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SIDE MARKER [6 records]

Record 1 2020-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Numerical Analysis (Mathematics)
CONT

A violin plot is a method of plotting numeric data. It is a box plot with a rotated kernel density plot on each side. The violin plot is similar to box plots, except that they also show the probability density of the data at different values. Typically violin plots will include a marker for the median of the data and a box indicating the interquartile range, as in standard box plots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Analyse numérique (Mathématiques)
CONT

Le graphique en violon est constitué de deux graphiques de densité en miroir.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
  • Highway Code
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
DEF

One of the usually colored lamps on the left and right of the front and rear of a truck that indicate the extreme sides of the vehicle.

OBS

side marker light : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Code de la route
  • Camionnage
DEF

feux de gabarit : Sources lumineuses disposées en des points extérieurs du maître couple d'un véhicule lourd pour en délimiter l'encombrement pendant la circulation nocturne.

OBS

feu de gabarit; feu latéral de position : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo eléctrico (Vehículos automotores)
  • Código de la circulación
  • Transporte por camión
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Record 3 2013-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
  • Air Navigation Aids
OBS

Seaplane docks are marked to facilitate their identification. The dock is marked with an equilateral triangle measuring 2. 4 m on each side. The dock to which this marker is affixed also has red/white side marking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport aérien)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
OBS

Les quais pour hydravions sont balisés afin de rendre leur identification plus facile. Le quai est balisé par un triangle équilatéral dont chaque côté mesure 2,4 m. Le quai auquel la balise est fixée est également doté de bordures rouges et blanches.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
CONT

The marker beacon antenna is highly directional, receiving its maximum signal from a direction perpendicular to the open side of the reflector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
OBS

La directivité des antennes indépendantes de la fréquence n'est jamais très grande car, pour chaque fréquence, le rayonnement provient d'une petite partie de l'antenne (qui change avec la fréquence).

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
CONT

SMB-Side Marker Board(Not to be used by B747). 1. This system consists of a white base board with vertical slats mounted at specific intervals along the face of the board. 2. Each slat has a black edge. The side facing the approach direction is green and the opposite side is red. Each slat has a name tab to indicate the aircraft type to which it applies. 3. As the correct stopping position is neared, the green side of the slat gradually disappears until only the black edge is visible. If the correct stop position is passed, the red side begins to appear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Terme et abréviation uniformisés par le CUTA Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 6 1981-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Transport
OBS

The distance between two planes parallel to the longitudinal median plane(of the vehicle) and touching the vehicle on either side of the said plane. NOTE All parts of the vehicle, including any lateral projections of fixed parts(wheel hubs, door-handles, bumpers, etc.) are contained between these two planes, except the rear-view mirrors, side marker lamps, tyre pressure indicators, direction indicator lamps, position lights, customs seals, flexible mudguards, retractable steps, snow chains and the deflected part of the tyre walls immediately above the point of contact with the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport routier
OBS

Distance comprise entre deux plans parallèles au plan longitudinal médian (du véhicule) et touchant le véhicule de part et d'autre de ce plan. NOTE Tous éléments du véhicule et, en particulier, tous organes fixes faisant saillie latéralement (moyeux de roues, poignées de portes, pare-chocs, etc.) sont compris entre ces deux plans à l'exception des rétroviseurs, des feux de signalisation latérale, des indicateurs de la pression des pneus, des feux indicateurs de direction, des feux de position, des sceaux de la douane, des bavettes anti-projection souples, des marches rétractables, des chaînes à neige, et de la déflexion du pneu immédiatement au-dessus du plan d'appui.

Spanish

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