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H BLOCK [5 records]

Record 1 2004-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

List the components of a double-head bruting machine with disc assembly : a) body; b) shaft; c) flywheel; d) toothed pulleys; e) drive pulley; f) bruting head; g) mounting pin chucks; h) bruter's block; i) cradle; j) release lever; k) disc assembly :-sponge;-diamond impregnated disc;-disc drive motor;-rapid approach adjuster;-fine approach adjuster;-oscillation cam;-oscillation adjuster;-stroke adjuster.

Key term(s)
  • double-head bruting machine with disk assembly
  • double-head disk bruting machine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

The thermometer is heated in a test bath(liquid bath or metal block type oven) from ambient temperature up to 350°C... and kept at this temperature for at least five minutes. It is then cooled to 50°C in the test bath, which decreases in temperature by 10 to 15°C/h.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

Le thermomètre est réchauffé dans un bain d'essai (bain à liquide ou four du type bloc de métal) depuis la température ambiante jusqu'à 350 °C [...] et tenu à cette température pendant au moins 5 minutes. Puis il est refroidi à 50 °C dans le bain d'essai, la température de bain décroissant de 10 à 15 °C/h.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

An online service with partial Internet access.

CONT

CompuServe Inc., one of the world’s largest computer information services, ... offers its customers up to 1,700 services, including stock market quotations, weather reports, airline schedules and news wire services ...

OBS

A commercial electronic data base service owned by the H & R. Block, which is available to computer users on a subscription basis. It offers access to information sources, electronic bulletin boards, electronic mail and other services. Formerly called MicroNet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Réseau informatique mondial revendiquant environ trois millions d'utilisateurs. Services offerts : la messagerie électronique avec passerelle vers Internet, le transfert de fichiers et les forums de discussions électroniques.

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport Operations
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A computer program that collects and compiles all car movements. At the closing of the month these records are transferred into K block for Car Accounting purposes.

OBS

Term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Programme machine qui recueille et regroupe tous les mouvements de wagons. A la fin du mois, ces données sont transférées au bloc K aux fins de la Comptabilité des wagons.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
CONT

A company such as H & R Block.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité

Spanish

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