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MATURITY MAXIMUM [9 records]

Record 1 2026-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

The full maturity of fruit trees and perenial crops that allow them to produce its maximum expected yield.

OBS

[Apple] trees take four to six years to reach full bearing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

Pleine maturité des arbres fruitiers et de plantes vivaces qui permet de produire le rendement maximal attendu.

CONT

Le Jatropha est une plantation pérenne et met plusieurs années (4 à 6 ans) à atteindre son plein développement pour la production de graines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
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Record 2 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

This very active swimmer has a powerful streamlined body that reaches a maximum length of approximately 3 m. The back of the porbeagle shark is dark grey to bluish black in colour and its belly is white. The head is stout, the snout is pointed and the eyes are large. The mouth has rather large, pointed blade-like teeth with smooth edges that are identical on both jaws. Males reach maturity at age 8 and females at age 13. The porbeagle shark's typical life expectancy is estimated to be between 25 and 46 years.

OBS

Family: Lamnidae.

OBS

porbeagle: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

La maraîche (Lamna nasus), également appelée veau de mer, requin-taupe commun ou requin marsouin, est une espèce de requins de la famille des Lamnidae, présente sur Terre depuis près de 400 millions d'années.

OBS

requin-taupe commun : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
  • Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
  • Pesca comercial
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 3 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

The assignment of the maturity of a compost based on the measurement of the maximum temperature in a self-heating test using Dewar vessels.

OBS

maturity of compost: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Cotation de la maturité d'un compost sur la base du mesurage de la température maximale dans un essai d'auto échauffement utilisant des vases de Dewar.

OBS

maturité du compost : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
DEF

A security where the amount payable on maturity, or any other occasion when the security can be redeemed, will or may exceed the issue price by more than 0. 5% for each year in the redemption period, up to a maximum of 30 years.

OBS

The redemption period is the period between the date of issue and the date of redemption. In effect the amount is the lower of 0.5% of the redemption amount for each year of the bond’s original maturity, or 15% of the amount payable on redemption.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

The hydrocarbon seeps appear as highs in a map of the product of the propane and butane ranks, and the maturity maxima appear as lows in the biomarker ratio ranks.

OBS

maturity maximum : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • maturity maxima

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

zone de maturité maximale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 6 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
CONT

The organic maturity data indicate that the Tindelpina Shale Member has experienced maximum temperatures and peak maturation of about 190°C, probably associated with the Delamerian Orogeny at about 500 Ma.

OBS

organic maturity data: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
OBS

Cet écart de température est en bon accord avec des données recueillies indépendamment à travers des indicateurs de maturité organique, ailleurs dans la région nord-est du bassin de Williston.

OBS

données sur la maturité organique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
DEF

Authority approved by the World Bank Board of Directors on December 2, 1986, authorizing investment in financial futures and options for U. S. dollars and pound sterling. It also authorized extension of the five-year and three-month maximum maturity limit in securities eligible for the portfolio, investment in eligible securities of all maturities and controlling the risk implicit in these by substituting the five-year three-month maturity limit on individual securities with the establishment of an average duration range of not less than three months and not more than four years for the U. S. dollar and non-dollar portfolios.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
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Record 8 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Silviculture
CONT

Large and intermediate trees. Based on size, the most significant plants from both a compositional and spatial standpoint within the landscape are large and intermediate trees. Large trees grow 40 ft(12m) tall or more at maturity, while intermediate trees have a maximum height of 30 to 40 ft.(9m-12m). Examples of large and intermediate trees include sugar maple(Acer saccharum), white oak(Quercus alba), white ash(Fraxinus americana), American beech(Fagus grandifolia), and red gum(Eucalyptus camaldulensis).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Il est convenu d'appeler (...) "grands arbres" ceux dont les dimensions excèdent 18 à 20 mètres (...)

Spanish

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Record 9 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Silviculture
CONT

Large and intermediate trees. Based on size, the most significant plants from both a compositional and spatial standpoint within the landscape are large and intermediate trees. Large trees grow 40 ft(12m) tall or more at maturity, while intermediate trees have a maximum height of 30 to 40 ft.(9m-12m). Examples of large and intermediate trees include sugar maple(Acer saccharum), white oak(Quercus alba), white ash(Fraxinus americana), American beech(Fagus grandifolia), and red gum(Eucalyptus camaldulensis).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Il est convenu d'appeler (...) "arbres moyens" ou de deuxième grandeur ceux dont la taille est comprise entre 10 et 18 mètres de hauteur (...)

Spanish

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