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MODIFIED VELOCITY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-12-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- velocity of flow
1, record 1, English, velocity%20of%20flow
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- velocity 2, record 1, English, velocity
correct, officially approved
- velocity flow 3, record 1, English, velocity%20flow
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A grit chamber can be defined as a modified settling basin in which the horizontal velocity of flow is so controlled that only heavier solids such as grit and sand are removed while the lighter organic solids are carried forward in suspension. 1, record 1, English, - velocity%20of%20flow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
velocity: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - velocity%20of%20flow
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vitesse de passage
1, record 1, French, vitesse%20de%20passage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vitesse 2, record 1, French, vitesse
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La vitesse de passage à travers la grille doit être suffisante pour obtenir l'application des matières sur la grille, sans pour autant provoquer de perte de charge trop importante, ni entraîner de colmatage en profondeur des barreaux. 1, record 1, French, - vitesse%20de%20passage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vitesse : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - vitesse%20de%20passage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- caudal
1, record 1, Spanish, caudal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cociente entre el volumen real del agua que pasa a través del medidor de agua, y el tiempo que le toma a este volumen pasar a través del medidor de agua. 1, record 1, Spanish, - caudal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-03-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- perigee orbit
1, record 2, English, perigee%20orbit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Laboratory calculations, moreover, indicated that the launcher thus modified could achieve a final velocity of 27, 730 feet per second with a ten-pound payload at a 200-mile-perigee orbit, while computations undertaken by the Glenn L. Martin Company put the velocity at 28, 350 feet per second, twelve percent above the required speed. 2, record 2, English, - perigee%20orbit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- orbite de périgée
1, record 2, French, orbite%20de%20p%C3%A9rig%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il suffirait d'ajouter au Céphée un troisième étage pour obtenir un lanceur capable de mettre 50 kg sur une orbite de périgée 300 km [...] 2, record 2, French, - orbite%20de%20p%C3%A9rig%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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