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CRETE [17 records]

Record 1 2024-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Materials
  • Field Engineering (Military)
DEF

A construction material used in suitably cold climates, consisting of compacted snow blended with gravel, sand, wood shavings or other materials.

OBS

snowcrete: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

Key term(s)
  • snow crete
  • snow-crete

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction
  • Génie (Militaire)
DEF

Mélange de neige tassée, de gravier, de sable, de copeaux et d'autres matériaux utilisé pour la construction dans des climats suffisamment froids.

OBS

aggloméré de neige : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Materials
  • Field Engineering (Military)
DEF

A construction material used in suitably cold climates, consisting of ice blended with gravel, sand, wood shavings or other materials.

OBS

icecrete; ice crete; ice-crete; ice-concrete : designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel; designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction
  • Génie (Militaire)
DEF

Mélange de glace, de gravier, de sable, de copeaux et d'autres matériaux utilisé pour la construction dans des climats suffisamment froids.

OBS

aggloméré de glace : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignation d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

agglomérat gelé : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Compositae.

Key term(s)
  • Cretanweed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille Compositae.

Spanish

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Record 4 2019-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
  • Restaurant Menus
CONT

Graviera cheese is a popular hard cheese that can be made from cow's milk, goat's milk, sheep's milk, or a mixture of the different milks. It has a slightly sweet taste and a delicate aroma. There are two main versions of Graviera... Graviera of Crete and Graviera of Naxos.... Both versions of Graviera are similar to Gruyère.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
  • Menus (Restauration)
DEF

Fromage à pâte cuite rappelant le gruyère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos lácteos
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
CONT

Graviera es el segundo queso más popular de Grecia después del queso feta. Hecho en ruedas, la corteza del queso duro está marcada con el patrón de entrecruzamiento característico de su tela de drenaje.

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Record 5 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

Striking decorative variety with coppery to deep purple leaves. The species Ae. arboreum is Mediterranean from Morocco and Portugal east to Crete; an erect bold succulent to 1 m high, little branching, topped by a flaring 20 cm rosette of spatulate light green, fleshy leaves, fringed white at margins; flowers golden yellow.

OBS

Aassulaceae family.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Plante grasse, rustique seulement dans le Midi [...] feuilles cunéiformes spatulées, obtuses, de 7-8 cm sur 2 cm (devenant brun noirâtre : var. atropurpureum); tige lisse et ramifiée de 1-2 m. Région méditerranéenne. Introd. 1640

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Liliaceae family.

OBS

Five or six species of alpine or subalpine, early-spring-blooming, scapose, bulbous, perennial herbs, native to Crete, Cyprus, and Asia Minor... flowers blue, white, or pink, in terminal raceme.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Genre comprenant 6 espèces de plantes bulbeuses rustiques et vivaces. Originaires de la Crête et d'Asie Mineure.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Placement of Concrete
  • Lining of Mineshafts and Passages
DEF

Concrete or mortar which is pneumatically pumped through a hose and shot at high velocity onto a surface.

OBS

shotcrete: term officialized by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mise en place du béton
  • Revêtements des puits et galeries (Mines)
DEF

Béton frais mis en place par projection à grande vitesse sur la surface à recouvrir.

CONT

Le béton projeté, communément appellé «shotcrete», est un produit reconnu pour les compagnies minières. Il est utilisé surtout pour le soutènement de galeries, les chutes à minerai, les piliers et autres structures souterraines.

OBS

béton projeté : terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

PHR

Béton projeté par voie humide, sèche.

PHR

Béton projeté à l'aide d'un canon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aplicación del hormigón
  • Revestimiento de los pozos y galerías (Minas)
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Record 8 2007-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A device capable of indicating the peak pressure occurring during an acoustic disturbance and expressing this quantity in decibels as a sound pressure level conforming to IEC Publication 651.

OBS

peak pressure level detector: term and definition (a) standardized by the CSA. Material reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA.

OBS

See record "peak sound pressure/pression acoustique de crête. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Appareil qui indique la pression acoustique de crête au cours d'un ébranlement et qui traduit cette mesure en niveau de pression acoustique exprimé en décibels.

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

Native or resident of Crete(island of Greece).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Résidant ou personne native de Crète (île de Grèce).

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Greek Island in east Mediterranean Sea, south southeast of Greece.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Île grecque de la Méditerranée orientale.

Spanish

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Record 11 2004-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Commercial seaport city of Crete since 1841.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Nom de ville portuaire en Grèce dont l'article défini «La» fait partie du toponyme.

Spanish

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Record 12 2001-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Biogeography
CONT

Man has been a long time in Crete : the first colonists are believed to have arrived six to five thousand years before Christ, and so many plants have had time to adapt to the prepotent presence of the newcomer. Most of these are herbs, above all annuals; that is, plants with a short life cycle that have succeeded in adapting to the frequent changes imposed by man on the environment. The plants linked to anthropized environments, called ruderal species, can be found along the roadsides, in the archaeological sites, in waste land, and in cultivated fields.

OBS

anthropization: The actions of man that aim at transformation and alteration of the territory to adapt it to serve his interests and needs.

Key term(s)
  • man-influenced

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Biogéographie
DEF

Se dit d'un biotope, d'un écosystème ou d'une végétation ayant fortement subi l'action humaine.

OBS

Ex. Milieux cultivés ou rudéraux.

Spanish

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Record 13 1998-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional and Municipal Gov. Bodies and Committees
OBS

La Crete, Alberta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouv. régionaux ou municipaux

Spanish

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Record 14 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
  • Fish
OBS

GFCM [General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean]/ICCAT [International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna] ;second consultation held at Crete, Greece, in September 1992.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
  • Poissons

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reuniones
  • Peces
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Record 15 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Diplomacy
OBS

Adopted at a diplomatic conference on fisheries management in the Mediterranean held in Crete from December 12-14, 1994, on the initiative of the European Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Diplomatie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de leyes y reglamentos
  • Pesca comercial
  • Diplomacia
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Record 16 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conference Titles
  • Transportation
OBS

Crete, March 1994.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conférences
  • Transports

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de conferencias
  • Transporte
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Record 17 1983-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

the civilization of the islands in Aegean Sea, Greece and Crete, at the Bronze Age-3000 to 1200 B. C.-including Cycladic, Minoan and Helladic periods

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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