injecter
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- presse à injection 2, record 6, French, presse%20%C3%A0%20injection
correct, feminine noun
- presse à injecter 3, record 6, French, presse%20%C3%A0%20injecter
correct, feminine noun
- presse d'injection 4, record 6, French, presse%20d%27injection
correct, feminine noun
- machine à injection 5, record 6, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20injection
feminine noun
- machine à mouler par injection 5, record 6, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20mouler%20par%20injection
feminine noun
- machine de moulage par injection 6, record 6, French, machine%20de%20moulage%20par%20injection
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les premières presses à injecter comportaient un piston poussant la matière ramollie dans la buse [...] Dans les presses actuelles, la plastification est assurée par une vis sans fin, analogue à celle d'une extrudeuse. Cette vis [...] fait alternativement fonction de piston d'injection et de vis de plastification. 2, record 6, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20injecter
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
machine à injecter : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 7, record 6, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20injecter
Record 6, Key term(s)
- machine d'injection
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
- Herramientas y equipo industriales
- Maquinaria
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- prensa de inyección
1, record 6, Spanish, prensa%20de%20inyecci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- máquina de moldeo por inyección 2, record 6, Spanish, m%C3%A1quina%20de%20moldeo%20por%20inyecci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
- inyectora 2, record 6, Spanish, inyectora
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-04-21
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrochemistry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- derivative petrochemical
1, record 7, English, derivative%20petrochemical
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Roger Leveque believes that one of the Company's opportunities for a flourishing petrochemical future is to become a supplier of primary and derivative petrochemicals that go into the manufacture of plastic consumer goods. 1, record 7, English, - derivative%20petrochemical
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Chimie du pétrole
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- produit pétrochimique dérivé
1, record 7, French, produit%20p%C3%A9trochimique%20d%C3%A9riv%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Key term(s)
- dérivé pétrochimique
- produit chimique dérivé du pétrole
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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