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HOLE AIR [39 records]

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Record 1 2024-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
CONT

Open hole flutes have holes in the middle of some keys—shaped like a polo mint. The holes consequentially allow increased air circulation when they key is open but the player must be careful to completely cover the hole when pressing the key. Many players for artistic and aesthetic reasons prefer open hole flutes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
CONT

Within the double reed category, there are capped double reed instruments and exposed double reed instruments. The exposed type is played with the double reed placed right between the lips of the player. With the capped double reed instruments, the reeds are covered by a cap. This way, the player of the bagpipe chanter... will push their air through the hole that the cap creates in order to move it through the reeds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
CONT

Within the double reed category, there are capped double reed instruments and exposed double reed instruments. The exposed type is played with the double reed placed right between the lips of the player. With the capped double reed instruments, the reeds are covered by a cap. This way, the player of the bagpipe chanter... will push their air through the hole that the cap creates in order to move it through the reeds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent

Spanish

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Record 4 2024-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
CONT

[One] type of flute is a globular flute, also called a vessel flute. "Ocarina" is a common name for one of the most common types of globular flutes. Unlike their tubular flute cousins, globular flutes can be any shape, but still have finger holes and a blow hole, and are played in generally the same fashion as a tubular flute.... The physics of sound production is significantly different between tubular and globular instruments. In a tubular instrument, a vibrating column of air produces the sound. The length of this air column is the primary factor determining the pitch. However, the pitch can be modified by uncovering toneholes along the body of the instrument, which effectively shorten the length of the air column and raise the pitch. But with globular instruments, the shape of the air contained within the vessel is generally irrelevant to the pitch. It's the total volume of air contained in the vessel and the size of the opening that determines the pitch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent

Spanish

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Record 5 - external organization data 2023-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

Pulling on the vent control opens a hole either in the top or the side of the balloon to allow hot air to spill out and to descend.

OBS

Used to open and reclose the side vent or vent valve in flight to allow a controlled release of hot air. White and operated from the basket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 7 2015-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
DEF

A hole, slot, or groove provided in a mould or machine to allow air and gas to escape during moulding, extrusion or forming.

CONT

The products of combustion leave the furnace through vents and pass through flues to the stack.

OBS

vent: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)
  • Plasturgie
  • Fours (Métallurgie)
DEF

Trou, fente ou gorge, prévu dans un moule ou une machine pour permettre l'échappement d'air ou de gaz pendant une opération de moulage, d'extrusion ou de formage.

CONT

Les produits de la combustion quittent le four par des évents et gagnent, sous forme de fumées, la cheminée.

CONT

Pour laisser échapper l'air contenu dans l'empreinte, on pratique des évents (trous ou rainures) au niveau du plan de joint des demi-moules.

OBS

évent : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dispositivos de seguridad (Componentes mecánicos)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
  • Hornos (Metalurgia)
DEF

Orificio, ranura o muesca dispuesto en un molde o máquina para permitir el escape de aire y gas durante el moldeo, extrusión o formado.

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Record 8 2014-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

At the top of the cylinder... is a bleeder hole through which air is released when the system is filled with brake fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
OBS

Au-dessus de cet alésage est pratiqué un second orifice destiné à la «purge» du système, opération qui consiste à supprimer toute présence d'air dans la commande.

Spanish

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Record 9 2013-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
  • Geological Prospecting
DEF

A passive measurement taken by oil industry well loggers to characterise rock formation properties.

CONT

The log works by measuring small electric potentials(measured in millivolts) between depths in the borehole and a grounded voltage at the surface. Conductive fluids are necessary in bore hole to create a SP response, so the SP log cannot be used in nonconductive drilling muds(e. g. oil-based mud) or air filled holes.

OBS

Using the data from this log and from other electric logs the geologist is able to determine the nature of the formation being drilled through and assess its likely porosity and permeability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
  • Prospection géologique

Spanish

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Record 10 2008-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
CONT

Through the wall air conditioners function the same as window air conditioners however, they fit through a hole in the wall and are normally rear-vented. They are generally used to cool a single room and you need a sleeve in your wall to support the weight.

Key term(s)
  • through the wall conditioner

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
CONT

Climatiseur encastrable de paroi et de plafond.

Spanish

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Record 11 2008-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

When the landing gear was DOWN, the shock strut air fitting was not visible through the inspection hole in the top of the main gear well. The nose gear wire indicator was not protruding above the nose cap.

PHR

Strut air fitting.

PHR

Universal air fitting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
CONT

Lorsque le train d'atterrissage était en position DOWN, le raccord pneumatique de la jambe à amortisseur n'était pas visible par l'orifice se trouvant au sommet du logement du train principal et le câble indicateur du train avant ne dépassait pas de la coiffe du nez.

OBS

raccord pneumatique : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 12 2007-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
DEF

To reduce the pressure of air or gas within a container, cabin, or other enclosed space.

CONT

One consequence of cabin pressurization is that the pressure inside the airplane might be 70 kPa(10 psi), while the pressure outside is only 15 kPa(2 psi). An otherwise-harmless pinhole under these pressure differences will generate a high-pitched squeal as the air leaks out at supersonic speeds. A hole a metre and a half(5 feet) across will depressurize a jetliner in a fraction of a second.

OBS

Cabin pressurization is the active pumping of air into an aircraft cabin to increase the air pressure within the cabin. It is required when an aircraft reaches high altitudes, because the natural atmospheric pressure is too low to allow people to absorb sufficient oxygen, leading to altitude sickness and ultimately hypoxia.

PHR

Depressurize the cabin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
DEF

Faire perdre la pression normale, obtenue par pressurisation, à (un avion, un véhicule spatial).

OBS

dépressuriser : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

PHR

Dépressuriser la cabine.

Spanish

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Record 13 2007-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
OBS

In most processes, the air that expands the parison against the mold cavity must enter through blow pin tooling, which is available in four basic styles : simple tube, needle, ram down or calibrated prefinish, and pull-up prefinish.... With the needle style, a hypodermic-shaped needle is pierced through the parison from some remote position in the mold after the mold has closed. The location of the hole on the part is usually inconspicuous or hidden from view.

Key term(s)
  • needle blow pin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
CONT

[...] un dispositif de soufflage constitué soit d'une aiguille qui traverse la paroi du moule et qui permet le gonflage de la paraison dans l'empreinte pour obtenir des objets tels que des jouets, des arrosoirs de jardin, des contenants de grand volume..., soit d'une canne qui est introduite dans l'orifice supérieur de la bouteille ou du flacon à mouler.

Spanish

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Record 14 2004-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
DEF

A hole in the roof of a sea cave from which air escapes by the action of the waves.

OBS

It is probably formed by wave erosion concentrated along planes of weakness, as in a well-jointed rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
DEF

Orifice d'une cavité souterraine, impénétrable sauf désobstruction, et par lequel sort un courant d'air qui prouve l'existence d'un réseau souterrain important.

OBS

C'est également un orifice qui fait communiquer un réseau souterrain avec un autre réseau et dans lequel le courant d'air peut s'inverser selon les différences de pression atmosphérique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
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Record 15 2004-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

A relative small scale downward current of air; often observed on the lee side of large objects restricting the smooth flow of air, or in precipitation areas in or near cumuliform clouds.

OBS

air pocket: an expression used in the early days of aviation for a downdraft. Pioneer pilots at first imagined these downdrafts to be "pockets" in which there was insufficient air to support the plane.

OBS

air pocket: colloquial.

OBS

The terms "hole in the air" and "hole" are slang.

OBS

The terms "air bump" and "bump" are erroneously used to mean air pocket.

Key term(s)
  • down draught
  • hole in the air
  • hole
  • bump

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Mouvement vers le bas d'une colonne d'air, habituellement associé à un nuage convectif. Le courant est à l'échelle du nuage.

CONT

Le mouvement de l'air turbulent se manifeste sous forme de poussées momentanées et rapides qui peuvent présenter une orientation absolument quelconque. Parmi celles-ci, on peut distinguer : les rafales qui ne concernent que les variations de la vitesse horizontale du vent, sans modification de direction; les mouvements verticaux qui englobent tous les courants aériens ascendants ou descendants.

OBS

Le terme «rabattant» semble employé par les pilotes pour décrire le phénomène de courant descendant lors du survol des régions montagneuses. Cependant, cette particularité n'est consignée dans aucune source. De plus, le terme «rabattant» est un terme de jargon.

CONT

On a attribué longtemps la turbulence à la présence de «trous d'air», en fait il n'y a pas de «trous» dans l'air, la turbulence est généralement due à des déflections vers le haut ou vers le bas du vent horizontal.

OBS

Le terme «trou d'air» n'est pas qualifié de terme vieilli dans les dictionnaires contrairement à son équivalent anglais «air pocket».

OBS

Les termes «courant descendant», «rabattant» et «trou d'air» ont été uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Key term(s)
  • descendance

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Aerodinámica y teoría de los gases
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Movimiento hacia abajo de una columna de aire, asociada habitualmente a una nube convectiva. La corriente es de la escala de una nube.

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Record 16 2003-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Warning Devices
CONT

A pneumatic rate-of-rise spot detector consists of a small dome-shaped air chamber with a flexible metal diaphragm in the base. A small metering hole allows air to enter and exit the chamber during normal rise and fall of atmospheric temperature and barometric pressure. In the heat of a fire, however, the air within the chamber expands faster than it can escape through the metering hole. This expansion causes the pressure within the chamber to increase, forcing the metal diaphragm against contact points in the alarm circuit. An alarm signal to the system control unit results. This type of detector is most often combined in one unit that also has fixed-temperature capability.

OBS

The spot detector monitors smaller areas than the line detector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alarme-incendie
CONT

Le détecteur ponctuel thermovélocimétrique pneumatique est constitué d'une petite chambre aérothermique en forme de dôme et d'un diaphragme en métal flexible situé dans la base. Un petit trou permet à l'air d'entrer et de sortir de la chambre aérothermique lors des fluctuations normales de la température et de la pression barométrique. Toutefois, sous l'effet de la chaleur dégagée par un incendie, l'air qui se trouve dans la chambre aérothermique se dilate plus rapidement et ne peut pas s'échapper par le trou. Cette dilatation entraîne une augmentation de la pression à l'intérieur de la chambre aérothermique et force le diaphragme de métal à toucher les points de contact du circuit d'alarme. Un signal d'alarme est alors déclenché à l'unité de contrôle du système. Ce type de déclencheur est souvent combiné à un dispositif qui est également thermostatique.

Spanish

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Record 17 2003-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

The airspeed indicator uses the differences between the static pressure and the pitot pressure to display airspeed. The pitot tube takes ram air pressure(not a flow of air) from aircraft motion to drive the diaphragm of the airspeed indicator. The static air hole(s) takes the ambient pressure of the aircraft and registers this pressure on the altimeter, the vertical speed indicator and the side of the airspeed diaphragm opposite the pitot's ram air side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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Record 18 2003-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wave-Energy Power Plants
DEF

A method of generating power from the tide.

CONT

The OWC [oscillating water column] operates similar to a blow hole. It is a chamber of air closed above the surface and open underwater. As the water rises and falls outside the chamber, the water column inside the chamber oscillates, blowing out and drawing in the trapped air through a turbine. The compressible air acts as a buffer, and the OWC' s design and operation are simple.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales houlomotrices
DEF

Caisson à clapet où la montée de l'eau poussée par la vague joue comme un piston et comprime une bulle d'air qui fait tourner un turbogénérateur.

DEF

Sorte de cheminée dressée sur le sol sous-marin qui aspire les vagues par une ouverture située près de sa base. La hauteur de la colonne d'eau à l'intérieur de la cheminée varie en fonction du mouvement des vagues. Lorsque le niveau de l'eau monte, l'air est expulsé vers le haut et passe à travers une turbine qui tourne sur elle-même et actionne le générateur. Lorsque le niveau de l'eau redescend, l'air est de nouveau aspiré depuis l'extérieur pour remplir le vide créé à l'intérieur de la cheminée, et le turbo-générateur est de nouveau activé.

Spanish

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Record 19 2002-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

The removal of tissue by vaporization is called "ablation. "During ablation as tissue vaporizes, the position of the tissue surface, where tissue and air meet, moves deeper into the tissue. One is drilling a hole into the tissue. The velocity at which the hole becomes deeper is called the "ablation velocity. "

Key term(s)
  • ablating velocity
  • ablative velocity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
CONT

Le couplage laser-matière, le seuil d'ablation et la vitesse d'ablation vont dépendre du coefficient d'absorption du matériau à la longueur considérée et de ses propriétés thermiques.

Spanish

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Record 20 2001-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemical Prospecting
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Scientific Instruments
CONT

A recently developed instrument known as an "emanometer, "or "radon sniffer, "has been used to measure the radon content of water, oils and soils. Since radon is a noble gas, it does not form chemical compounds. It moves freely through pore spaces, joints and faults for distances up to several hundred feet. It will also dissolve in ground water and so move about in the subsurface. Air samples are obtained from the soil by drilling a short hole(2-3 ft) and pumping air from the hole through filters and a dryer into an ionization chamber or thin ZnS scintillator. Water samples are degassed and the air-gas mixture goes to the detecting chamber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prospection géochimique
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Instruments scientifiques
DEF

Tube renfermant un absorbant utilisé en prospection géochimique pour capter les émanations de radon dans l'eau ou le sol.

CONT

L'émanomètre de radon est un instrument portatif constitué de deux parties: 1) un appareillage qui concentre le [radon] [...] 2) un scintillomètre. On échantillonne des eaux de surface ou souterraines dans un récipient en verre ou on pompe «in situ» un échantillon d'air issu des pores dans les sols.

Spanish

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Record 21 2001-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
  • Spacecraft
CONT

How do we control this type of plasma motor? There is an airflow control... that sits in the bottom intake air hole. By opening and closing this [control], the motor can be throttled just like the engine of a car.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 22 2000-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining of Organic Materials
  • Underground Mining
  • Extraction Procedures - Various (Mining)
DEF

A method... for breaking down coal by compressed air. Air at a pressure of 10, 000 to 12, 000 pounds per square inch is conveyed in a steel pipe to a tube or shell inserted in a shothole. The air is admitted by opening a shooting valve and is released in the hole by the rupture of a shear pin or disc. The sudden expansion of the air in the confined hole breaks down the coal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Procédés d'extraction divers (Exploit. minière)
DEF

[Procédé qui] consiste à comprimer de l'air à environ 800 atmosphères, à le conduire par des tuyauteries de très petit diamètre jusqu'au chantier. Pour le tir, l'air comprimé est introduit dans un obus placé dans le trou de mine à faire sauter. Lorsque la pression dans l'obus atteint 600 à 700 kg/cm², la rupture d'une goupille ou d'un disque métallique permet l'échappement de l'air dans le trou, avec une pression telle que le charbon se trouve brisé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación de materias orgánicas (Minas)
  • Explotación minera subterránea
  • Distintos procedimientos de extracción (Explotación minera)
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Record 23 2000-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
  • Camping and Caravanning
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
CONT

How to Make A Hobo Stove. Take a gallon paint can(exact size not important-experiment). Cut holes in sides of can... Throw anything combustible in and light it on fire. The air flows in the bottom hole, and the aerodynamics of the can suck the exhaust out of the top holes. This forms a vicious through draught, and the fire burns almost white hot in a strong wind! It also uses very little fuel. Fire temperature can be controlled by turning can away from the wind a bit, or by obstructing the inlet hole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
  • Camping et caravaning
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
DEF

Contenant métallique (boîte de conserve, bidon de peinture, etc.) pouvant servir de poêle en situation d'urgence ou dans des conditions de survie par temps très froid.

Key term(s)
  • poêle de fortune hobo

Spanish

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Record 24 2000-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

A small hole in the fuel line between the float bowl and the discharge nozzle through which air is introduced into the liquid fuel. It serves as an aid in atomization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 25 1999-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

To allow for expected settlement of large plants, they should be placed slightly higher in the pit. Then the rest of the hole should be backfilled with more humus-enriched topsoil while the soil layers are judiciously tamped to remove any detrimental air pockets near the roots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère

Spanish

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Record 26 1998-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Processing
  • Platemaking (Printing)
DEF

A hole produced in a casting when gas, entrapped while the mould is being filled, or evolved during the solidification of metal, fails to escape and is held in pockets.

Key term(s)
  • porosity
  • blow hole

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation des métaux
  • Clicherie (Imprimerie)
DEF

Trou dans une pièce coulée ou une soudure produit par piégeage de gaz pendant la solidification.

CONT

Avec certains aciers dits «effervescents», il peut se dégager des gaz pendant la fusion. Si le métal se solidifie avant que ces gaz aient pu s'échapper, ils [forment des soufflures internes ou des pustules].

Spanish

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Record 27 1998-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
DEF

A pneumatic stowing machine which consists of a paddle wheel with six compartments working inside an adjustable airtight casing. This wheel is driven at a speed of 15 to 30 revolutions per minute by means of an air turbine through gearing... The dirt falls from the paddle wheel into the airstream in the pipe underneath the paddle box and passes along 6-inch-diameter pipes to the outlet, where a detachable deflector guides the stream of dirt into the required place in the pack hole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
OBS

Remblayage pneumatique. [...] Différents types de machines. On peut distinguer deux types principaux de machines : les machines à cellules et les machines à chambres. Les machines à cellules sont les plus répandues. Les plus connues sont la Beien et la Brieden de principe commun.

Key term(s)
  • machine Beien

Spanish

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Record 28 1997-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

A hole or pit in the surface of the coating of a sheet of coated paper caused by unwanted air bubbles in the coating mixture.

OBS

pinholes usually plural

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

[Une de plusieurs] dépressions minuscules sur la couche de surface d'un papier fini causées par la présence de bulles d'air dans la pâte arrivant sur la table de fabrication.

OBS

le plus souvent au pluriel

Key term(s)
  • piqûres

Spanish

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Record 29 1996-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Security Devices
OBS

The Hole is the North American Aerospace Defence Command home of Canadian NORAD Region with responsibility for the operation of the Canada East and Canada West Region Operations control Centres. Located at Trout Lake, 590 feet under a granite Laurentian hill; responsible for all air surveillance in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
OBS

Appellation d'usage obligatoire au Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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Record 30 1994-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airborne Forces
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
CONT

Vent : a hole left in the apex of the canopy to allow air to escape and reduce oscillation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aéroportées
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

Cheminée: trou pratiqué au centre de la voilure destiné à réduire les balancements du parachute durant la descente.

Spanish

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Record 31 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
CONT

Before installing a plant, a cushion of conditioned topsoil should be spread over the bottom of the hole. Next, the plant should be carefully deposited at a finish-grade level identical with its original growing condition. To allow for expected settlement of large plants, they should be placed slightly higher in the pit. Then the rest of the hole should be backfilled with more humus-enriched topsoil while the soil layers are judiciously tamped to remove any detrimental air pockets near the roots. Each installation should always be followed with generous watering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
CONT

Les plantations. L'effet de l'arrosage. Terre remuée foisonnée. Présence d'air entre les particules. - Début de tassement par émiettement des particules. Arrosage insuffisant : la majeure partie des racines reste en milieu sec. - Tassement complet. Les racines explorent un milieu suffisamment humide et sans poches d'air.

Spanish

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Record 32 1992-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
OBS

Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
OBS

Terminologie officialisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 33 1991-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage

Spanish

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Record 34 1990-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging Machinery and Equipment
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
CONT

Capping machinery.... A pneumatic chuck contains a round flexible ring with a hole in the center. The cap enters the hole when the ring is in its relaxed state. When air pressure is applied, the ring compresses and grips and holds the cap while it is moved to the bottles and screwed on.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines et équipement d'emballage
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

Élément d'une chaîne de bouchage qui prélève les capsules filetées à l'aide d'un système à air comprimé, afin de les positionner sur la bague des conditionnements pour ensuite visser ces dernières.

Spanish

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Record 35 1988-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gas and Oil Heating
CONT

Burner Efficiency Tests and Adjustments. For burner adjustment the serviceman measures the draft that provides air for combustion and the smoker or soot content of the exiting flue gases.... Measurements are made through a small hole in the flue pipe within 46 cm of the flue gas exit on the furnace. If the layout of the flue pipe makes this impossible, the serviceman has to make a hole wherever he can.... It should be located between the furnace and the barometric damper but not directly beside the barometric damper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage au gaz et au mazout

Spanish

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Record 36 1988-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Cleaning and Maintenance
DEF

An opening, aperture, or hole, occasionally one by which air enters or is admitted into the dishwasher cavity.

CONT

The static vent permits the passage of hot air out of the machine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
DEF

Grille permettant l'évacuation de l'air chaud du lave-vaisselle.

CONT

L'évent statique se trouve sous le panneau de commandes.

OBS

"statique" dans ce sens veut dire que l'évent accomplit sa tâche sans mouvement.

Spanish

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Record 37 1988-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drilling (Machine-Tooling)
CONT

Oil hole drills have one or two holes running from the shank to the cutting point through which compressed air, oil, or cutting fluid can be forced when deep holes are being drilled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perçage (Usinage)
DEF

Foret dont le corps est percé longitudinalement pour permettre d'amener l'huile jusqu'aux lèvres.

Spanish

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Record 38 1985-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Heating
CONT

Burner Efficiency Tests and Adjustments... A smoke spot tester is used to measure the soot content of flues gases. The serviceman will adjust the air intake band on the burner until a visually smokeless flame is produced in the combustion chamber. The probe of the smoke testing apparatus is inserted through the hole in the flue pipe and a flue gas sample is drawn through a piece of filter paper. The resulting soot mark on the paper is compared in intensity to a standard chart. The chart shows measurements labelled 0 to 9 and most residential oil furnaces can burn cleanly enough for a 0 to 1 rating... a number 2 smoke is ideal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Chauffage

Spanish

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Record 39 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

During the air scour, about two-thirds of the air flow passes through the hole and the rest through the slot, thus constituting a kind of weir which geometrically determines the depth of the air cushion. Should the floor not be perfectly horizontal, the divergence of air flow between two nozzles is slight because of the preponderant share of the flow passing through the hole.

Key term(s)
  • air flow divergence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Lors du lavage à l'air, environ les deux tiers du débit d'air passent par le trou et le reste par la fente qui constitue une espèce de déversoir fixant géométriquement la profondeur du matelas d'air. En cas de défaut d'horizontalité du plancher, l'écart de débit d'air entre deux buselures est faible du fait de la part prépondérante du débit s'écoulant par le trou.

Spanish

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