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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

Yarn that has been specially manufactured so that its appearance differs significantly from that of conventional yarn in order to give it a decorative effect.

CONT

Novelty yarns are usually uneven in size, varied in color, or modified in appearance by the presence of the irregularities deliberately produced during their formation.

OBS

fancy yarn; novelty yarn: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Fil fabriqué intentionnellement pour que son aspect diffère de manière significative de celui qui est habituel afin de lui donner un effet décoratif.

OBS

fil fantaisie : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
DEF

[Hilo] que resulta de haber torcido varios hilos finos de colores diferentes [...]

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Record 2 2012-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

novelty yarn : A yarn produced for a special effect. Novelty yarns are usually uneven in size, varied in color, or modified in appearance by the presence of irregularities deliberately produced during their formation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

Matelassage [...] Il existe des fils de couleurs variées, si l'on souhaite faire du «ton sur ton» ou au contraire réaliser un contraste plus décoratif.

Key term(s)
  • de couleur variée

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

The displacement and transportation of solids (soil, sand, gravel, mud, boulders, and other particles) by moving water.

CONT

The major landforms produced by stream erosion are valleys, which may be modified from their original rather narrow, steep-walled, and V-shaped appearance by continuing erosion and deposition.

CONT

Fluvial erosion is ... caused by streams and rivers. [It] can be catastrophic when a flood event causes a rapid adjustment of the stream channel size and/or location.

OBS

stream: A body of running water (as a river or brook) flowing on the earth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Érosion causée par l'action des cours d'eau.

CONT

Les matériaux qui se détachent sont transportés lorsqu’ils sont exposés à l’érosion fluviale dans les ruisseaux et les rivières.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silk (Textiles)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

A French term, meaning literally 'skin of silk’ applied originally to a fine silk fabric in a modified weave that had a ribbed or grained appearance and was sometimes reversible. The term nowadays includes fabrics made from man-made fibre yams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soieries
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Tissu lourd, chaîne soie, tramé fibre, surface satinée, armure satin de Lyon.

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

novelty yarn : A yarn produced for a special effect. Novelty yarns are usually uneven in size, varied in color, or modified in appearance by the presence of irregularities deliberately produced during their formation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
Key term(s)
  • d'aspect modifié

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

novelty yarn : A yarn produced for a special effect. Novelty yarns are usually uneven in size, varied in color, or modified in appearance by the presence of irregularities deliberately produced during their formation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
Key term(s)
  • de diamètre inégal

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
CONT

The Schick test... consisted at first of the injection, under the skin, or 0. 2 cubic centimeters of salt solution containing one-fortieth the minimum lethal dose of toxin derived from diphtheria organisms.(This was later modified to 0. 2 cubic centimeters of salt solution containing one-fiftieth the minimum lethal dose of diphtheria toxin.) In a susceptible patient, a brownish stain appears at the site of the injection some forty-eight hours later; the stain remains for any period from a week to two months or so. Appearance of the stain is a sure indication that immunization is necessary(immune children show no reaction).

Key term(s)
  • Schick reaction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
CONT

La diphtérie est connue depuis longtemps. [...] On peut évaluer l'état immunitaire par la réaction de Schick qui consiste à injecter en intradermique 1/50e de DMM de toxine [élaborée par Corynebacterium diphteriae]: chez les sujets protégés, on n'observe aucune réaction tandis que, chez les sujets sensibles, survient une réaction papulo-erythémateuse.

Key term(s)
  • test de Schick

Spanish

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Record 8 1994-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
CONT

Rotifera : a class of Aschelminthes comprising minute usu. microscopic but many-celled aquatic animals having the anterior end modified into a retractile disk bearing one or two circles of strong cilia that often give the appearance of rapidly revolving wheels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
DEF

Embranchement d'Invertébrés aquatiques microscopiques dont la bouche est entourée de cils vibratiles.

OBS

En raison de leur grande vitesse de reproduction et de leur capacité de résistance à des conditions de vie difficiles, ils sont utilisés en aquaculture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esponjas, hidrozoarios y medusas
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