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Record 1 2024-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Sun (Astronomy)
DEF

[The] outermost region of the Sun’s atmosphere ...

OBS

It has a temperature of approximately two million kelvins and an extremely low density. The corona continually varies in size and shape as it is affected by the Sun's magnetic field.... The corona shines only about half as brightly as the Moon and is normally not visible to the unaided eye, because its light is overwhelmed by the brilliance of the solar surface. During a total solar eclipse, however, the Moon blocks out the light from the photosphere, permitting naked-eye observations of the corona.

Key term(s)
  • corona of the Sun

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soleil (Astronomie)
DEF

Région externe de l'atmosphère du Soleil [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sol (Astronomía)
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Record 2 2023-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

By having the discrete values of the distance to the surface, the inclusion of thickness is obtained by the sum of the desired half thickness values on each point of the field. The field is then re-meshed by a polygonization algorithm, thus potentially solving the self-intersections.

Key term(s)
  • polygonisation algorithm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

Partial or total loss of vision in one half or sector of the visual field in each eye.

OBS

The term "hemianopsia" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Perte partielle ou complète de la vue dans une moitié du champ visuel d'un œil ou des deux yeux.

OBS

hémiopie : Synonyme impropre car, selon certains auteurs, il désigne le contraire d'hémianopsie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
DEF

Pérdida absoluta o déficit importante de la visión en la mitad de un campo visual.

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Record 4 2017-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

Blindness of nasal half of the visual field of one eye and temporal half of the other or right-sided or left-sided hemianopsia of corresponding sides in both eyes; generally caused by lesions involving the optic radiations posterior to the optic chiasm.

OBS

The term "homonymous hemianopsia" is recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Hémianopsie bilatérale caractérisée par une perte de vision du même côté de chaque œil (moitié nasale du champ visuel de l'autre œil).

OBS

Le terme «hémianopsie latérale homonyme» a été retenu par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

OBS

On parle d'hémianopsie homonyme droite ou gauche selon le côté du déficit temporal. Elle est due à une lésion des voies optiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
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Record 5 2017-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
DEF

Spectacles with a prism or mirror to allow the individual with homonymous hemianopia to see objects in his blind half field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
DEF

Lunettes munies d'un appareil qui déplace latéralement le champ visuel d'un œil ou les deux champs visuels.

Spanish

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Record 6 2015-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Magnetism
DEF

A mathematically simple magnetic field, having an axis of symmetry, with magnetic field lines pointing outward along one half of the axis(positive pole) and inward along the negative half of the axis(negative pole). Most magnetic fields that are sufficiently remote from their source resemble a dipole field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Magnétisme
CONT

[...] les lignes de force du champ du dipôle sont entraînées par le mouvement et étirées le long de cercles de latitude.

Spanish

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Record 7 - external organization data 2014-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
  • Biochemistry
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Environment
DEF

The period of time for a chemical substance to lose half its concentration or activity due to metabolic uptake, decay or other chemical change.

CONT

Industrial applications require generally robust enzymes with a long half-life under process conditions.

CONT

... the half-time of PCBs [polychlorinated biphenyl] in soil has been estimated at 5 years.

OBS

In the pollution field, means the time necessary for half the amount of pollutants to lose their polluting effect on the environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
  • Biochimie
  • Pharmacodynamie
  • Environnement
DEF

Durée nécessaire à la disparition de la moitié d'une substance soumise [à un] processus de biodégradation.

CONT

La demi-vie des molécules d'insuline dans le sang n'est que d'environ trois à quatre minutes; la libération d'insuline à partir du pancréas est ainsi tout à fait responsable des fluctuations des concentrations du glucose sanguin.

CONT

Certains congénères [de BPC (biphényle polychloré)] à teneur en chlore élevée persistent longtemps dans l'environnement (demi-vie de plus de 2 ans) [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 2014-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupational Bodies and Committees
OBS

Founded in 1939, AIHA is a nonprofit organization devoted to achieving and maintaining the highest professional standards for its members. More than half of 10, 000 members are certified industrial hygienists(CIHs), and many hold other professional designations. AIHA administers comprehensive education programs that keep occupational and environmental health and safety(OEHS) professionals current in the field of industrial hygiene. ​

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités professionnels
OBS

Association des États-Unis.

Spanish

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Record 9 2014-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
  • Soccer (Europe: Football)
DEF

A straight line dividing the field of play in half that runs from side-line to side-line.

CONT

Halfway line: Defines each team’s side.

Key term(s)
  • half-way line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Soccer (Europe : football)
DEF

Ligne qui divise le terrain en deux parties égales.

CONT

Ligne médiane : Délimite le camp respectif des deux équipes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
  • Fútbol
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Record 10 2014-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A series of matches that make up a single unit of competition of a professional tour event. The basic form of competition. The most common is a single-elimination tournament with a minimum of eight entries. Departure of losers cuts the field in half at each round as a tournament narrows to two entries in the final.

CONT

... he should have control over his upcoming travel schedule because approximately 400 of his 700 or so ranking points don’t come off the computer until the tournaments in Tokyo and Beijing roll around again this fall.

CONT

At a big tennis tournament, the best competitors spend lots of time scouting each other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

C'est une Katerina Maleeva impeccable dans sa technique et dont la concentration n'a connu aucune baisse de régime qui a ravi les honneurs du tournoi.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

[...] los tenistas se casan muy jóvenes y siempre están en torneos.

CONT

Estos jugadores son verdaderamente artistas, ya que elaboran la jugada [...] Una de sus armas principales suelen ser la dejada, el lob liftado y los passing-shots, que dominan a la perfección. Son los que hacen disfrutar al público en un torneo.

PHR

torneo femenino, de Hamburgo, de Roma

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Record 11 2012-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

[A type of] defective vision of blindness to form or color in half of the visual field, the perception of light being retained.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Hémianopsie avec perte du sens coloré ou de la forme mais perception de la lumière conservée.

Key term(s)
  • hémianopie relative

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
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Record 12 2012-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

An affection of [the] nasal half of the visual field in each eye.

OBS

binasal hemianopsia: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Hémianopsie dans le champ nasal de chacun des deux yeux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
DEF

Hemianopsia heterónima en la que se afecta el campo visual nasal de cada ojo.

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Record 13 2012-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

The loss of half of the visual field in both eyes.

Key term(s)
  • binocular hemianopsia
  • bilateral hemianopsia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Perte de la vision dans une moitié du champ visuel [...] des deux yeux.

Key term(s)
  • hémianopie bilatérale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
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Record 14 2012-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

A defect in the visual field in which the upper or lower half is lost.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Hémianopsie dans la moitié supérieure ou dans la moitié inférieure du champ visuel.

Key term(s)
  • hémianopie altitudinale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
DEF

Hemianopsia de límite horizontal, generalmente de la mitad inferior del campo visual.

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Record 15 2012-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

An affection of [the] temporal half of the visual field in each eye.

OBS

Can be seen in acromegaly.

OBS

bitemporal hemianopsia: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Hémianopsie dans le champ temporal de chacun des deux yeux.

OBS

Peut s'observer dans l'acromégalie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
DEF

Hemianopsia heterónima en la que se afecta el campo visual temporal de cada ojo.

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Record 16 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The customary lineup arrangement of the names of competitors in a tennis tournament, for an elimination tournament, hence also the match-ups for a tournament. Names of the players are drawn blindly, usually from a cup, and placed in the order drawn on a bracketed draw sheet that indicated who opposes whom.

CONT

The ratings are issued three times a year, based on performance over the previous twelve months, and are used by most tournament committees to determine seedings and which players should be admitted to the draw [of an ATP-sanctioned] tournament should there be more entries than positions.

CONT

The most common form of tennis competition is a single-elimination tournament with a minimum of eight entries. Departure of losers cuts the field in half at each round as a tournament narrows to two entries in the final. The world's four premier tournaments-Australian, French, Wimbledon, U. S championships-normally have draws of 128 men, with seven and seven rounds of play respectively. Related term : entrant(i. e. person who has entered into or signed up for a tournament).

PHR

Bottom-half, top-half, tough half of the draw,

PHR

Comfortable, main draw. Men’s, women’s draw. Darkhorse in the draw. If the draw holds true to form.

PHR

To be accepted into the draw. To draw opens up for a player.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Ordonnancement des joueurs [de tennis] dans un tournoi. Comprend les admis directs en fonction de leur classement, les qualifiés, les lucky-losers, les special-exempts et les wild-cards. Un tableau peut être de 16, 32, 48, 64 ou 128 joueurs. On distingue le «grand» tableau et le tableau des qualifications.

OBS

Le terme anglais «draw» signifie à la fois l'ordonnancement des joueurs (le tableau), le panneau sur lequel on inscrit, en deux colonnes, le nom des joueurs qui doivent s'affronter (le tableau) et le moyen pour l'établir (le tirage au sort).

CONT

Sabatini pourrait mettre d'accord toutes ses concurrentes du haut du tableau la semaine prochaine [...]

CONT

De l'autre côté du tableau, le Croate Goran Ivanisevic (no 4), finaliste en 1992, recevra la réplique inattendue du Français Guy Forget [...]

CONT

[...] il évolue dans la même moitié de tableau qu'Andreï Medvedev (no 4) et Sergi Bruguera, tenant du titre (no 6), l'Ukrainien et l'Espagnol sont les plus sérieux favoris et Jim Courier.

PHR

Tableau féminin, masculin. Moitié inférieure/supérieure du tableau. Tableau qui se nettoie de ses têtes de série.

PHR

Accéder au tableau (final/principal). Entrer directement dans le tableau.

Spanish

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Record 17 2011-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The result of registering (and being accepted) in a tennis tournament.

OBS

The most common form of tennis competition is a single-elimination tournament with a minimum of eight entries. Departure of losers cuts the field in half at each round as a tournament narrows to two entries in the final. The world's four premier tournaments-Australian, French, Wimbledon, U. S championships-normally have draws of 128 men, with seven and seven rounds of play respectively.

CONT

The last Canadian entry in singles, Patricia Hy-Boulais de Montréal, lost 6-1, 6-0 in the second round to Veronika Martinek of Germany.

PHR

Direct entries.

PHR

Wildcard entry.

PHR

Entry fee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Résultat d'inscrire quelqu'un sur une liste des joueurs admissibles à un tournoi de tennis.

PHR

Inscription automatique.

Spanish

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Record 18 2011-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

In a tennis tournament, a player or team who loses to a competitor advancing to the next round.

OBS

In the finals, the loser remains a "finalist".

OBS

Departure of losers in a single-elimination tennis tournament cuts the field in half at each round as the tournament narrows to two entries in the final.

PHR

Bad, lucky loser.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Dans un tournoi de tennis, joueur, joueuse ou équipe qui perd contre un adversaire qui passe au tour suivant.

CONT

[...] finaliste blessé, perdant de premier tour au Cap, perdant tôt à Laval.

CONT

[...] si vous ne voulez pas que les perdants se plaignent toujours de la luminosité, si vous voulez éviter d'être effectivement trop souvent ébloui, orientez le grand axe du court nord-sud.

OBS

En finale, le perdant ou la perdante demeure «finaliste».

PHR

Mauvais perdant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
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Record 19 2011-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
DEF

A stage in any elimination tournament in which all the competitors are previously paired and each pair plays a game after which only the winners advance to the next stage, the losers being eliminated from the tournament.

CONT

Top-seeded André Agassi, also seeking to complete a career Grand Slam with his first French title, powered into the third round with a 7-5, 6-1, 6-0 win over Todd Woodbridge [of Australia].

OBS

The term is common to all racquet sports. In tennis, for example, the Grand Chelem tournaments-Australian, French, Wimbledon and U. S. Opens-having draws of 128 players, 7 rounds are being played with respectively 128, 64, 32, 16, 8(quarterfinals), 4(semifinals), and 2(final) players in each, since the departure of losers cuts the field in half at each round.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
DEF

Chacun des stades d'un tournoi d'élimination au cours duquel les compétiteurs, jumelés au préalable par tirage au sort, disputent un match à l'issue duquel seuls les vainqueurs avancent au stade suivant, les perdants étant sortis du tournoi.

CONT

Les points accordés aux joueurs sont fonction de la ronde qu'ils atteignent à chacune des quatre compétitions.

OBS

Les termes s'utilisent pour tous les sports de raquette. Au tennis, par exemple, dans les tournois du Grand Chelem - l'Omnium d'Australie, l'Omnium de France, le Tournoi de Wimbledon et l'Omnium des États Unis - le tableau se compose de 128 joueurs; 7 rondes sont donc nécessaires pour que le nombre d'inscrits passe de 128 à 64, à 32, à 16, à 8 (quarts de finale), à 4 (demi-finales) et enfin à 2 (finale), le départ des perdants réduisant de moitié les noms des inscrits à chaque tour.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
CONT

[...] es lógico pensar que tanto en París como en muchos otros torneos [la nueva generación de jugadores españoles] superarán rondas y llegarán a finales.

OBS

El término se encuentra también para el raquetbol.

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Record 20 2009-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Motors
CONT

The stationary pulsating field can be shown to be equivalent to the sum of two equal and uniformly contra-rotating magnetic fields of half amplitude. This concept is used for the theoretical analysis of single-phase induction motors...

Key term(s)
  • single phase induction motor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs électriques

Spanish

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Record 21 2008-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

The measure concerns public support granted by the UK [United Kingdom] authorities to a research project in the field of aero-engines called Environmentally Friendly Engine(EFE). EFE is a project conceived to contribute to the goals of improved environmental performance of aero-engines set by ACARE1, the industry's technological platform, which has defined the technological paths and objectives until 2020 in its Strategic Research Agenda. In particular, the objectives of ACARE are to reduce emissions of CO2 [carbon dioxide], NOx and noise. The project envisages carrying out industrial research in order to develop technologies that would enable meeting stricter environmental standards and reduce ownership costs. In particular, the project aims at contributing to the following ACARE's goals :-A reduction in perceived noise to a half of current average levels;-A 50% cut in carbon dioxide(CO2) emissions per passenger kilometre(which means a 50% cut in fuel consumption) ;-An 80% cut in nitrogen dioxide(NOx) emissions;-Reduction in the weight of the engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

La nouvelle compagnie aérienne helvétique Swiss a annoncé une commande de moteurs CFM56-5C4/P d'une valeur de 300 millions de dollars pour équiper les 13 Airbus long-courriers A340-300 qu'elle vient d'acquérir. Ce moteur propre et peu gourmand en carburant contribuera à la politique de dimunition des coûts d'exploitation engagée par Swiss. Il est le dernier développement en date du CFM56-5C réalisé par CFM International, société commune à 50/50 entre Snecma Moteurs et General Electric.

Spanish

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Record 22 2004-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Employment Benefits
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
  • Working Practices and Conditions
CONT

The State Forestry Commission shall, to the extend that funds are available, pay its field employees who are called to duty or placed on call during the weekends at the rate of one and one half(1-½) times their salary instead of granting compensatory leave at the rate of time and a half.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Avantages sociaux
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
  • Régimes et conditions de travail

Spanish

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Record 23 2004-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Video Technology
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

To remove interlacing from images ... for TV [television] broadcasting.

OBS

Interlacing, invented in the 1940s, is probably the earliest form of video compression. Instead of transmitting a complete video frame 60 times every second, engineers discovered that they could halve the bandwidth needed by the TV signal if they sent alternately odd and even "fields", each field comprising just the odd or even picture lines.... When viewed on a progressive display device, such as a PC, two fields are interlaced to create one frame. Because half the frame's lines are captured a fraction of a second later than the other half, fast-moving objects may appear jagged, the result of the object advancing slightly within 1/60th of a second... It is possible to remove the jagged-edge interlace artifacts by applying a process known as "de-interlacing" to the video.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Rétablir dans leur chronologie les deux trames successives d'une image de télévision dont les lignes sont entrelacées.

Spanish

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Record 24 2003-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The MSRR-1 will initially accommodate two Experiment Modules and provide dual operations capability ... This Experiment Module named the Materials Science Laboratory (MSL) will be capable of processing samples in a variety of insert furnaces developed by both partners. Future planning is in progress to include inserts developed by other participating agencies.

CONT

The first Materials Science Research Rack... will occupy the right half of the rack. The European Space Agency will provide the core for the EM [Experiment Module] which will house five insert modules. NASA and ESA [European Space Agency] each will provide two inserts, and the German Space Agency(DLR) will provide a fifth. Each of the five inserts will be a furnace to process materials in different ways, such as directional solidification-melting and freezing a sample from one end to the other-or quenching a sample quickly to "freeze" its condition. The German insert will be a special furnace that uses a rotating magnetic field to control flows within the molten samples. The left half of the rack will be occupied for nine months by equipment from NASA's Space Products Development Division, then be made available to microgravity science researchers.

OBS

first materials science research rack; MSRR-1: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • first material sciences research rack
  • materials science research rack-1
  • material sciences research rack 1
  • material sciences research rack-1
  • material sciences rack 1
  • materials science rack-1
  • material science rack 1

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

premier bâti de recherche en science des matériaux; MSRR-1 : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 25 2003-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
CONT

Heraldry. Border surrounding the field of which it is the one-fifth part in width. In medieval heraldry, the border was borne as a difference or mark of cadency. It is now frequently borne as a charge. The border is placed over all ordinaries, except the chief, quarter, or canton which invariably surmount it. It has no diminutive, but it may be surmounted by another of half its width.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
CONT

Ceinture large au plus du sixième de l'écu et qui l'entoure complètement. La bordure est une espèce de brisure en forme de galon posé à plat au bord de l'écu.

CONT

Les fils de Charles de Valois modifient la bordure paternelle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Heráldica
DEF

Pieza honorable que rodea el ámbito del escudo por lo interior de él, tomando, según unos, la décima parte de su latitud, y según otros, la sexta.

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Record 26 2003-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

A type of video signal in which a complete frame is composed of two fields, each of which carries half the lines of the frame. The lines of the second field fall exactly in between the lines of the first field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Électrotechnique

Spanish

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Record 27 2003-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

When drainage tile is used in an absorption field, it shall be laid with joints 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide, and the top half of the joint shall be covered with asphalt treated paper or other suitable material to prevent entrance of soil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
CONT

Lorsqu'on utilise des tuyaux d'argile dans un champ d'épandage, il faut les mettre en place avec joints de 1/4 à 1/2 pouce de largeur, et il faut couvrir la moitié supérieure de ces derniers d'un papier bituminé ou d'un autre matériau approprié afin d'empêcher la terre d'y pénétrer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
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Record 28 2002-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lacrosse
DEF

The situation where a player gains possession of the ball and breaks ahead of the opposition into the offensive area of the field creating a man advantage.

CONT

From their vantage point in the defensive half of the field, the three attackmen should be able to anticipate potential fast breaks.

PHR

fast break play

Key term(s)
  • fastbreak
  • fast-break

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crosse
DEF

Attaque rapide qui se produit durant la transition de la défensive à l'offensive.

CONT

Le premier favorisera l'échappée rapide mais ne marquera pas de but et échappera des passes, c'est vrai; mais, à la longue, il apprendra.

OBS

Source du terme échappée rapide (contexte) : «Les sorties de zone à l'intercrosse», paragraphe 1.2.

Spanish

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Record 29 2002-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooking Appliances
  • Hotel Equipment
CONT

New technology is set to invade the most important room in the house : the kitchen. Soon you’ll be able to throw out that ancient microwave and cook with a "flashbake" oven using photons, or units of electromagnetic radiation. This oven cooks food just like a conventional oven-cooking from the outside and browning food but in half the time. Appliances are also getting safer. A breakthrough called an induction stove focuses a magnetic field above the burner that boils water in 20 seconds, but will not burn anything else. Only the content of the pot become hot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de cuisson des aliments
  • Équipement hôtelier
CONT

La cuisinière à induction, c'est un peu l'arlésienne de l'électroménager : tout le monde en a entendu parler avec enthousiasme, mais personne - ou presque - n'en a vu. LA PRESSE lève un coin du voile. La table de cuisson à induction appartient à la famille des surfaces en vitrocéramique [...].

Spanish

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Record 30 2002-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Departure of losers [in a single-elimination tournament] cuts the field in half at each round as a tournament narrows to two entries in the final. The world's four premier tournaments-Australian, French, Wimbledon, U. S championships-normally have draws of 128 men, with seven and seven rounds of play respectively.

CONT

"Qualifying round": A series of matches played to determine which players will be added to a tournament field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Image représentant l'ensemble des inscrits à un tournoi.

CONT

[...] pendant les deux ou trois premiers tours, seuls les non-classés entrent «en piste» [dans le tableau de progression].

Spanish

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Record 31 2002-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

Three Materials Science Research Racks will be a major portion of the U. S. Laboratory facilities. The European Space Agency will provide the core for the Experiment Module that will occupy the right half of the rack and will house five insert modules. NASA and ESA [European Space Agency] each will provide two inserts, and the German Space Agency(DLR) will provide a fifth. Each of the five inserts will be a furnace to process materials in different ways, such as melting and freezing a sample from one end to the other(directional solidification) or quenching a sample quickly to "freeze" its condition. The German insert will be a special furnace that uses a rotating magnetic field to control flows within the molten samples. The left half of the rack will be occupied for nine months by equipment from NASA's Space Products Development Division, before it is made available to microgravity science researchers. The Experiment Modules and their inserts will be replaceable in orbit, so an entire rack will not have to be returned to Earth. There will be a single experiment module in each rack with the experiment support systems taking the left half of the rack and an Experiment Module taking the right half of the rack.

OBS

materials science research rack; MSRR: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • materials science rack
  • material sciences research rack
  • material sciences rack

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

bâti de recherche en sciences des matériaux; MSRR : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 32 1999-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Molecular Biology
  • Bioengineering
CONT

One of the most important new designs in the field of laser scanning microscopy is Bio-Rad's new multiphoton microscope. The primary benefit of multiphoton or two-photon microscopy is that it can penetrate much deeper into tissue samples, permitting an unobstructed view of cells such as neurons. The way it accomplishes this feat involves an unusual characteristic of light. When two photons hit a fluorophor simultaneously, it's as if one photon of half the wavelength excited the targeted fluorophor. If two photons of infrared light are directed at a particular sample, they will penetrate to a depth of several millimeters and then combine in the focal plane where the photons are most concentrated, reacting as if one photon of blue light hit the sample. The result is a deep tissue image of superior resolution. Although confocal and multiphoton techniques are generally considered to be overlapping technologies, some enthusiastic supporters consider the multiphoton technique a replacement for confocal microscopy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie moléculaire
  • Technique biologique
CONT

La microscopie multiphotons ou plus précisément deux ou trois photons, peut être considérée comme une évolution de la microscopie confocale [...] Le principe de la microscopie à deux photons consiste à exciter un fluorochrome, non plus au moyen d'un seul photon de haute énergie (E), mais de deux photons dont les énergies sont diminuées de moitié (E/2)[...] la quantité de radicaux libres produits est très nettement réduite. Ce type de microscopie utilise de très courtes émissions de lumière, générées par des lasers infrarouges de puissance élevée.

OBS

Tiré du Technoscope.

Spanish

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Record 33 1998-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

Vision in only one half of the visual field of one or both eyes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Conservation de la moitié du champ visuel.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec les termes « hémianopsie » et « hémianopie », qui visent le côté aveugle du champ de vision.

Spanish

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Record 34 1991-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
CONT

The Weigand card contains a series of parallel wires embedded in the bottom half of the card. The wire is a specially treated ferromagnetic wire which produces a sudden change in magnetic flux when exposed to a slow changing magnetic field. Each wire in the badge can be assigned a logic "0" or "1" by placing it in the proper position relative to the resetting magnets and sensing coils in the card reader. This type of badge is impervious to accidental erasure and it is difficult to alter or duplicate.(Protection of Assets Manual, volume 1, section 8-27.) Cost is approximately $6. 00 each.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
CONT

Carte Weigand. Contient une série de fils parallèles enchâssés dans sa moitié inférieure. Il s'agit de fils ferromagnétiques qui produisent un changement soudain de flux magnétique lorsqu'ils sont exposés à un lent changement du champ magnétique. On peut conférer une valeur logique (0 ou 1) à chaque fil en plaçant la carte dans la position appropriée par rapport à l'aimant de réarmement et aux bobines de détection du lecteur de cartes. Les densimètres de ce genre ne peuvent être effacés accidentellement. En outre, il est difficile de les modifier ou de les reproduire (Protection of Assets Manual, volume 1, section 8-27). Ils coûtent environ 6 $ l'unité.

Spanish

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