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METER RUN [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radio Arts
- Television Arts
- Statistical Surveys
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- people meter
1, record 1, English, people%20meter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- audimeter 2, record 1, English, audimeter
- audience rater 3, record 1, English, audience%20rater
proposal
- audience monitoring device 2, record 1, English, audience%20monitoring%20device
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device that measures the television moving habits of individuals rather than households. [Globe and Mail, December 19, 1984] 4, record 1, English, - people%20meter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The advertising community is increasingly dubious about such claims. The impact of VCR's, they concede, is still unclear. But by next fall the A. C. Nielsen Co., among others, will be able to measure ratings more accurately with a new device called a "people meter. "In tests run this year the device has shown that the current measurement system often overstates the audience. In addition, many advertisers are convinced that cable is hurting the networks. 1, record 1, English, - people%20meter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
audience-rating: Assessment of the audience of a radio or television programme. 5, record 1, English, - people%20meter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rater: A thing which rates, estimates, measures, etc. 5, record 1, English, - people%20meter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radio (Arts du spectacle)
- Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- audimètre
1, record 1, French, audim%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- audimètre interactif 2, record 1, French, audim%C3%A8tre%20interactif
masculine noun
- analyseur de public 3, record 1, French, analyseur%20de%20public
masculine noun
- audimat 4, record 1, French, audimat
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil pour mesurer instantanément les cotes d'écoute des émissions de télévision. 2, record 1, French, - audim%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le sondage, réalisé par SOFRES-Nielsen sur un échantillon représentatif des 1, 2 million de foyers de la région parisienne, indique le nombre de téléviseurs branchés sur chaque chaîne, grâce à un boîtier électronique, l'audimètre, placé sur le téléviseur des téléspectateurs volontaires. Cette mesure instantanée de l'audience est devenue un instrument indispensable pour les publicitaires. 5, record 1, French, - audim%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le GIE Sofres-Nielsen, qui, depuis octobre 1986, publiait des résultats d'audience de la télévision obtenus à partir d'un panel d'audimètres «foyers» répartis en région parisienne, a, cette semaine, fourni les premiers résultats d'audience émanant d'un panel d'audimètres «à bouton poussoir», un système qui permet d'individualiser le comportement des téléspectateurs. 6, record 1, French, - audim%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Au lieu d'avoir à écrire des informations, les gens peuvent les donner directement à l'audimètre à l'aide d'un simple bouton ou d'un télécommande. 7, record 1, French, - audim%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
audimètre : Appareil qu'on fixe sur un récepteur de radio et qui relève les longueurs d'onde et les durées de réception lorsque le récepteur fonctionne. (L'audimètre donne des indications sur l'audience radiophonique et sur les habitudes d'écoute d'un certain nombre de foyers témoins.) 8, record 1, French, - audim%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : des audimat ou des audimats. 9, record 1, French, - audim%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
audimats (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 10, record 1, French, - audim%C3%A8tre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Locks (Canals)
- River and Sea Navigation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- boat elevator
1, record 2, English, boat%20elevator
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ship elevator 2, record 2, English, ship%20elevator
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Rhine-Rhône canal would run over 244 km and allow boats of 4, 400 tons(in comparison with 350 tons on the Napoleon canal). 23 locks needed to be built in order to solve the problem of a 336 meter difference in elevation between the two catchments. The highest lock was planned as a gigantic boat elevator, hoisting boats over 22 meters. 3, record 2, English, - boat%20elevator
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Old boat elevator in Henrichenburg/Waltrop. 4, record 2, English, - boat%20elevator
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Traveling along the "Industrial Culture Route" in the Emscher-Lippe region, you should visit the former "Holland Mine" in Gelsenkirchen and the old "Henrichenburg Ship Elevator" in Waltrop. 2, record 2, English, - boat%20elevator
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écluses
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- élévateur à bateaux
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20bateaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- élévateur de bateau 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20de%20bateau
correct, masculine noun
- élévateur à bateau 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20bateau
correct, masculine noun
- élévateur 4, record 2, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur
correct, masculine noun
- système de levage des bateaux. 5, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20levage%20des%20bateaux%2E
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] ouvrages de navigation intérieure destinés à faire franchir aux bateaux des dénivellations importantes, supérieures à celles que permettent économiquement les écluses. 6, record 2, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20bateaux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Élévateur : Terme générique pour désigner plusieurs procédés autres que l'écluse, permettant le franchissement des grandes chutes par des bateaux. Parmi ces procédés, on peut citer : les plans inclinés sur lesquels le bateau se déplace à sec sur un chariot monté sur rail [...]; les plans inclinés proprement dits sur lesquels le bateau se déplace à flot dans un sas muni de portes frontales; les ascenseurs mécaniques ou hydrauliques [...]; les pentes d'eau ou coins d'eau [...] 7, record 2, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20bateaux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ancien élévateur de bateaux à Henrichenburg/Waltrop. 8, record 2, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20bateaux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] systèmes de levage des bateaux (Waltrop) [...] 5, record 2, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20bateaux
Record 2, Key term(s)
- élévateur de bateau
- système de levage de bateau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-12-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Calorimetry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- thermometer tap 1, record 3, English, thermometer%20tap
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(thermometer well, often but not always threaded, in an orifice meter run) cf. thermometer well 1, record 3, English, - thermometer%20tap
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Calorimétrie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gaine de thermomètre
1, record 3, French, gaine%20de%20thermom%C3%A8tre
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1982-03-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- surface turbidity meter
1, record 4, English, surface%20turbidity%20meter
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the stirrers are stopped and after a settling time, the top layer of water is drawn off from each vessel and run into the transfer tank... From these 5 tanks, the samples follow each other through a surface turbidity meter... 1, record 4, English, - surface%20turbidity%20meter
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- turbidimètre de surface
1, record 4, French, turbidim%C3%A8tre%20de%20surface
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les agitateurs sont arrêtés et après un certain temps de décantation la tranche supérieure de l'eau de chaque récipient est prélevée pour être dirigée vers les bacs de transfert [...] De ces bacs les 5 échantillons passent successivement dans un turbidimètre de surface [...] 1, record 4, French, - turbidim%C3%A8tre%20de%20surface
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1982-03-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Wastewater Treatment
- Storage of Water
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- transfer tank 1, record 5, English, transfer%20tank
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the stirrers are stopped and after a settling time, the top layer of water is drawn off from each vessel and run into the transfer tank... From these 5 tanks, the samples follow each other through a surface turbidity meter... 1, record 5, English, - transfer%20tank
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Stockage des eaux
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bac de transfert
1, record 5, French, bac%20de%20transfert
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les agitateurs sont arrêtés et après un certain temps de décantation la tranche supérieure de l'eau de chaque récipient est prélevée pour être dirigée vers les bacs de transfert [...] De ces bacs les 5 échantillons passent successivement dans un turbidimètre de surface [...] 1, record 5, French, - bac%20de%20transfert
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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