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Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- horizontal return-tube boiler
1, record 1, English, horizontal%20return%2Dtube%20boiler
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- HRT boiler 2, record 1, English, HRT%20boiler
correct
- horizontal return tubular boiler 3, record 1, English, horizontal%20return%20tubular%20boiler
correct
- horizontal-return-tube boiler 2, record 1, English, horizontal%2Dreturn%2Dtube%20boiler
- horizontal return tube boiler 4, record 1, English, horizontal%20return%20tube%20boiler
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A boiler in which the water to be vaporized is housed in a drum through which horizontal tubes (fire tubes) are run. 1, record 1, English, - horizontal%20return%2Dtube%20boiler
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fire-tube boilers may be designed for vertical, inclined, or horizontal positions. One of the most generally used types is the horizontal-return-tube (HRT) boiler. In the HRT boiler, part of the heat from the combustion gases is transferred directly to the lower portion of the shell. The gases then make a return pass through the horizontal tubes or flues before being passed into the stack. 2, record 1, English, - horizontal%20return%2Dtube%20boiler
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The... horizontal return tube boiler... gets it's name from the horizontal fire tubes which run back-to-front through the lower half of the boiler drum. The gas burner is located under the front half of the boiler drum. The hot gases then pass to the rear of the fire box where they turn round and return to the front via the fire tubes and into the smoke box.(see this picture for a clearer description). 4, record 1, English, - horizontal%20return%2Dtube%20boiler
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gases from an external furnace are passed through the tubes for heat transfer to the drum water. 1, record 1, English, - horizontal%20return%2Dtube%20boiler
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaudière tubulaire à retour horizontal
1, record 1, French, chaudi%C3%A8re%20tubulaire%20%C3%A0%20retour%20horizontal
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chaudière à tubes de fumée horizontaux 2, record 1, French, chaudi%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20tubes%20de%20fum%C3%A9e%20horizontaux
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chaudières en fonte sectionnées sont réservées aux moyennes puissances (jusqu'à 1300 kW). Les chaudières de grande puissance (jusqu'à 5800 kW) sont généralement des chaudières sectionnées en acier, ou des chaudières à tubes de fumée verticaux ou horizontaux. Dans ce type de chaudières, les fumées effectuent un parcours dans des tubes qui servent de récupérateur et où elles perdent leur chaleur résiduelle. 2, record 1, French, - chaudi%C3%A8re%20tubulaire%20%C3%A0%20retour%20horizontal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-08-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Bowels
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- formed stools
1, record 2, English, formed%20stools
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stools are formed in the colon during the last phase of digestion. They are formed using water and waste particles. Stools are the means by which solid waste is eliminated from the body. A well formed stool is soft, flexible and easy to pass. It has good texture, volume and weight. A well formed stool measures about one and a half inches in diameter and about four to seven inches in length. Well formed stools make a clean exit from the body and hold their shape. 1, record 2, English, - formed%20stools
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intestins
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- selles formées
1, record 2, French, selles%20form%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- selles moulées 1, record 2, French, selles%20moul%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mécanisme de l'encoprésie [émission régulière de selles formées ou semi-formées]. Au fur et à mesure, le besoin d'aller à la selle s'émousse car le rectum s'habitue à être rempli à des volumes de plus en plus importants. Au-delà d'un certain volume de selles dans le rectum le sphincter anal lisse se décontracte de façon physiologique et des fuites de selles moulées ou semi-formées se produisent lorsque l'attention de l'enfant se relâche et qu'il ne pense plus à se retenir en serrant la partie striée de son sphincter anal. 1, record 2, French, - selles%20form%C3%A9es
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-03-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Military Transportation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- single flow route
1, record 3, English, single%20flow%20route
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A route at least one and a half lanes wide allowing the passage of a column of vehicles, and permitting isolated vehicles to pass or travel in the opposite direction at predetermined points. 2, record 3, English, - single%20flow%20route
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
single flow route: term and definition standardized by NATO. 3, record 3, English, - single%20flow%20route
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Transport militaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- itinéraire à débit simple
1, record 3, French, itin%C3%A9raire%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9bit%20simple
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- itinéraire à simple courant 2, record 3, French, itin%C3%A9raire%20%C3%A0%20simple%20courant
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Itinéraire d'une largeur au moins égale à une voie et demie, permettant le passage d'une colonne de véhicules et offrant la possibilité à des véhicules isolés de dépasser ou de circuler en sens inverse à des endroits prédéterminés. 2, record 3, French, - itin%C3%A9raire%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9bit%20simple
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
itinéraire à simple courant : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 3, record 3, French, - itin%C3%A9raire%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9bit%20simple
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
itinéraire à débit simple : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat. 3, record 3, French, - itin%C3%A9raire%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9bit%20simple
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transporte militar
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- itinerario de una sola dirección
1, record 3, Spanish, itinerario%20de%20una%20sola%20direcci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ruta de al menos un carril y medio de anchura que permite el paso de una columna de vehículos y en la que existen determinados puntos donde vehículos aislados pueden adelantarla o cruzarse con ella. 1, record 3, Spanish, - itinerario%20de%20una%20sola%20direcci%C3%B3n
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-02-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- monster curve
1, record 4, English, monster%20curve
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the second half of the nineteenth century... mathematicians began to find all kinds of monster curves that had no unique tangent at any point [...] [Giuseppe Peano] showed how a single point, moving continuously over a square, could(in a finite time) pass at least once through every point on the square and its boundary!(Actually any such curve must go through an infinity of points at least three times.) At the limit, the curve becomes a solid square. 2, record 4, English, - monster%20curve
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- courbe monstrueuse
1, record 4, French, courbe%20monstrueuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces courbes scandaleuses sans pente à la dimension ambiguë étaient extrêmement troublantes [....] Le grand Poincaré [les qualifia de] "galerie des monstres" [....] Néanmoins, soixante-dix ans après Peano, Mandelbrot démontra avec conviction qu'il était faux de penser que les courbes monstrueuses n'avaient que peu de rapport avec la géométrie de l'univers [....] Il prouva qu'en elles résidait le secret de la mesure de l'irrégularité du monde réel. Le secret des fractales. 1, record 4, French, - courbe%20monstrueuse
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-08-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- articulating half ring
1, record 5, English, articulating%20half%20ring
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- half ring 1, record 5, English, half%20ring
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The articulating half ring of a trilobite is the] Anterior extension of [the] axial ring which bends downward to pass under [the] posterior edge of [the] ring just in front of it(...) 1, record 5, English, - articulating%20half%20ring
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- demi-anneau articulaire
1, record 5, French, demi%2Danneau%20articulaire
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le tergite [d'un Trilobite] se compose (...) d'un genou articulaire, le "demi-anneau articulaire", fixé à l'avant de l'anneau axial, normalement recouvert par l'anneau précédent et visible seulement sur les individus enroulés. 1, record 5, French, - demi%2Danneau%20articulaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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