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SEA PASSAGE [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Locks (Canals)
- Water Transport
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sea lock
1, record 1, English, sea%20lock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sea-lock 2, record 1, English, sea%2Dlock
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sea locks are used in coastal areas where canals or waterways meet the ocean. These locks are designed to protect the inland waterways from the tidal variations and ensure a controlled passage for vessels. 3, record 1, English, - sea%20lock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écluses
- Transport par eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écluse maritime
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cluse%20maritime
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- écluse de mer 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9cluse%20de%20mer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le port est constitué de deux parties : la partie amont du port maintenue à flot dans laquelle sont localisées l'aire de réparation navale et l'aire de carénage plaisance, le plan d'eau étant maintenu à un niveau constant par une écluse maritime et un déversoir [...] La partie aval, soumise au jeu des marées et vouée à l'échouage des navires en stationnement. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cluse%20maritime
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-01-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Marine Biology
- Zoology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- amphidromy
1, record 2, English, amphidromy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Amphidromy is a distinctive form of diadromy that involves some fish, decapod crustaceans and gastropod molluscs. Characteristic elements in amphidromy are : reproduction in fresh water, passage to sea by newly hatched larvae, a period of feeding and growing at sea usually a few months long, return to fresh water of well‐grown juveniles, a further period of feeding and growing in fresh water, followed by reproduction there. 2, record 2, English, - amphidromy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie marine
- Zoologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- amphidromie
1, record 2, French, amphidromie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'un des types de diadromie observée est] l'amphidromie : la reproduction se déroule en eau douce. Les larves à éclosion doivent rejoindre l'océan pour se développer. Après une période de développement en mer, les post-larves ou juvéniles colonisent les bassins versants par l'embouchure. En rivière, les juvéniles vont achever leur maturation pour devenir géniteurs. 2, record 2, French, - amphidromie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología Marina
- Zoología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- anfidromía
1, record 2, Spanish, anfidrom%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Comportamiento migratorio de peces y camarones que viven en los ríos y que penetran las zonas de agua salobre o salada (estuarios) para completar su ciclo de vida antes de regresar a los ríos para vivir como adultos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - anfidrom%C3%ADa
Record 3 - internal organization data 2019-11-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Dundas Strait
1, record 3, English, Dundas%20Strait
correct, Australia
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a sea passage in the Northern Territory of Australia located between Melville Island and the Cobourg Peninsula. 2, record 3, English, - Dundas%20Strait
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Strait of Dundas
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- détroit de Dundas
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Dundas
unofficial, masculine noun, Australia
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] détroit reliant la mer d'Arafura et le golfe de Van Diemen, dans le nord de l'Australie. 2, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Dundas
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-01-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Sandwich Tickle
1, record 4, English, Sandwich%20Tickle
correct, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A passage near Cartwright, between the Labrador Sea and Sandwich Bay. 2, record 4, English, - Sandwich%20Tickle
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 53° 42’ 2" N, 57° 10’ 33" W (Newfoundland and Labrador). 3, record 4, English, - Sandwich%20Tickle
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- passage Sandwich
1, record 4, French, passage%20Sandwich
unofficial, masculine noun, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Passage près de Cartwright, entre la mer du Labrador et la baie Sandwich. 1, record 4, French, - passage%20Sandwich
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 53° 42' 2" N, 57° 10' 33" O (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador). 2, record 4, French, - passage%20Sandwich
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-04-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- River and Sea Navigation
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Glaciology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- open water
1, record 5, English, open%20water
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- open water area 2, record 5, English, open%20water%20area
correct, see observation
- ice-free water 3, record 5, English, ice%2Dfree%20water
- open sea 4, record 5, English, open%20sea
see observation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A relatively large area of free navigable water in an ice-encumbered sea. 5, record 5, English, - open%20water
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there is insufficient knowledge or experience to predict... what the effects will be of the areas of open water left by the ships’ passage in an otherwise ice-covered sea. 6, record 5, English, - open%20water
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ice is melting so fast in the Arctic that the North Pole will be in the open sea in 30 years, according to a team of leading climatologists. 7, record 5, English, - open%20water
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
open water; open water area; open sea: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 5, English, - open%20water
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Glaciologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mer libre
1, record 5, French, mer%20libre
correct, see observation, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- eaux libres 2, record 5, French, eaux%20libres
correct, feminine noun, plural, officially approved
- eau libre 3, record 5, French, eau%20libre
see observation, feminine noun
- glace navigable 4, record 5, French, glace%20navigable
feminine noun
- zone d'eau libre 5, record 5, French, zone%20d%27eau%20libre
see observation, feminine noun
- étendue d'eau libre 6, record 5, French, %C3%A9tendue%20d%27eau%20libre
see observation, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone relativement vaste d'eau libre et navigable dans une mer encombrée de glaces. 7, record 5, French, - mer%20libre
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aux États-Unis, zone de mer ayant une concentration de glace inférieure à 1/10. 7, record 5, French, - mer%20libre
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mer libre; eaux libres : termes uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 8, record 5, French, - mer%20libre
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mer libre; eau libre; zone d'eau libre; étendue d'eau libre : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 9, record 5, French, - mer%20libre
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Navegación fluvial y marítima
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Glaciología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- aguas abiertas
1, record 5, Spanish, aguas%20abiertas
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- mar libre de hielo 2, record 5, Spanish, mar%20libre%20de%20hielo
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aguas abiertas: término proveniente del Código Sanitario Internacional para los Animales Acuáticos, 2002. 3, record 5, Spanish, - aguas%20abiertas
Record 6 - internal organization data 2015-04-13
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Law of the Sea
- International Public Law
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- innocent passage
1, record 6, English, innocent%20passage
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- right of innocent passage 2, record 6, English, right%20of%20innocent%20passage
correct
- right of peaceful passage 3, record 6, English, right%20of%20peaceful%20passage
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Right of innocent passage.... Article 14. 1. Subject to the provisions of these articles, ships of all States, whether coastal or not, shall enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea. 2. Passage means navigation through the territorial sea... 4. Passage is innocent so long as it is not prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of the coastal State. Such passage shall take place in conformity with these articles and with other rules of international law. 1, record 6, English, - innocent%20passage
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la mer
- Droit international public
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- droit de passage inoffensif
1, record 6, French, droit%20de%20passage%20inoffensif
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- droit de passage innocent 2, record 6, French, droit%20de%20passage%20innocent
correct, masculine noun
- passage innocent 2, record 6, French, passage%20innocent
correct, masculine noun
- passage inoffensif 2, record 6, French, passage%20inoffensif
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
passage innocent : Expression employée, notamment quand on parle de droit de passage innocent ou inoffensif, pour désigner le fait par un navire étranger de traverser la mer territoriale d'un État sans rien faire qui porte atteinte aux droits de l'État riverain ou les menace. 2, record 6, French, - droit%20de%20passage%20inoffensif
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho del mar
- Derecho internacional público
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- derecho de paso inocente
1, record 6, Spanish, derecho%20de%20paso%20inocente
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- derecho de paso inocuo 2, record 6, Spanish, derecho%20de%20paso%20inocuo
masculine noun
- paso inofensivo 2, record 6, Spanish, paso%20inofensivo
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2011-11-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
- Thermal Insulation
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- cork insulation
1, record 7, English, cork%20insulation
correct, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cork Insulation. Cork is the outer bark of an oak tree that flourishes only in the area surrounding the western Mediterranean Sea. Instead of being fibrous in structure, the bark of the cork oak is composed of tiny cells, so small that there are 200 million of them to every cubic inch of cork bark. These tiny cells give cork a high resistance to the passage of heat. Each cell is filled with still air, and next to a vacuum, still air is the best insulation known. Because the cells are so tiny, no convection currents in the air can be established to reduce its insulation properties. The cellular structure gives the material its high degree of natural moisture resistance. Each tiny cork cell is a perfect geometric shape, having 14 sides. The volume of cork includes more than 75% air. Its thermal conductivity is 0. 26 Btu per square foot per hour per degree temperature difference at 60 degrees F.(metric), and 0. 30 Btu per square foot per degree temperature difference at 180 degrees F(metric). 2, record 7, English, - cork%20insulation
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cork insulation: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 7, English, - cork%20insulation
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
- Isolation thermique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- isolant de liège
1, record 7, French, isolant%20de%20li%C3%A8ge
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les isolants peuvent être classés, selon leur origine, en 3 catégories : 1er les matériaux d'origine minérale [...]; 2e les matériaux d'origine végétale (liège, balsa, paille, varech); 3e les matériaux plastiques alvéolaires [...] 2, record 7, French, - isolant%20de%20li%C3%A8ge
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le tronc du chêne-liège est recouvert d'une écorce épaisse, récoltée pour fabriquer des bouchons ou des matériaux isolants. 3, record 7, French, - isolant%20de%20li%C3%A8ge
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Cahier Enviroguide chlore, chap. 4.1.4. 4, record 7, French, - isolant%20de%20li%C3%A8ge
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 4 OBS
isolant de liège : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 7, French, - isolant%20de%20li%C3%A8ge
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2008-03-07
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Demolition (Military)
- Naval Mines
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- discriminating circuit
1, record 8, English, discriminating%20circuit
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That part of the operating circuit of a sea mine which distinguishes between the response of the detecting circuit to the passage of a ship and the response to other disturbances(e. g. influence sweep, countermining, etc.). 2, record 8, English, - discriminating%20circuit
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
discriminating circuit: term and definition standardized by NATO. 3, record 8, English, - discriminating%20circuit
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Destruction (Militaire)
- Mines marines
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- circuit d'analyse
1, record 8, French, circuit%20d%27analyse
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie d'un circuit de mise de feu qui fait la distinction entre la réponse du détecteur à une cible et la réponse à d'autres perturbations (par exemple dragues à influence, contre-minage, etc). 2, record 8, French, - circuit%20d%27analyse
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
circuit d'analyse : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale; terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 3, record 8, French, - circuit%20d%27analyse
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Destrucción (Militar)
- Minas marinas
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- circuito discriminador
1, record 8, Spanish, circuito%20discriminador
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte del circuito de toma de fuego de una mina naval que distingue entre la señal que recibe el detector de un blanco y las señales producidas por otras perturbaciones (por ejemplo: dragados de influencia; contraminados, etc.). 1, record 8, Spanish, - circuito%20discriminador
Record 9 - internal organization data 2002-12-06
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Malta Channel
1, record 9, English, Malta%20Channel
correct, Europe
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Part of Mediterranean Sea constituting the passage between Southeast Sicily and Malta. 2, record 9, English, - Malta%20Channel
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- détroit de Malte
1, record 9, French, d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Malte
correct, masculine noun, Europe
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2002-01-25
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- cold air pool
1, record 10, English, cold%20air%20pool
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- cold pool 1, record 10, English, cold%20pool
correct
- cool air pool 2, record 10, English, cool%20air%20pool
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are at least three distinct types of cold pool : 1. Large(in areal extent), slow-moving vortices at latitudes poleward of roughly 50deg N & S. They are often over, or immediately downwind of the source regions of polar or arctic air masses, in such areas as the Canadian Arctic or Siberian Russia.... 2. Once cold air from the source region as detailed in(1.) above is caught up in the circulation of mid-latitude depressions, the characteristics of the air mass are altered. Warming from below(over relatively warmer sea surfaces for example), leads to instability developing, and with an accompanying injection of moisture(after a reasonable length of passage over the sea), cloudy convection(showers, thunderstorms) is triggered. Cold pools in these situations are often maxima of such activity, with surface charts showing west or northwesterly airflow, often with cyclonically curved isobars. The cold pool will move in the general synoptic flow, and will eventually warm out(disappear) due to sensible & latent heat exchanges within the environment of the cold pool. However,... sometimes the cold pool will transform into a slow-moving, longer-lasting entity, particularly if the feed of ex-polar air on its western flank is maintained-this occurs in highly meridional situations. 3. A pool of cold air can also become ’detached’ at lower latitudes... 2, record 10, English, - cold%20air%20pool
Record 10, Key term(s)
- pool of cold air
- pool of cold-air
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- goutte froide
1, record 10, French, goutte%20froide
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- goutte froide de type polaire 2, record 10, French, goutte%20froide%20de%20type%20polaire
feminine noun
- descente froide 3, record 10, French, descente%20froide
feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Invasion d'un air froid d'origine polaire aux latitudes moyennes. 3, record 10, French, - goutte%20froide
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En 1992, deux auteurs anglais, Price et Vaughan, publièrent une étude statistique des gouttes froides, en séparant 3 types : les gouttes froides de type arctique, de type polaire et de type subtropicale, en fonction du courant-jet au voisinage duquel eut lieu le détachement stratosphérique. Ces auteurs montrèrent que les gouttes froides de type subtropical sont plus petite, et durent moins longtemps, que les gouttes froides qui se forment aux latitudes moyennes et polaires. 2, record 10, French, - goutte%20froide
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Goutte froide [...] dont l'arrivée aux latitudes plus basses équivaut à une aggravation du temps par activation du front polaire. 4, record 10, French, - goutte%20froide
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La Goutte Froide et le cordon qui l'alimente en air stratosphérique polaire sont bordés par un fort jet-stream dont le maximum d'intensité se situe vers 9 km d'altitude. 4, record 10, French, - goutte%20froide
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 10, Main entry term, Spanish
- gota de aire frío
1, record 10, Spanish, gota%20de%20aire%20fr%C3%ADo
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 10, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1981-01-26
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- silver ion 1, record 11, English, silver%20ion
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... précipitation of chlorine ions in sea water by passage over a cation exchanger saturated with silver ions. 1, record 11, English, - silver%20ion
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- ion argent
1, record 11, French, ion%20argent
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la précipitation de l'ion chlore contenu dans l'eau de mer par passage sur un échangeur de cations saturé d'ions argent. 1, record 11, French, - ion%20argent
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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