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WHEEL HOUSE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Commercial Fishing
- Collaboration with the FAO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seine netter
1, record 1, English, seine%20netter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These vessels will assume characteristics dependent on where they are used. In northern Europe the basic types of seine netters are the Anchor seiner and Scottish seiner for which there is no difference between these two vessel types with both having the wheel house aft and the working deck amidships. 2, record 1, English, - seine%20netter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Pêche commerciale
- Collaboration avec la FAO
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- senneur à senne de fond
1, record 1, French, senneur%20%C3%A0%20senne%20de%20fond
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-05-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
- Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- swingarm
1, record 2, English, swingarm
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- swing-arm 2, record 2, English, swing%2Darm
correct
- swing arm 3, record 2, English, swing%20arm
correct
- swinging arm 4, record 2, English, swinging%20arm
correct, Great Britain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The swing-arm rapidly superseded the widely used but technically poor plunger type rear suspension in the 1950s. It was long customary for the swing-arm to comprise simply a cross-tube to house the pivot bearings, and a pair of side tubes to support the wheel and suspension struts. 2, record 2, English, - swingarm
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
- Motos et motoneiges
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bras oscillant
1, record 2, French, bras%20oscillant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le bras oscillant est un composant de la suspension arrière des motos modernes. 2, record 2, French, - bras%20oscillant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-03-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hygroscope
1, record 3, English, hygroscope
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hydroscope 2, record 3, English, hydroscope
obsolete
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument that indicates, without actually measuring, changes in atmospheric humidity. 3, record 3, English, - hygroscope
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Usually a device in which a vegetable or animal fibre(in "Saussure's hydroscope", a human hair) which contracts with moisture, is made to move an index round a graduated scale as in the wheel barometer, or, in a familiar form, to make a small male or female figure emerge from a toy house. 2, record 3, English, - hygroscope
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "hygrometer." 4, record 3, English, - hygroscope
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hydroscope
1, record 3, French, hydroscope
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil mettant en évidence de façon qualitative les variations de l'état hygrométrique de l'air. 2, record 3, French, - hydroscope
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les hygroscopes reposant tous sur la propriété qu'ont certaines substances, dites hygroscopiques, d'absorber l'humidité atmosphérique et de changer d'aspect ou de longueur par suite de cette absorption. 3, record 3, French, - hydroscope
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il ne faut pas confondre l'hydroscope avec l'hygromètre. 4, record 3, French, - hydroscope
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- higroscopio
1, record 3, Spanish, higroscopio
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- higróscopo 2, record 3, Spanish, higr%C3%B3scopo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrumento que indica la humedad del aire. 2, record 3, Spanish, - higroscopio
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Los higroscopios empleados en meteorología son los higrómetros y psicrómetros. 2, record 3, Spanish, - higroscopio
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-11-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Astrology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Pisces
1, record 4, English, Pisces
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nearing full circle, the zodiac' s wheel arrives at Pisces, the fish. Those born under this sign inhabit the zodiac' s twelfth house... Pisces is said to be the most sensitive of signs. 2, record 4, English, - Pisces
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The mutable Water sign. The symbol is two fish tied together but curving in opposite directions. 3, record 4, English, - Pisces
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Astrologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Poissons
1, record 4, French, Poissons
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À l'image des océans que le signe gouverne, la symbolique des Poissons est insondable : on s'y voie, ou on s'y perd [...] Seul l'initié peut s'y reconnaître, à la condition de ne pas parler. 2, record 4, French, - Poissons
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Soleil transite ce signe du 19 février au 20 mars. Signe mutable d'hiver. Froid et humide, donc d'eau. Gouverné par Neptune. Lieu d'exaltation de Vénus. 3, record 4, French, - Poissons
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Astrología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- Piscis
1, record 4, Spanish, Piscis
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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