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Record 1 2017-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
DEF

A growth stage of grasses when the main stem begins to elongate.

CONT

Stem elongation or jointing occurs as a result of internode elongation. Usually a plant has about five to six leaves on the main shoot when internode elongation first begins. Throughout development, the lower four nodes remain in the crown. The fifth node may remain in the crown or be elevated slightly and nodes six and seven are generally elevated above the soil. The elongating internode is hollow between the crown and the elevated growing point, except in solid stem varieties. Rapid stem or internode elongation brings the developing head above the soil surface. Each elongating internode becomes progressively longer and eventually leads to head emergence.

CONT

For corn, growth was determined as elongation of the sixth leaf blade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
DEF

Première phase de développement visible [...] de l'élongation des entre-nœuds de la tige chez les graminées.

OBS

Chez les graminées, elle [la montaison] est caractérisée par l'élongation, d'abord lente, puis de plus en plus rapide, des entre-nœuds de la tige principale et des talles. Cette élongation s'accompagne de la différenciation et du grossissement des inflorescences qui montent dans les gaines foliaires. La montaison se termine à la fécondation.

OBS

Stade phénologique des graminées, élongation de la tige principale porte-graine.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
CONT

A third person shooter game is one where the main aim of the game is to shoot or destroy the opposition(which will either be controlled by other online players or by the software itself). It differs from a first person shooter only in that you are looking down on the character you control(i. e. you can see your avatar on-screen) rather than viewing from the perspective of the avatar itself(as if you are viewing from its eyes).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
DEF

Jeu de tir 3D où l'avatar est visible à l'écran.

OBS

jeu de tir à la troisième personne; jeu de tir en vue objective; JTO : termes et abréviation publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 8 avril 2017.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Architectural Design
  • Construction Engineering (Military)
DEF

A sort of "barbican" for a Keep, it protected the entrance, which was usually on the second story, and contained a grand stair and additional chambers (often a chapel).

OBS

Barbican : Additional defenses in front of a gatehouse whose purpose was to restrict access to the main gate. Often contained drawbridges and parapets from which defenders could shoot down into the roadway.

OBS

Donjon or keep - The inner stronghold of a castle, usually found in one of the towers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Conception architecturale
  • Génie construction (Militaire)
DEF

Ouvrage extérieur de fortification en maçonnerie ou en bois, percé de meurtrières, protégeant un point important, tel qu'un pont, une route, un passage, une porte.

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
OBS

The most noticeable injury caused by the(european shoot moth) occurs when only one side of the main shoot is damaged and continued growth forms a posthorn or crook.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
OBS

Perce-pousse européen ou tordeuse des pousses du pin, Rhyacionia buoliana. Pousse terminale brisée à la base, puis redressement et lignification sous forme typique dite «en baïonnette».

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Air Safety
CONT

To enable the test crew to eject, should any serious problems arise, Piaggio has fitted a pyrotechnics-based emergency escape system... designed to blow the main door hinges and sequentially shoot the pilot's and copilot's seats back level with the door opening.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
CONT

Pour permettre à l'équipage d'essai de s'éjecter de l'avion si des problèmes graves survenaient, Piaggio a installé un système d'évacuation d'urgence à dispositif pyrotechnique (...) qui sectionnera les charnières de la porte principale et fera reculer de manière séquentielle les sièges du pilote et du copilote pour les placer face à la porte.

Spanish

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