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HOLDING SITTING [4 records]

Record 1 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A bodybuilding exercise performed by completing the following movements : while standing or sitting on a bench, with your arms holding a barbell(or a long stick) on your shoulders, rotate your upper body from side to side while keeping the lower body still.

OBS

This exercise targets the oblique muscles of the abdominals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

Exercice de musculation qui s'exécute en effectuant les mouvements suivants : debout ou assis, les bras en appui sur une barre (ou un bâton) reposant sur les épaules, tournez votre buste d'un côté puis de l'autre sans bouger le bas de votre corps.

OBS

Cet exercice sollicite les muscles abdominaux obliques.

OBS

Le terme «rotation du buste» peut aussi désigner l'exercice lorsqu'il s'effectue à l'aide d'une machine («rotation du buste à la machine "twist"»).

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A test for thoracic outlet syndrome : with the patient in a sitting position, his hands resting on thighs, the examiner palpates both radial pulses as the patient rapidly fills his lungs by deep inspiration and, holding his breath, hyperextends his neck and turns his head toward the affected side. If the radial pulse on that side is decidedly or completely obliterated, the result is considered positive.

OBS

Adson’s maneuver: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

Key term(s)
  • Adson’s manoeuvre
  • Adson manoeuvre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Manœuvre qui provoque la diminution ou la disparition du pouls radial, en cas de compression de l'artère sous-clavière au niveau du défilé costo-claviculaire; cette manœuvre est réalisée par l'extension et la rotation de la tête du côté de la sténose, au cours d'une inspiration profonde.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 3 2006-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cast Iron
  • Deterioration of Metals
DEF

An iron that has been sitting in some type of holding furnace over an extended period of time, which has lost its nucleation potential.

OBS

Castings produced from molten cast iron stored in large holding furnaces (20-100 tons, typically over the weekend) have inferior structures and mechanical properties.

OBS

This term is also written with quotation marks (e.g. as "Monday morning iron" or "Monday morning iron.")

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonte
  • Altération des métaux
DEF

Produits moulés faits de fonte entreposée dans de grands fours d'attente (20-100 tonnes), en général toute une fin de semaine, [et qui] présentent une structure et des propriétés mécaniques déficientes.

OBS

Ce terme s'écrit également avec des guillemets («fonte du lundi matin» ou fonte «du lundi matin»).

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
CONT

The government shall provide the board with suitable quarters, furniture, and facilities for the holding of its sittings and the transaction of its business generally.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
CONT

Le gouvernement fournit à la Commission des locaux du mobilier et des installations propres à assurer la tenue de ses séances et l'exercice de ses activités en général

Spanish

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