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Record 1 2023-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Marine Biology
CONT

Passive, vessel-deployed bio-collectors have been developed and used as a tool for assessing patterns of post-larval settlement of lobster... These bio-collectors were made with 10-gauge vinyl-coated wire(38 mm mesh) filled with rocks to mimic lobster habitat. Their dimensions were 61. 0 cm x 91. 5 cm x 15. 0 cm in height, for a surface area of 0. 55 m². The inside of the bio-collector was lined with 2 mm rugged plastic mesh... to retain lobsters, crabs and other small organisms during retrieval.

Key term(s)
  • biocollector

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Biologie marine
CONT

Les biocollecteurs imitent le fond marin idéal pour les bébés homards. Lorsque les larves muent, les petits homards quittent la surface et cherchent un endroit approprié pour se fixer au fond marin. S'ils trouvent du sable ou un sol qui n'est pas de leur goût, ils remontent et essaient plus loin. [Les] biocollecteurs [sont placés] dans des endroits où le fond marin est propice à abriter des petits homards. Lorsqu'ils descendent au fond, ils se déposent sur les biocollecteurs.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Extrusion
  • Steel
CONT

[A billet is a] semi-finished steel product with a square cross section up to 155 mm x 155 mm. This product is either rolled or continuously cast and is then transformed by rolling to obtain finished products like wire rod, merchant bars and other sections. The range of semi-finished products above 155 mm x 155 mm are called blooms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Extrusion (Métallurgie)
  • Acier
CONT

Le métal en fusion est affiné pour enlever les impuretés et développer la composition désirée. L'acier liquide est coulé en blooms, en brames ou en billettes, puis ces produits semi-finis sont façonnés dans les formes désirées par laminage ou par forgeage.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Plastic Materials
DEF

A polymer of ethylene [ethene].

OBS

A white, waxy thermoplastic whose repeating unit is [CH2-CH2] x. Low-density polyethylene is flexible and is used for packaging film, squeeze bottles, housewares, and wire and cable insulation. High-density polyethylene is more rigid and is used in bleach, detergent, and household chemical bottles, cold-water pipe, and garbage cans.

OBS

polyethylene; polyethene; PE: terms, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO [International Organization for Standardization].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Matières plastiques
DEF

Polymère de l'éthylène (éthène).

OBS

Matière thermoplastique, obtenue par polymérisation de l'éthylène suivant divers procédés, donnant soit la variété «basse densité» (0,93 environ), soit la variété «haute densité» (0,96 environ), plus résistante à la chaleur.

OBS

polyéthylène; polyéthène; PE : termes, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO [Organisation internationale de normalisation].

OBS

polyéthène: terminologie officielle de l'IUPAC.

PHR

Polyéthylène gaufré, tissé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Materiales plásticos
DEF

Polímero de etileno [eteno].

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Record 4 2009-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Measuring Equipment
  • Measurements of Electricity
CONT

Kelvin double bridge : It is a standard testing instrument for accurate measurement of very low resistances such as shunts, copper & aluminum conductors or wire and specific resistance determinations of heavy distribution transformers. The bridge comprises 10 steps of standard resistance of X 0. 01 ohms and a circular slide wire having total resistance of 0. 01 ohm & divided into 500 equal parts so that each division correspond to 0. 00002 ohm(or 20 micro-ohm).

OBS

Kelvin bridge … is a measuring instrument invented by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin. ... Its operation is similar to the Wheatstone bridge except that in the circuit are not four but seven resistors.

OBS

Kelvin double bridge: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesures (Électricité)
  • Mesures de grandeurs électriques
CONT

B57P est un pont de Kelvin portatif pour la mesure des résistances très faibles (moteur, transfo. shunts) de quelques dizaines de nanoohms à quelques centaines d'ohms.

OBS

pont double de Kelvin : Ce pont est également appelé pont double de Thomson, sir William Thomson ayant reçu le titre de Lord Kelvin.

OBS

pont double de Kelvin : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chains and Cables (Mechanical Components)
  • Construction
DEF

... a small 6 x 7 wire rope with a wire strand core... used to provide greater resistance to crushing and distortion of the wire rope.

DEF

A type of construction of steel drilling lines or wire rope that provides a separate wire rope that serves as a core for the drilling line and prevents it from being crushed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et chaînes (Composants mécaniques)
  • Construction

Spanish

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Record 6 1982-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steel
  • Chains and Cables (Mechanical Components)
OBS

FIST Rope wire steel(...) 6 x 26 Warrington Seale 10/5+5/5/1 or 6 x 25 Filler 12/6F + 6/1(15-16-037).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acier
  • Câbles et chaînes (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

TECH A7 2 382,2 Ils sont dits encore Filler wire.

Spanish

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