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Record 1 2024-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
CONT

Posterior sag test. The patient is positioned supine with hip and knee flexed to 90° and the heel of the leg supported by the examiner. The patient is instructed to relax, and the examiner observes the appearance of the knee joint... If the tibia sags downward as compared to the unaffected side, it is a sign of a PCL [posterior cruciate ligament] tear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

Test de Godfrey. Patient en décubitus dorsal, cuisse et genoux fléchis à 90°, jambes horizontales. Les talons du patient sont soutenus par l'examinateur de telle sorte que les jambes sont parallèles à la table. Le test est positif lorsqu'on voit une chute en arrière de l'extrémité supérieure du tibia du côté lésé.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

[The] local irregularities in the film thickness caused by the downward movement of a coating material during drying in a vertical or in an inclined position.

CONT

Runs and sags : Mass slipping of total film or partial slipping of paint in curtains.

OBS

Small sags may be called runs, tears or droplets, large sags may be called curtains.

OBS

sags : term and definition standardized by ISO.

OBS

sags : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Coulures se présentant sous la forme de surépaisseurs en ondulations plus ou moins régulières et de faible amplitude.

OBS

Les petits festons peuvent être appelés coulures, larmes, gouttelettes. Les grands festons peuvent être appelés draperies.

OBS

festons : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

OBS

festons : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

OBS

festons : définition normalisée par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Power Supply
CONT

Sags/Brownouts... Short term decreases in voltage levels. This is the most common power problem, accounting for 87 percent of all power disturbances according to a study by Bell Labs.... Typically, sags are caused by the start-up power demands of many electrical devices(including motors, compressors, elevators, shop tools, other office equipment, etc.). Utilities also create sags as a means of coping with extraordinary power demands, like high air conditioner use on a steamy summer's day. In a procedure known as "rolling brownouts, "the utility will systematically lower voltage levels in certain areas for hours or days at a time.

Key term(s)
  • rolling brown-outs
  • rolling brownout
  • rolling brown-out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Distribution électrique)
Key term(s)
  • réduction de tension tournante

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

... the slow deformation of the snow as it becomes denser and sags under the influence of gravity.

CONT

Settlement of alpine snow ... Under the action of gravity, the weight of the snow presses on the individual grains below, causing settlement and generally resulting in densification and strengthening.

CONT

Settlement in the surface layers is improving the bond between layers. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

Do not confuse with whumpf [which is the sound made by a collapsing snowpack due to an overload]. Settlement is a gradual process.

OBS

settlement: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Diminution de l'épaisseur du manteau neigeux principalement en raison de la métamorphose de faible gradient.

OBS

Il en résulte : augmentation de la densité et de la résistance de la neige.

CONT

[...] plus l'intensité [de la chute de neige] diminue, plus la métamorphose et le tassement du manteau (donc sa consolidation) ont le temps de se réaliser; le risque [d'avalanche] s'en trouve alors diminué à terme plus ou moins long.

CONT

Le tassement des couches de surface améliore les liaisons entre les couches. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

tassement : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Mining Operations
CONT

The pits, sags, and troughs that develop on the surface over abandoned underground mines are the ultimate result of subsurface strata movements.... A means must be provided to indicate if strata movements are occurring.. beneath these structures so that appropriate measures can be taken to mitigate damage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Exploitation minière
CONT

L'observation et l'étude fine des traces d'outils visibles sur les parois latérales des galeries est fondamentale lorsqu'on se trouve dans un secteur où plusieurs exploitations se sont télescopées. Leur orientation permet de définir le sens du creusement d'un ouvrage et ainsi la dynamique de l'exploitation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
  • Explotación minera
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Record 6 1997-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
CONT

She sags to leeward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
CONT

Le navire est dépalé sous le vent.

DEF

Dévier de sa route de façon imprévue à cause d'un vent brusque ou du courant.

Spanish

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