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Record 1 2020-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Oceanography
CONT

The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These two regions don’t mix except in certain special areas. The ocean currents, the movement of the ocean in the surface layer, are driven mostly by the wind. In certain areas near the polar oceans, the colder surface water also gets saltier due to evaporation or sea ice formation. In these regions, the surface water becomes dense enough to sink to the ocean depths. This pumping of surface water into the deep ocean forces the deep water to move horizontally until it can find an area on the world where it can rise back to the surface and close the current loop. This usually occurs in the equatorial ocean, mostly in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This very large, slow current is called the thermohaline circulation because it is caused by temperature and salinity(haline) variations.

Key term(s)
  • deep waters

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Eau de mer dérivant et circulant à des profondeurs comprises entre 2 000 et 4 000 m.

OBS

eau profonde : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • eaux profondes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Oceanografía
DEF

Aguas cuya profundidad supera la semilongitud de onda de las olas.

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Record 2 2017-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Propulsion of Water-Craft
CONT

Bubble cavitation occurs in propellers which have aerofoil sections not specifically designed for a uniform pressure distribution over the back. Bubbles are formed just upstream of the position of maximum thickness where the pressure falls close to the vapour pressure, grow larger as they move downstream, and collapse violently shortly after they reach the point where the pressure rise above the vapour pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Propulsion des bateaux

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
CONT

A floating flame is an indication that there is a lack of secondary air to the flame. In severe cases, the flame will leave the burner and have the appearance of a floating cloud. Again, the intermediate products of combustion are apt to escape from place to place wherever sufficient air for combustion may be found. This flame is sometimes hard to detect because, as the door to the equipment is opened sufficient air will be admitted to allow the flame to rest on the burner properly. However, the obnoxious odor of aldehydes may still be detected. Another possible cause of this flame is an improperly operating vent system. If the products of combustion cannot escape, fresh air cannot reach the flame

CONT

When a flame raises off the burner it is important to determine if it is a "lifting flame" or a "floating flame" :"Lifting Flames" rise from the ports to burn some distance above the ports. In some cases these flames will drop back to the port and lift again intermittently. They are caused by too much primary air. Decreasing the shutter opening will stop lifting flames. "Floating Flames" are long and lazy looking, poorly defined, quiet flames which roll around the combustion chamber sometimes completely off the ports. Floating flames result from too little secondary or "make up" air. Lack of secondary air can be caused by incorrect venting, clogged flueways, blocked secondary air inlet openings, or lack of natural room makeup air to the oven.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (General)
CONT

Slack jeans... stretch dark indigo ring denim ’Low Rise’ pant with worm edges, logo embroidered back pocket and novelty print pocket lining. 32" inseam/18" leg opening(size 34" waist).

Key term(s)
  • slack jean
  • slack-jeans
  • slack-jean

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
CONT

Pantalon jeans. Coton denim. Taille avec passants. Fermeture avec fermeture éclair et boutons. Cinq poches. Ligne jambe évasée. Coutures visibles - Logo brodé.

OBS

On dit aussi «un jeans».

OBS

Pluriel : des jeans.

OBS

jeans (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • pantalon jean
  • pantalon-jeans
  • pantalon-jean

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

overshooting tops : Protuberances from the top of a Cumulonimbus cloud which rise above the general upper level of the cloud or anvil before sinking back, their appearance being that of cupolas.

CONT

Tall and persistent overshooting tops are frequently observed with strong or severe thunderstorms in which there is a nearly continuous stream of buoyant updrafts.

Key term(s)
  • over-shooting top
  • over shooting top

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

sommet protubérants : Protubérances au-dessus d'un cumulonimbus qui dépassent le niveau du sommet du nuage ou de l'enclume avant de s'effondrer; elles ont l'apparence générale de dômes.

CONT

Le cumulonimbus [...] Son sommet s'étale le plus souvent en forme d'enclume, de panache ou de chevelure désordonnée et sa base, très sombre, s'accompagne fréquemment de nuages bas déchiquetés, soudés ou non avec elle; dans certains cas, des sommets protubérants en forme de dômes surmontent l'enclume, révélant un phénomène d'«overshoot», c'est-à-dire de dépassement de la tropopause.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Protuberancias por encima de un Cumulonimbus que rebasan el nivel de la cima de la nube o del yunque antes de desmoronarse; tienen el aspecto general de bóvedas.

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Record 6 2000-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
  • Clothing (General)
CONT

Have a favorite pair of jeans? Don’t want to take all your measurements? This fit choice is for you! All you have to do is measure your front rise and back rise and send us your favorite pair of jeans. We will measure the jeans for you and make another pair just like them.

Key term(s)
  • front-rise

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
OBS

longueur d'enfourchure : Distance, mesurée au ruban, entre la ligne de taille devant et la ligne de taille dos, le ruban passant par l'entrejambe. (Définition de l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son accord).

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
  • Clothing (General)
CONT

Have a favorite pair of jeans? Don’t want to take all your measurements? This fit choice is for you! All you have to do is measure your front rise and back rise and send us your favorite pair of jeans. We will measure the jeans for you and make another pair just like them.

Key term(s)
  • back-rise

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
OBS

longueur d'enfourchure : Distance, mesurée au ruban, entre la ligne de taille devant et la ligne de taille dos, le ruban passant par l'entrejambe. (Définition de l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son accord).

Key term(s)
  • couture de l'enfourchure du dos

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
DEF

An overflow caused by clogged plumbing.

CONT

a backup of sewage.

OBS

back up :(of water checked by an obstruction) to rise and flow backward or overflow adjacent areas(clogged pipes caused rain water to back up into the house).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
CONT

Protection des réseaux [hydrauliques] (...) les installations d'eau ne doivent pas être susceptibles, du fait de leur conception ou de leur réalisation, de permettre à l'occasion de phénomènes de retour d'eau, la pollution du réseau public d'eau potable ou du réseau intérieur de caractère privé, par des matières résiduelles ou des eaux novices ou toute substance non désirable.

CONT

Certains immeubles hauts comptent jusqu'à huit et dix niveaux de sous-sols. En dehors du relevage classique des eaux usées (...), il faut organiser la défense contre le reflux accidentel de l'égout.

Spanish

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Record 9 1986-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
DEF

In this zone, located just below the photosphere, heat energy is transported by convection; hot volumes of gas rise, appear as bright granules and dissipate their energy at the photosphere; the cooler gases sink back into the zone.

CONT

This is because the density of H- is greatly reduced in the photosphere (compared to the upper convection zone) so that, although H- is the major absorbing constituent in the photosphere, it is not plentiful enough to almost cut off the flow of photons as it does in the convection zone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
CONT

D'autre part, l'énergie mécanique qui vient de la zone convective traverse la photosphère et se dissipe sous forme de chaleur dans les couches plus élevées (chromosphère et couronne).

CONT

Il se formera alors une zone convective : des bulles géantes de gaz chaud monteront, des colonnes de gaz froid descendront, de manière à mesurer un transfert rapide de la chaleur.

Spanish

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