TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

HOLD SPACES [4 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2007-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
DEF

A stretchable rubber chain used to hold archwires and brackets together and aid in moving teeth [, especially] in closing spaces.

OBS

There are three or four types of chain that differ from one another by the distance between the center of one aperture to the center of the next aperture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie
CONT

La mésialisation des molaires est réalisée à l'aide d'une simple chaînette élastomérique.

OBS

Selon l'entreprise qui les vendent, les chaînettes sont offertes en tailles différentes (c'est-à-dire que, d'une taille à l'autre, l'espace séparant le centre des anneaux varie).

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 1994-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
CONT

Prior to the penetration of the spilled contaminant, the soil is considered to be at field capacity. The field capacity is the greatest amount of water it is possible for a soil to hold in its pore spaces after excess water has drained away. As the saturated piston flow occurs, the hydraulic conductivity K=Ko, the saturated hydraulic conductivity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
OBS

0 = zéro = saturation totale (convention dans l'industrie); Enviroguide Éthylèneglycol, 5.5; A. sulfurique, 5.5.3.

OBS

Hydraulic conductivity = coefficient de perméabilité (coefficient K de la loi de Darcy, symbole : K).

OBS

Le sol est saturé par suite de l'écoulement piston du fluide déversé. L'indice zéro indique que tous les interstices du sol sont remplis (de fluide déversé principalement).

OBS

Coefficient de perméabilité d'un sol saturé. Sources : Dictionnaire français d'hydrogéologie, Castany, 1977, page 97; COLEA, 1968, page 67; Vocabulaire de l'hydrologie et de la météo, 1978, CILF; Dictionnaire de l' eau, OLF.

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 1992-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Extraction Procedures - Various (Mining)
DEF

a space or platform near the mouth of a shaft or excavation for temporary storage of ore or wash dirt.

CONT

Sometimes, instead of washing the pay-dirt from a digging as fast as it is raised, the miners stack it in "paddocks, "which are spaces alongside the shaft strongly fenced in with slabs, until the claim or property is exhausted, and then hold a general washing-up. This system of working is called "paddocking. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'extraction divers (Exploit. minière)

Spanish

Save record 3

Record 4 1982-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales

Spanish

Save record 4

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: