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METER COVER [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-05-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- starting test
1, record 1, English, starting%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- start-up test 1, record 1, English, start%2Dup%20test
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The pattern approval tests must be carried out under the following conditions, unless otherwise specified : a) the meter must be fitted with its cover; b) in the case of drum type indicating devices only the most rapidly turning drum must be engaged(except, possibly, for the starting test; c) before any tests are made, the voltage circuits must have been energized for at least 1 hour. The measurement current must be set progressively to increasing or decreasing values, and the current circuits shall be energized at each value for a sufficient time to obtain thermal stability, with corresponding constant speed of rotation... 1, record 1, English, - starting%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- essai de démarrage
1, record 1, French, essai%20de%20d%C3%A9marrage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- essai d'amorçage 2, record 1, French, essai%20d%27amor%C3%A7age
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les essais d'approbation de modèle doivent être effectués, sauf indication contraire, dans les conditions suivantes : a) le compteur doit être muni de son couvercle. b) Dans le cas d'éléments indicateurs à rouleaux, seul le rouleau tournant le plus vite doit être en prise (sauf, éventuellement, pour l'essai de démarrage). c) Avant tout essai, les circuits de tension doivent avoir été alimentés pendant au moins une heure. Les courants de mesure doivent être réglés par valeurs progressivement croissantes ou décroissantes et appliqués, pour chaque valeur, pendant un temps suffisant pour obtenir les conditions de stabilité thermique qui correspondent à une vitesse de rotation du rotor constante. 1, record 1, French, - essai%20de%20d%C3%A9marrage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electrotecnia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ensayo de arranque
1, record 1, Spanish, ensayo%20de%20arranque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensayo efectuado sobre una máquina mientras se acelera desde la velocidad nula hasta la velocidad en carga, con objeto de determinar el par de arranque. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ensayo%20de%20arranque
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-03-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mail Pickup and Distribution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- special delivery service
1, record 2, English, special%20delivery%20service
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A postal service that uses a messenger to deliver the mail or parcel directly to the recipient’s address. 2, record 2, English, - special%20delivery%20service
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An article intended for special delivery service must have fixed to the cover near the name of the country of destination an "Expres(Special Delivery) "Label 57, obtainable at the post office, or it may be marked on the cover boldly in red "Expres(Special Delivery). "... Senders may prepay the special delivery fee by special delivery stamps, ordinary postage stamps, or meter stamps. 3, record 2, English, - special%20delivery%20service
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Special delivery" service for parcel post within Canada is inaugurated [in 1938]. ... "Special delivery" stickers are authorized for use by the public to affix to letters and parcels [in 1950]. 4, record 2, English, - special%20delivery%20service
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Levée et distribution du courrier
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- service de livraison exprès
1, record 2, French, service%20de%20livraison%20expr%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- service de livraison par exprès 2, record 2, French, service%20de%20livraison%20par%20expr%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun
- service de distribution par exprès 3, record 2, French, service%20de%20distribution%20par%20expr%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun
- service de livraison par porteur spécial 4, record 2, French, service%20de%20livraison%20par%20porteur%20sp%C3%A9cial
proposal, masculine noun
- service de livraison spéciale 4, record 2, French, service%20de%20livraison%20sp%C3%A9ciale
calque, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Service d’envoi postal qui utilise un porteur spécial pour livrer le courrier ou le colis directement à l’adresse du destinataire. 4, record 2, French, - service%20de%20livraison%20expr%C3%A8s
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le service de livraison par exprès des colis postaux au Canada est inauguré [en 1938]. [...] Le public est autorisé à utiliser des autocollants «par exprès» sur les lettres et les colis [en 1950]. 5, record 2, French, - service%20de%20livraison%20expr%C3%A8s
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En français, l’on confond les termes «exprès» et «express». Ce sont des homonymes ayant des sens différents. Le premier a le sens de spécial, par porteur spécial; le deuxième signifie rapide, accéléré. 6, record 2, French, - service%20de%20livraison%20expr%C3%A8s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-05-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Destructive and Non-destructive Tests (Mat.)
- Placement of Concrete
- Measuring Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pachometer
1, record 3, English, pachometer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- cover meter 2, record 3, English, cover%20meter
correct
- profometer 3, record 3, English, profometer
correct
- electromagnetic cover meter 4, record 3, English, electromagnetic%20cover%20meter
correct
- Covermeter 5, record 3, English, Covermeter
trademark
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A non-destructive testing device that locates steel in concrete up to a distance of about 70 mm from the surface. 4, record 3, English, - pachometer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The reinforcing steel in parking garage decks should be protected with a 50 mm thick concrete cover, a minimum requirement which is unfortunately seldom met.... The thickness of the concrete over the steel can be measured with a cover meter, also known as pachometer. Several types are available. The accuracy is in the range of + mm for a cover less than 25 mm. 1, record 3, English, - pachometer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Covermeter: used in a pamphlet of the French firm Seditech. 5, record 3, English, - pachometer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Contrôle destructif et non destructif (Matér.)
- Mise en place du béton
- Appareils de mesure
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pachomètre
1, record 3, French, pachom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- profomètre 2, record 3, French, profom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Détecteur d'armatures pour localiser des barres, mesurer la couverture et déterminer le diamètre des armatures dans les bâtiments, les ouvrages d'Arts, les contrôles de fabrication des éléments préfabriqués. 3, record 3, French, - pachom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
ME2i utilise une méthode magnétique pour la recherche, l'implantation et la détermination des dimensions de ferraillage dans les bétons. L'appareil utilisé est appelé pachomètre ou profomètre. Il est constitué de la manière suivante : au milieu une bobine générant un champ magnétique; symétriquement deux bobines à environ 5 centimètres; symétriquement deux bobines à une douzaine de centimètres. La bobine centrale reçoit pendant un court instant un courant et émet un champ magnétique qui aimante les fers à béton. Les bobines latérales reçoivent le champ magnétique. Si le champ magnétique est identique sur les bobines de gauche et de droite, cela signifie que l'appareil est au droit d'un fer. Il émet alors un signal. L'intensité du champ dépend de la profondeur du fer et de son diamètre. La dérivée du champ dépend de sa profondeur. Au moyen d'un microprocesseur incorporé, l'appareil calcule le diamètre et la profondeur du fer. Lorsqu'il n'existe qu'une seule nappe de fers à béton, la méthode est très efficace. Elle l'est moins au croisement de deux nappes et lorsque deux nappes de ferraillage se superposent. 4, record 3, French, - pachom%C3%A8tre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- surface feature
1, record 4, English, surface%20feature
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... imaging radar systems are active sensors that "illuminate" surface features with broadcast microwave energy and record a returned signal. Most imaging radar systems produce microwaves with wavelengths between 1 cm and 1 meter, longer than the wavelengths used in weather radar to detect rain and snow. These longer wavelength microwave signals propagate through the atmosphere and clouds with almost no interaction or weakening. As a result imaging radar systems can be used to map surface features day or night and in almost any weather conditions. These characteristics make radar imaging especially useful in tropical and polar regions where persistent cloud cover hampers optical remote sensing efforts. 2, record 4, English, - surface%20feature
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Surface Feature ...: quarries, surface roughness, boulder, fields, rock outcrops, soil type, disturbed soil. 3, record 4, English, - surface%20feature
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
surface feature: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 4, English, - surface%20feature
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- caractéristique de surface
1, record 4, French, caract%C3%A9ristique%20de%20surface
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- entité de surface 2, record 4, French, entit%C3%A9%20de%20surface
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Entité de surface [...] : carrières, rugosité de surface, champs de blocs, affleurements rocheux, type de sol, sol perturbé. 2, record 4, French, - caract%C3%A9ristique%20de%20surface
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caractéristique de surface : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 3, record 4, French, - caract%C3%A9ristique%20de%20surface
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teledetección
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- característica de superficie
1, record 4, Spanish, caracter%C3%ADstica%20de%20superficie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-02-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- terminal cover
1, record 5, English, terminal%20cover
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cover which covers the meter terminals and, generally, the ends of the external wires or cables connected to the terminals. 2, record 5, English, - terminal%20cover
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- couvercle de raccordement
1, record 5, French, couvercle%20de%20raccordement
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- couvre-bornes 2, record 5, French, couvre%2Dbornes
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couvercle qui couvre les bornes et, généralement, les extrémités des fils ou des câbles de l'installation connectés à ces bornes. 2, record 5, French, - couvercle%20de%20raccordement
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-01-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Crop Protection
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- radiative heat loss 1, record 6, English, radiative%20heat%20loss
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- radiation loss 1, record 6, English, radiation%20loss
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Radiant frosts occur when large amounts of clear, dry air moves into an area and there is almost no cloud cover at night. During these times, the plants, soil, and other objects which are warmer than the very cold night sky will "radiate" their own heat back to space and become progressively colder. In fact, the plants cool(by radiating their heat) themselves to the point that they can cause their own damage. The plant tissues which are directly exposed to the sky become the coldest. These radiation losses can cause the buds, blossoms, twigs, leaves, etc. to become 1-2°C colder than the surrounding air which radiates very little of its heat.... The amount of heat lost to wind drift is often at least equal to radiative heat losses that are in the range of 10 to 30 watts per square meter(W/m2) or more. Consequently, the replacement heat must be greater than the sum of both radiative and advective heat losses during "successful" frost protection activities... 1, record 6, English, - radiative%20heat%20loss
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Protection des végétaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- perte de chaleur par rayonnement
1, record 6, French, perte%20de%20chaleur%20par%20rayonnement
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les techniques de lutte curative ou de lutte active consistent à modifier le bilan énergétique au moment du gel, soit en limitant les pertes de chaleurs par rayonnement, soit en les compensant par des apports de chaleur. Ces techniques de lutte peuvent se réaliser de différentes manières : - Par écrans solides placés au-dessus des cultures fragiles pour leur envoyer un rayonnement sensiblement égal à celui qu'elles émettent. 1, record 6, French, - perte%20de%20chaleur%20par%20rayonnement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1985-11-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Metering Instruments
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- meter base
1, record 7, English, meter%20base
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The back of the meter by which it is fixed and to which are attached the frame, the terminals or the terminal block, and the cover. 1, record 7, English, - meter%20base
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Compteurs de consommation et débitmètres
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- socle
1, record 7, French, socle
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie arrière du boîtier [d'un compteur] servant généralement à sa fixation et sur laquelle sont montés le bâti, les bornes ou la plaque à bornes et le couvercle. 1, record 7, French, - socle
Record 7, Key term(s)
- socle du compteur
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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