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Record 1 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

A reed in a musical instrument ... that vibrates in an air opening just large enough to allow the reed to move freely.

CONT

... a free reed is a small strip of material(most commonly of metal, but in some cases made of plastic or vegetable matter such as bamboo)... fixed at one end, but which is set in or over a slot that is fractionally wider than the reed itself. As a result, when pressure(or suction) is applied, the reed swings freely though the slot to set up a vibrating column of air which gives voice to the instrument.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
CONT

L'anche libre est une languette de roseau ou de métal, fixée par l'une de ses extrémités, dont la partie libre peut se mouvoir d'un côté ou de l'autre de son axe de repos. Elle est soit découpée dans une plaque, sur trois côtés, soit fixée sur un support à l'aide d'un moyen mécanique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
DEF

A natural "slingshot" effect which increases a spacecraft’s speed and changes its direction of flight.

OBS

It occurs when a spacecraft gains energy as it flies close to a planet or moon. At the same time, the planet loses a tiny amount of momentum, which causes its orbital speed to be fractionally reduced.

OBS

Gravity assist can be used to decelerate or accelerate a spacecraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
DEF

Utilisation de l'effet du champ gravitationnel d'un corps céleste sur le vecteur vitesse d'un engin spatial, lorsque la trajectoire a été prévue pour en tirer profit.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
CONT

//later mills were fitted with governors. They were usually belt-driven weights which centrifugal force pushed out from their base as speed increased, and adjusted the stones automatically.

CONT

As this governor goes faster or slower, it automatically raises or lowers the runner stone fractionally by means of a steelyard running to the brayer above the tentering screw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
DEF

Appareil qui règle automatiquement l'écartement des meules en fonction de la vitesse de rotation de la meule courante.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Black Products (Petroleum)
DEF

The fraction, having a boiling range of about 190-250°C, obtained from distillation of coal tar and containing naphthalene, phenol, and cresols.

CONT

All but small quantities of the tar now produced is fractionally distilled to yield naphtha, creosote, carbolic oil, and other equally important crude products. Among the substances produced by refining the various crude materials are benzene, toluene, cresol, and phenol.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Produits noirs (Pétrole)
DEF

Huile recueillie entre 180 et 240 °C [au moment de] la distillation des goudrons de houille [et dont] on retire le naphtalène et le phénol.

OBS

huile de phénol : Tarif 1894, no 160.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Productos negros (Petróleo)
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Record 5 1997-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
DEF

The sound produced by closure of the mitral valve, which occurs fractionally before closure of the tricuspid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
CONT

La contraction du ventricule gauche débute légèrement avant celle du ventricule droit. La composante mitrale du premier bruit (M1) précède la composante tricuspidienne.

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse

Spanish

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