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Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
DEF

... a battery-powered table with wheels that is used by patients who are unable to propel themselves independently and who must maintain a prone ... position for prolonged periods of time ...

CONT

The motorized scooter board is a mobility device designed for the young handicapped child. This is a motorized 2" x 4" "padded mat on wheels" that stands approximately 4" off the ground. Activation of a remote switch causes the scooter board to move.... The motorized scooter board is powered by a sealed rechargeable gel-cel 12-volt battery and a small DC motor that moves the prone board at a slow pace.... On the front of the scooter board is a "shelf" for use as a foot or hand rest.

CONT

The motorized scooter board ... is a scooter board designed to enhance motor planning skills, spatial orientation, and understanding of cause and effect relationships for individuals with physical or neurological disabilities. This scooter board is ideal for young children who have never moved independently, providing the opportunity to learn to control their bodies in space and to learn to stop at obstacles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
DEF

Planche à roulettes munie d'un moteur électrique qui permet à une personne de se déplacer de façon indépendante en position allongée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
OBS

Mr. X will present two different formats of the proposed information sessions at the next meeting of the Board of Trustees.

OBS

general arrangement or plan, as of a television program.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
OBS

Sens dérivé de «formule d'émission», d'après «format» dans le BT-160.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones de la gestión (Generalidades)
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Record 3 2003-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

On its first flight EURECA was expected to achieve microgravity conditions of 5 x 10-7 9 and carried five Microgravity Multi-User Facilities : Automatic Monoellipsoid Mirror Furnace(AMP), the Exobiology and Radiation Assembly(ERA), the Multi-Furnace Assembly(MFA), the Protein Crystallization Facility(PCF), and the Solution Growth Facility(SGF). Also on board were the High Precision Thermostat(HPT) and the Surface Forces Adhesion(SPA) materials science experiments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Integrated Equipment Assembly measures 16 x 16 x 16 feet, weighs nearly 17, 000 pounds and is designed to condition and store the electrical power collected by the photovoltaic arrays for use on board the Station. The IEA integrates the energy storage subsystem, the electrical equipment, the thermal control system, structural framework and the Solar Array Rotary Joint(SARJ). The IEA consist of three major elements : 1. The power system electronics... [;] 2. The Photovoltaic Thermal Control System... [;] 3. The computers used to control the P6 module.

OBS

integrated equipment assembly; IEA: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

ensemble intégré d'équipements; IEA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Field Engineering (Military)
DEF

A T-shaped staff about 1-2m long made of two pieces of 50 x 12 mm board nailed together. The short T-piece, which is held uppermost, is used for sighting and lining up with the other boning rods.

CONT

boning ... or boning in: Setting out a slope by boning rods. Two rods are held on pegs which have been previously set on the slope at correct levels and a third rod is lined in as it is moved about between them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Génie (Militaire)
DEF

Petite mire montée sur un plateau, que les paveurs utilisent pour contrôler leurs nivellements.

CONT

Les nivelettes sont des instruments élémentaires employés de façon courante sur les chantiers, et qui servent à tracer des lignes de pente entre deux points donnés. Elles comprennent une mire et deux nivelettes, peintes en rouge et blanc.

OBS

nivelette : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leatherworking Tools and Equipment
DEF

3/8" thick, 12" X 12" tempered board used as a base for stamping or carving.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outils et machines pour le travail du cuir
OBS

12" X 12" X 3/8". Protège votre table lors du ciselage ou de l'estampage.

Spanish

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Record 7 1982-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Facilities
OBS

Asbestos Board Mats-For use under beakers, flasks, dishes, etc.(...) Asbestos Pad, Rectangular-10 inch x 16 inch x 1/8 inch thick, with protective metal edge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de recherche scientifique
OBS

Plaques d'amiante - Pour utiliser comme protection sous les béchers, ballons, etc.

Key term(s)
  • tapis d'amiante

Spanish

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Record 8 1981-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
CONT

Congress had along empowered the Federal Reserve to set terms for mortgage down payments and the number of years for amortization of principal. This so-called "Regulation X" gave the Board powerful leverage over the pace of house-construction expenditure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique

Spanish

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Record 9 1978-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)
OBS

a small usu. about 6 in. X 6 in. board perforated with a pattern of holes into which pegs are stuck in playing certain games(as solitaire).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
OBS

Marques de bésigue, de piquet: tablettes de bois munies de fiches mobiles.

Spanish

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