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Y-SHAPED [11 records]

Record 1 2015-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Terminals
  • Stationary Airport Facilities
DEF

A corridor at, above or below ground level to connect aircraft stands to a passenger building.

CONT

Fingers are protrusions from the terminal building which extend into the apron area. A finger can be a fenced open walkway or a completely enclosed structure one or two stories in height. It can be straight, Y-shaped, or T-shaped...

OBS

pier; finger; finger pier: terms and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérogares
  • Installations fixes d'aéroport
DEF

Couloir aménagé en superstructure reliant l'aérogare à un satellite ou à un poste de stationnement d'avion.

OBS

jetée : terme obligatoire selon les arrêtés ministériels publiés dans le Journal Officiel de la République Française du 18.01.73.

OBS

jetée : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Terminales aéreas
  • Instalaciones fijas de aeropuerto
DEF

Corredor situado al nivel del terreno, o por encima o por debajo de él, y que conecta los puestos de estacionamiento de aeronave con un edificio de pasajeros.

CONT

[...] está previsto disponer de [...] sistemas centralizados de asistencia y suministro a las aeronaves (redes subterráneas de hidrantes, pasarelas de acceso a las aeronaves, sistemas de alimentación eléctrica a 400 Hz., suministro de aire acondicionado a las aeronaves estacionadas, etc.).

OBS

andén; muelle de espigón; espigón: términos y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2015-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

A membrane-bone, usually Y-shaped, between the two clavicles in some amphibia, reptiles and monotremes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

Ossification en forme de losange ou de T, située entre les clavicules, l'interclavicule, peut être issue d'une écaille particulièrement développée de la série ventrale de certains crossoptérygiens.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
DEF

A Y-shaped region of a replicating DNA molecule at which the two daughter strands are formed and separate.

OBS

The strand that is continuously replicated in this way [starting at the 3’ end] is referred to as the leading strand. The other strand is replicated discontinuously in short pieces. These are called Okazaki fragments after R. Okazaki, who identified them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie moléculaire
  • Génétique
DEF

Ouverture de la molécule double brin du chromosome bactérien, apparaissant à l'origine de réplication et progressant dans les deux directions jusqu'à la terminaison de la réplication.

OBS

L'un des brins, répliqué en continu, est dit brin directeur, l'autre répliqué en fragments discontinus appelés fragments d'Okazaki, est dit brin discontinujusqu'à rétablissement de la continuité après ligature.

OBS

fourche de réplication : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A Y-shaped intraarticular fracture at the base of the first metacarpal.

OBS

There is rarely any displacement of a large diaphyseal fragment, as occurs with a Bennett’s fracture, and there is no tendency toward dislocation as in the case of the Bennett’s fracture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Fracture en Y de l'extrémité du premier métacarpien.

OBS

Il n'y a pas de subluxation du fragment diaphysaire.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying Instruments
DEF

A leveling instrument with a telescope and attached spirit level, mounted in Y-shaped supports allowing it to be lifted and reversed, end for end, which is used in the direct measurements of differences in elevation.

Key term(s)
  • wye level

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'arpentage

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
CONT

We report on 10 patients with severe malignant "mixed-type" obstruction of the proximal trachea or distal trachea plus both main stem bronchi. They had far-advanced inoperable tumors(esophageal cancer in 4 patients, lung cancer in 3, and recurrent laryngeal, uvular, and thyroid cancers in 1 each). Emergency treatment consisted of a dilating bougie maneuver followed by the insertion of a large one-way(4 patients) or Y-shaped(6) silicone prosthesis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
DEF

Instrument chirurgical cylindrique; les cylindres introduits les uns après les autres, par diamètre croissant, pour dilater un organe rétréci.

CONT

Bougie dilatatrice de gynéco-obstétrique.

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
CONT

Artiodactyls are usually divided into several suborders. The suborder Tylopoda contains a single living family, the Camelidae. Modern tylopods have a 3-chambered, ruminating stomach. Their third and fourth metapodials are fused near the body but separate distally, forming a Y-shaped cannon bone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Les Tylopodes se caractérisent par des sabots atrophiés ressemblant plutôt à de gros ongles.

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Control Systems (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A Y-shaped component located between the low/reverse, first/second, and third/fourth gears on the main shaft of a transmission that causes the gears to engage or disengage via the sliding clutches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Dispositifs de commande (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Pièce en forme de Y s'engagent dans la gorge du crabot et servant à déplacer axialement le synchroniseur sans empêcher sa rotation.

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chains and Cables (Mechanical Components)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A Y-shaped chain used to spin up(tighten) one joint of drill pipe into another. In use, one end of the chain is attached to the tongs, another end to the spinning cathead, and the third end is free. The free end is wrapped around the tool joint and the cathead pulls the chain off the joint, causing the joint to spin(turn) rapidly and tighten up. After the chain is pulled off the joint, the tongs are secured in the same spot, and continued pull on the chain(and thus on the tongs) by the cathead makes the joint up to final tightness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et chaînes (Composants mécaniques)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

[Chaîne] utilisée pour visser les tiges de forage.

Spanish

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Record 10 1977-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
CONT

... the "epicranial suture" [is an] inverted Y-shaped suture on the dorsal part of the head, in the more generalized insects....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
CONT

La suture épicraniale en forme de Y renversé peut être considérée comme la suture fondamentale, [chez un insecte.]

Spanish

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Record 11 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Prevention
OBS

--a Y-shaped hose connection with one female and two male couplings. Each male coupling has a gate valve for controlling the flow through it independently of the other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévention des incendies
OBS

--division comportant un ou plusieurs robinets commandant les sorties.

Spanish

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