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RETURN INTERVAL [6 records]

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Record 1 2023-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

The number of years between fires in a given location.

OBS

Fire return interval; fire interval : Some authors use these terms to designate an average of intervals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Caractéristique du régime des feux [consistant au] temps écoulé entre deux (2) feux successifs à un point donné.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
DEF

An... altimeter that measures absolute altitude by means of the elapsed time interval between the transmission of a distinctive sound from an aircraft and the return of its echo from the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

A past consideration is some act performed, or some value given, before the making of the promise.

CONT

... where there is an interval of time between an act and the promise said to have been given in return for it. The alleged consideration is then said to be "past consideration" and therefore bad.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

contrepartie antérieure : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
DEF

Determination of the depth of water by measuring the time interval between emission of a sonic or ultrasonic signal and return of its echo from the bottom.

OBS

echo sounding; echo depth sounding; acoustic sounding: This type of sounding can use a sonic or ultrasonic signal.

Key term(s)
  • acoustical sounding
  • echo depth-sounding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
OBS

Le «sondage à/par ultrasons» ou «sondage ultrasonore» n'est qu'un équivalent partiel de l'«échosondage» ou «sondage acoustique», lequel utilise les sons et les ultrasons.

Key term(s)
  • sondage à ultra-sons
  • sondage par ultrasons
  • sondage ultra-sonore

Spanish

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Record 5 2009-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A mode of operation in which a reader/interrogator reports a transponder ID [identification] on entering the field and will not return further reports of that transponder until a prescribed time interval has elapsed.

OBS

in field reporting: term standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

Key term(s)
  • in-field reporting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Télédétection
DEF

Mode opérationnel dans lequel un lecteur signale l'identification d'un transpondeur entrant dans la zone d'interrogation et ne renverra aucun signal supplémentaire pour ce transpondeur jusqu'à ce que l'intervalle de temps prescrit soit écoulé.

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Chronology
CONT

The average interval of time within which an event of a given magnitude is equalled or exceeded is known as the return period.

OBS

return period: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Earthquake return period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Chronologie
CONT

Les relevés indiquent que la périodicité des séismes potentiellement destructeurs dans le sud-ouest de la Colombie-Britannique et le nord-ouest de l'État de Washington est d'environ 15 ans, même si la période écoulée entre les événements successifs au cours de la période historique a varié considérablement.

CONT

L'intervalle de récurrence des forts séismes a été calculé entre 100 et 375 ans.

OBS

périodicité : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Périodicité sismique.

Spanish

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