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TURNING HEIGHT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- turn height
1, record 1, English, turn%20height
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- turning height 1, record 1, English, turning%20height
correct, officially approved
- TNH 1, record 1, English, TNH
correct, officially approved
- TNH 1, record 1, English, TNH
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
turn height; turning height; TNH : terms and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO). 2, record 1, English, - turn%20height
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hauteur de virage
1, record 1, French, hauteur%20de%20virage
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- TNH 1, record 1, French, TNH
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hauteur de virage; TNH : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 2, record 1, French, - hauteur%20de%20virage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pilotaje y navegación aérea
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- altura de viraje
1, record 1, Spanish, altura%20de%20viraje
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- TNH 1, record 1, Spanish, TNH
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
altura de viraje; TNH: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 1, Spanish, - altura%20de%20viraje
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-04-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Keyboard Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drop screw 1, record 2, English, drop%20screw
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Very small screw found in the hammer flange of the action of a horizontal (grand) piano. 2, record 2, English, - drop%20screw
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depress each key slowly until the hammer lets off and drops, and set the height of drop by turning drop screw. 3, record 2, English, - drop%20screw
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à clavier
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vis de chute
1, record 2, French, vis%20de%20chute
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le marteau est ainsi libéré de l'attrape et donne la possibilité au levier supérieur de remonter jusqu'à la vis de chute sous la pression du ressort qui se détend. 2, record 2, French, - vis%20de%20chute
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-04-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Economics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bubble economy 1, record 3, English, bubble%20economy
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The late 1980s were the height of Japan's "bubble economy, "when soaring land prices and cheap credit sent the Nikkei into the stratosphere, turning thousands of people into paper millionaires. The Nikkei topped out at 38, 915. 87 on Dec. 29, 1989. Since then tighter money policy and a mild recession have punctured the bubble. The value of stocks dropped by equivalent of over $2. 8 trillion Cdn, more than half, in a generally gradual decline that has lasted 2 1/2 years. 2, record 3, English, - bubble%20economy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Économique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- économie en plein essor
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9conomie%20en%20plein%20essor
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- économie d'abondance 1, record 3, French, %C3%A9conomie%20d%27abondance
proposal, feminine noun
- économie d'emballement 1, record 3, French, %C3%A9conomie%20d%27emballement
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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