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Record 1 2018-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roads
  • Solar Energy
DEF

A road with surfacing material containing photovoltaic cells that convert solar energy into usable electricity.

CONT

The potential appeal of solar roads — modified solar panels that are installed in place of asphalt — is clear. Generating electricity from highways and streets, rather than in fields and deserts packed with solar panels, could conserve a lot of land.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies de circulation
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

Route dont le revêtement contient des cellules photovoltaïques convertissant l'énergie solaire en électricité utilisable.

CONT

Dans les régions isolées, où la faible densité de population rend les coûts de raccordement au réseau électrique prohibitifs, la route solaire [...] permettra de créer des infrastructures de production d'énergie locales et pérennes, en circuit court.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

A non-aeronautical ground light which, by reason of its intensity, configuration or colour, might prevent, or cause confusion in, the clear interpretation of aeronautical ground lights should be extinguished, screened or otherwise modified so as to eliminate such a possibility.

OBS

non-aeronautical ground light: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • non aeronautical ground light

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
CONT

Il est recommandé que les feux non aéronautiques au sol qui, en raison de leur intensité, de leur configuration ou de leur couleur, risquent de prêter à confusion ou d'empêcher que les feux aéronautiques au sol ne soient interprétés clairement, soient éteints, masqués ou modifiés de façon à supprimer ces risques.

OBS

feu non aéronautique au sol : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • feu non-aéronautique au sol

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
OBS

luz no aeronáutica de superficie : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 3 1998-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

The plots should be modified to include the effects of the well. It should be clear how to enter the coordinates and the flow rate of the well.(Note : you will also need to include provisions to change the saturated thickness of the aquifer. Assume confined conditions.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
CONT

The standard for lettering was established in 1935 by the American National Standards Institute(ANSI)... The standardized lettering format was developed as a modified form of the Gothic letter font. The term font refers to a complete assortment of any one size and style of letters. The simplification of the Gothic letters resulted in a simplification of elements for each letter that became know as single-stroke Gothic lettering... The term single stroke comes from the fact that each letter is made up of a single straight or curved line element that makes it easy to draw and clear to read.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
CONT

Il existe plusieurs types d'écritures utilisées en dessin technique, dont la principale est l'écriture bâton, les autres étant à pleins et à déliés ou filiformes. Ces trois écritures peuvent être, soit en majuscule, soit en minuscule, l'une et l'autre pouvant être droite ou inclinée; l'inclinaison habituelle, pour la lettre bâton en particulier, est de 75 °; c'est cette inclinaison qui est recommandée par les normalisations belges et françaises.

CONT

Les titres et les écritures des dessins techniques se font en écriture bâton. On utilise soit des plumes à palette, soit des plumes tubulaires caractérisées par la largeur (...) du trait qu'elles permettent de tracer.

Spanish

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Record 5 1987-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

... clear yellowish liquid [that] is a solution of a chemically modified alkyd polycondensation product and approximately 49% by weight of volatile organic solvent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie

Spanish

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