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GOING SURFACE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
- Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polishing compound
1, record 1, English, polishing%20compound
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- buffing compound 2, record 1, English, buffing%20compound
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Removing Scratches in Auto Body Finish.... After the scratches had been sanded out and the surface rinsed clean, the car was ready to be buffed with rubbing compound. There are two buffing procedures : Rubbing compound and polishing compound. Rubbing compound has a coarser grit than polishing compound, so rubbing compound is applied first.... The rubbing compound leaves an invisible residue, which needs to be either washed off or wiped off immediately with a good quality automotive polishing cloth. DO NOT use paper towels because most paper is too abrasive. All of the excess compound needs to be removed before going on to the polishing step or else the coarser grit particles will get mixed in with the polishing compound. 3, record 1, English, - polishing%20compound
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
polishing compound; buffing compound: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - polishing%20compound
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
- Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pâte à polir
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A2te%20%C3%A0%20polir
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pâte à polir : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A2te%20%C3%A0%20polir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- one-sided surface 1, record 2, English, one%2Dsided%20surface
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- unilateral surface 1, record 2, English, unilateral%20surface
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A surface which has only one side, in the sense that any two bugs on the surface can get to each other without going around an edge, regardless of where put. 1, record 2, English, - one%2Dsided%20surface
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- surface unilatérale
1, record 2, French, surface%20unilat%C3%A9rale
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dry crack
1, record 3, English, dry%20crack
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crack, visible at the surface of the ice cover(not going right & through), and therefore dry. 2, record 3, English, - dry%20crack
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fissure sèche
1, record 3, French, fissure%20s%C3%A8che
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-10-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Glaciology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- breakable crust
1, record 4, English, breakable%20crust
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hard snow surface that breaks when stepped upon. 2, record 4, English, - breakable%20crust
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
breakable crust-A dreadful surface over which to travel. A layer of snow that has hardened on top and sunk below. Walking across such an area means that you lift your foot and place it as for a normal step, but just a few inches higher, it takes most of your weight, but as you lift your weight onto it, at the last second the crust breaks and you are standing there with both feet a few inches below the surface crust. As much effort as walking up stairs just to stay on the level, going up hill is doubly hard. 3, record 4, English, - breakable%20crust
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Breakable crust exists at all elevations. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 4, record 4, English, - breakable%20crust
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
breakable crust: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 5, record 4, English, - breakable%20crust
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Glaciologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- croûte cassante
1, record 4, French, cro%C3%BBte%20cassante
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Croûte n'offrant pas une bonne portance et qui se brise sous le poids des [usagers] de la montagne. 2, record 4, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20cassante
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une croûte cassante est présente à toutes les altitudes. On trouve une croûte cassante à toutes les altitudes. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 3, record 4, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20cassante
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
croûte cassante : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 4, record 4, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20cassante
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-07-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Materials
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- basalt brick
1, record 5, English, basalt%20brick
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Monument of the Citizens of Lodz at the Turn of the Millenniums is being built-340 metres of Piotrkowska Street surface is going to be covered by 100, 000 basalt bricks... 2, record 5, English, - basalt%20brick
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de maçonnerie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- brique de basalte
1, record 5, French, brique%20de%20basalte
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] brique [...] obtenue par fusion et moulage du basalte broyé, vers 9000 °C. 1, record 5, French, - brique%20de%20basalte
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les briques de basalte [...] qui présentent une résistance à la compression très élevée, sont surtout utilisées en pavement de sols industriels. 1, record 5, French, - brique%20de%20basalte
Record 5, Key term(s)
- brique basaltique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-12-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Glues and Adhesives (Industries)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tacky-dry
1, record 6, English, tacky%2Ddry
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- tacky/dry 2, record 6, English, tacky%2Fdry
correct, adjective
- tacky dry 3, record 6, English, tacky%20dry
correct, adjective
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tack range : The period of time in which an adhesive will remain in the tacky-dry condition after application to an adherend, under specified conditions of temperature and hymidity. 1, record 6, English, - tacky%2Ddry
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Stretch the tube over the handle of your pump, roughen up the surface with sandpaper, then smear vulcanising solution onto the tube(covering slightly larger area than the patch you’re going to use). Once the solution is tacky dry(about 5 minutes), peel the foil off the patch and press it firmly onto the tube(stretched over your pump again). 4, record 6, English, - tacky%2Ddry
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The bitumen surface of the coating shall be applied to the tacky/dry or dry primer in spiral wrapping a minimum of 1/2" (12.7 mm) lap shall be maintained. 2, record 6, English, - tacky%2Ddry
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Colles et adhésifs (Industries)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- collant sans adhérer au toucher
1, record 6, French, collant%20sans%20adh%C3%A9rer%20au%20toucher
proposal, adjective phrase
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-06-21
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Cinematography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- beaded screen
1, record 7, English, beaded%20screen
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- glass-beaded screen 2, record 7, English, glass%2Dbeaded%20screen
correct
- glass beaded screen 3, record 7, English, glass%20beaded%20screen
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The beaded screen has a much greater reflective power than the matte screen, but the brightness is mainly concentrated along the projection axis and fades to an inadequate level beyond 40 ° from the axis. 4, record 7, English, - beaded%20screen
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
To create a surface that's glass beaded, a screen manufacturer has to find a way to apply a very large number of very small glass balls onto a substrate(a backing) which is thereafter going to get rolled up and down possibly thousands of times. 2, record 7, English, - beaded%20screen
Record 7, Key term(s)
- glass-beaded projection screen
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Cinématographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- écran perlé
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9cran%20perl%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- écran givré 2, record 7, French, %C3%A9cran%20givr%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'écran perlé [...] dont la surface est recouverte de minuscules billes de verre transparentes et incolores, se caractérise par un grand pouvoir réfléchissant. Il donne des images très lumineuses, mais, en contrepartie, ne renvoie la lumière que dans un angle limité à environ 30 ° seulement; pour cette raison, les spectateurs doivent se rassembler autour de l'axe de projection et ne pas trop s'écarter de celui-ci. L'écran perlé [...] est tout indiqué pour les projections réalisées dans des salles en longueur. 3, record 7, French, - %C3%A9cran%20perl%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-06-11
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Accessories
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Racoon
1, record 8, English, Racoon
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An unusual car, invented by Renault, the first to be designed with virtual reality CAD. It has four-wheel drive and rises above rocky surfaces. It lowers and rises its nose when going up and down hills. When it comes to a river, it turns amphibious : two hydrojets power it along by blasting water under its body. There is room for two passengers and a driver, who sit inside a glass bubble operating electronic, aircraft-type controls. It doesn’t have windscreen wipers-water molecules are disintegrated on the screen's surface by ultrasonic sensors. 1, record 8, English, - Racoon
Record 8, Key term(s)
- virtual reality CAD
- VR CAD
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Accessoires d'automobiles et de bicyclettes
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Racoon
1, record 8, French, Racoon
proposal
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Key term(s)
- CAO réalité virtuelle
- CAO RV
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- surface tender 1, record 9, English, surface%20tender
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
surface tenders can assist divers going over the side(of the boat) and coming back aboard. A surface tender is essential when lifelines are in use. 1, record 9, English, - surface%20tender
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- équipier
1, record 9, French, %C3%A9quipier
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le plongeur exerce une activité physique plus intense : s'il remonte passivement, ses équipiers le halant vers la surface 1, record 9, French, - %C3%A9quipier
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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