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HORIZON ONE [32 records]

Record 1 2025-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Paleontology
  • Physical Geography (General)
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

A former animal burrow in one soil horizon that has become filled with organic matter or material from another horizon.

CONT

Many of the tunnels are completely filled with sediments that have been washed in after the abandoning of the tunnel by the digging mammal. Such filled tunnels are called crotovines ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Paléontologie
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Comportement animal
DEF

Ancienne galerie creusée par un animal dans un horizon du sol et qui s'est remplie de matières organiques ou de matériaux d'un autre horizon.

CONT

Il est intéressant de noter que les krotovines ne sont pas affectées par la structure lamellaire et sont donc postérieures à la phase de gel/dégel qui est à l'origine de cette structure.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

The cosmic microwave background displays a uniformity of temperature, varying by just one part in a hundred thousand. This indicates that all regions have been in contact with one another some time in the past. However, when traced back to the big bang using Einstein's equations, these regions appear to have always been separated – outside of one another's past causal horizons, being more than a million light-years apart when the universe was only 400, 000 years old. This problem is known as the horizon problem...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

Hawking radiation is the thermal radiation predicted to be spontaneously emitted by black holes. It arises from the steady conversion of quantum vacuum fluctuations into pairs of particles, one of which escaping at infinity while the other is trapped inside the black hole horizon... This radiation reduces the mass of black holes and is therefore also known as black hole evaporation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale

Spanish

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Record 4 2021-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

One new horizon [of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear decontamination] is improved fumigation. Fumigation is an old technique for dealing with vermin, such as rodents and insects. As such, it can easily be considered a form of biological decontamination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
Key term(s)
  • bio-décontamination

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Saving and Consumption
  • Investment
DEF

A rate, usually expressed in the form of a percentage, that expresses the preference of a society as a whole for present returns rather than future returns and that sometimes is proposed as a discount rate for project analysis. Generally considered to be less than the opportunity cost of capital, which expresses a summation of individual time preferences because the society as a whole has a longer time horizon than does any one of its members.

CONT

... the appropriate rate of interest or rate of discount by which the net benefit at any point of time is weighed ... reflects society’s rate of time preference. (If, for example, society is indifferent between having $100 million today and $106 million next year, the social rate of time preference is 6 per cent per annum.)

OBS

for "social MTPR" : An individual is said to have a time preference between consumption in different periods. This is measured by his marginal time preference rate (MTPR for short).

Key term(s)
  • social marginal time preference rate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épargne et consommation
  • Investissements et placements
OBS

Le choix du taux d'intérêt désiré constitue (...) un arbitrage entre une consommation globale plus importante aujourd'hui, ou des investissements plus nombreux, et (...) une consommation plus forte demain. C'est pourquoi ce taux est souvent appelé le "taux de préférence collective pour le présent".

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ahorro y consumo
  • Inversiones
DEF

Se trata de una tasa, indicada usualmente en forma porcentual, que expresa la preferencia de una sociedad en conjunto por los rendimientos presentes en lugar de los futuros y que, a veces, se propone como una tasa de actualización para el análisis de proyectos. En general, se considera que es menos que el costo de oportunidad del capital, que expresa una suma acumulada de preferencias temporales individuales porque la sociedad en conjunto tiene un horizonte cronológico más extenso que cualquiera de sus miembros.

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Record 6 2013-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
DEF

The accumulation of dissolved or suspended soil materials in one area or horizon as a result of eluviation from another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
DEF

Accumulation de substances solubles ou colloïdales dans un horizon, généralement l'horizon B, par apport vertical ou latéral, suite à un processus de lixiviation de l'horizon A.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Geología
DEF

Proceso de acumulación por depósito de materiales que las aguas de percolación llevan en solución o en suspensión.

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Record 7 2013-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
DEF

A planning timeframe used in capability and force development.

CONT

There are three timeframes: horizon 1 is short term (1-5 years), horizon 2 is medium term (5-10 years) and horizon 3 is long term (10-30 years).

Key term(s)
  • horizon one
  • horizon I

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
DEF

Horizon de planification utilisé pour le développement des capacités et des forces.

CONT

Il existe trois horizons : L'horizon 1 est à court terme (de 1 à 5 ans), l'horizon 2 est à moyen terme (de 5 à 10 ans) et l'horizon 3 est à long terme (de 10 à 30 ans).

Key term(s)
  • horizon un
  • horizon I

Spanish

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Record 8 2012-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

The maximum visibility value common to sectors comprising one half or more of the horizon circle.

OBS

prevailing visibility: term and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Visibilité maximale commune aux secteurs comprenant au moins la moitié de l'horizon.

OBS

visibilité dominante : terme et définition normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne; terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 9 2011-11-29

English

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

The material leached by chemical or other processes from one soil horizon and deposited in another.

French

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

Accumulation d'éléments dissous dans l'horizon d'un sol.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
DEF

Parte más soluble del regolito, que es transportada y concentrada en un nivel inferior.

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Record 10 2011-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

The rheological properties which allow a rock under specific conditions to be able to support a tectonic force.

OBS

Competency of rocks is a relative term, depending to some extent on the surrounding rocks, i. e. a rock in one situation may act as a competent horizon while in other circumstances an identical rock may act incompetently.

Key term(s)
  • rock competence
  • competence of rock

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Caractère d'une roche compétente, [c'est-à-dire] ayant des qualités mécaniques satisfaisantes.

DEF

Degré de rigidité d'une couche géologique par rapport à ses voisines.

Key term(s)
  • compétence d'une roche

Spanish

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Record 11 2010-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A fold in rocks such as an anticline in which both limbs or sides are the same.

CONT

A symmetrical fold is one in which the axial surface is everywhere equidistant from the two limbs of the fold, as defined by any one bedding horizon.

OBS

symmetric fold; symmetrical fold; upright fold: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

[...] les plis droits dont le plan axial est vertical de sorte que charnière et crête sont confondues.

OBS

pli droit; pli symétrique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 12 2007-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Applications of Electronics
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

A radiometer or other sensor that is used to align or control the axis of a spacecraft, missile, or satellite with the apparent horizon of the Earth or of any other astronomical body.

CONT

Horizon sensors [are] the primary means for directly determining the attitude of a spacecraft relative to the Earth... The attitude of spacecraft relative to Earth is one of the most important aspects of attitude determination and control, particularly for communications(TDRSS), weather(GOES), Earth resources(LANDSAT), satellites, etc. Earth cannot be treated as a point source like the Sun, especially for near Earth satellites for which Earth covers about 40% of the sky. Therefore, merely detecting the Earth is by no means sufficient for attitude determination, even for the most crude attitude determination requirements. Hence most sensors are designed to detect the Earth's horizon. Horizon sensors are infrared devices that detect the contrast of the cold of space and the warmth of the Earth(or other body).

CONT

Typically there are four basic components in a horizon sensor: a scanning mechanism, optical system, radiance detector, and signal processing electronics.

OBS

horizon sensor: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

Key term(s)
  • infra red horizon sensor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Applications de l'électronique
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Scanneur mécanique à détecteurs électro-optiques montés de façon à repérer l'horizon terrestre.

CONT

Garde-cap. Il s'agit d'un gyroscope que l'on maintient horizontal et qui définit une direction fixe dans le plan horizontal à sa dérive près. Le gyroscope est monté à la Cardan comme dans le cas du compas mais il n'est pas balourdé. Un détecteur d'horizon monté sur la caisse de tore délivre un signal proportionnel à l'inclinaison du moment cinétique; ce signal est traité et est envoyé dans un moteur couple d'axe ce qui crée un couple vertical ramenant le moment cinétique horizontal.

CONT

[...] un système de contrôle d'attitude et d'orbite qui comprend : [...] un capteur optique 2-axes qui peut détecter soit la Terre (typiquement capteur d'horizon Infra-Rouge) soit l'Étoile Polaire (typiquement capteur à matrice CCD).

OBS

capteur d'horizon : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 13 2006-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

A mineral horizon characterized by one or more of the following : 1) An enrichment in silicate clay, iron, aluminum, or humus. 2) A prismatic or columnar structure that exhibits pronounced coatings or stainings associated with significant amounts of exchangeable sodium. 3) An alteration by hydrolysis, reduction, or oxidation to give a change in color or structure from the horizons above or below, or both.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

Horizon minéral possédant un ou plusieurs des caractères suivants : 1) Accumulation d'argile silicatée, de fer, d'aluminium ou d'humus. 2) Structure prismatique ou colonnaire présentant des enrobements ou des taches très marqués, de même que des quantités notables de sodium échangeable. 3) Altération, par hydrolyse, réduction ou oxydation, qui établit une différence de couleur ou de structure par rapport à l'horizon supérieur ou l'horizon inférieur, ou les deux.

CONT

Horizon B. C'est un horizon enrichi des éléments provenant des horizons extérieurs. C'est un horizon d'accumulation, [...] Il est nettement distinct par sa couleur, sa structure et la nature de ses constituants.

Spanish

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Record 14 2005-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Services
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

Aggregated fire severity for an ongoing multiple, long-lasting, or expansive fire situation within an operational planning horizon(e. g. one month).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service d'incendie
  • Incendies de végétation

Spanish

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Record 15 2004-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

The above photo shows a halo phenomenon known as the upper tangent arc. When cirrus clouds contain columnar ice crystals aligned so that their axes are all in a horizontal direction, this type of arc may be produced. A characteristic of this arc-shaped patch of light is that it’s directly above the Sun (it bends upward away from the Sun), and it’s approximately 22 degrees away from the Sun itself - about 2 fists held at arms length.

CONT

The 22° halo is most common, but other halo forms are sometimes seen. The tangent arcs to the 22° halo can appear if the sun's declination is less than 32°. One is called the lower tangent arc to the 22° halo, and the other is the upper tangent arc to the 22° halo. The shape of these tangent haloes depends upon the sun's declination. If the sun is close to the horizon, the two upper arcs angle sharply away from the 22° halo. As the sun rises higher in the sky, the tangent arcs move toward the 22° halo. When the sun's declination reaches 32°above the horizon, the lower and upper tangent arcs make contact, and the resulting ring is called the circumscribed halo. It touches the 22° halo above and beneath the sun. When the sun is just above 32°the circumscribed halo resembles a double oval. As the sun rises higher it becomes increasingly circular and draws nearer to the 22° halo. When the sun's declination exceeds 70°, the circumscribed arc nearly coincides with the 22° halo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Un peu au-dessus ou au-dessous de l'astre lumineux [soleil], à la distance de 22 degrés, on peut fréquemment voir des arcs supérieurs et inférieurs tangents au petit anneau. En fait, on observe plus souvent les arcs supérieurs; ils ont souvent de belles couleurs. [...] Sur l'image suivante, on voit un arc tangent supérieur.

Spanish

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Record 16 2004-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

The 22° halo is most common, but other halo forms are sometimes seen. The tangent arcs to the 22° halo can appear if the sun's declination is less than 32°. One is called the lower tangent arc to the 22° halo, and the other is the upper tangent arc to the 22° halo. The shape of these tangent haloes depends upon the sun's declination. If the sun is close to the horizon, the two upper arcs angle sharply away from the 22° halo. As the sun rises higher in the sky, the tangent arcs move toward the 22° halo. When the sun's declination reaches 32°above the horizon, the lower and upper tangent arcs make contact, and the resulting ring is called the circumscribed halo. It touches the 22° halo above and beneath the sun. When the sun is just above 32°the circumscribed halo resembles a double oval. As the sun rises higher it becomes increasingly circular and draws nearer to the 22° halo. When the sun's declination exceeds 70°, the circumscribed arc nearly coincides with the 22° halo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Un peu au-dessus ou au-dessous de l'astre lumineux [soleil], à la distance de 22 degrés, on peut fréquemment voir des arcs supérieurs et inférieurs tangents au petit anneau.

Spanish

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Record 17 2003-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geochemistry
DEF

The movement of soil materials in solution or in suspension from one horizon to another.

CONT

Water, wind, ice, and human agency are the chief factors in translocation and accumulation of dead shells in areas other than those in which they originate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géochimie
DEF

Entraînement par l'eau de pluie, dans les crevasses d'un profil [cultural], de constituants tels que sable, limon, argile, débris végétaux, et même petits agrégats.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Geoquímica
DEF

Transporte de partículas por las aguas de lluvia al perfil del suelo.

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Record 18 2002-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Orbital Stations
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

The Conical Earth Sensor(CES) is a scanning horizon sensor used to gather attitude information on orbiting spacecraft. The most common application utilizes one or more CESs to provide pitch and roll attitude data for 3-axis stabilized orbiting spacecraft. The CES, a robust and a versatile sensor, can be used from low Earth orbit to above geosynchronous orbits, as well as during transfer orbits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Stations orbitales
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace

Spanish

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Record 19 2002-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

A horizons : Mineral horizons which formed at the surface or below an O horizon, in which all or much of the original rock structure has been obliterated and which are characterized by one or more of the following :-an accumulation of humified organic matter intimately mixed with the mineral fraction and not displaying properties characteristic of E or B horizons(see below) ;-properties resulting from cultivation, pasturing, or similar kinds of disturbance; or-a morphology which is different from the underlying B or C horizon, resulting from processes related to the surface.

CONT

Rock Structure. The structure of the underlying rocks can have a pronounced impact on what landforms ultimately result ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Le paysage de l'Outaouais est marqué par de nombreuses collines de basses altitudes qui font partie du Bouclier canadien. Le bouclier est la région physiographique de structure rocheuse la plus étendue au Canada. Elle est ainsi nommée en raison de sa forme plus ou moins circulaire.

CONT

[...] si le sonar latéral permet une bonne reconnaissance des structures rocheuses et sédimentaires (champs de mégarides, dunes de sable, rubans sableux...), il ne permet pas une identification précise de la nature des sédiments. Par exemple, l'extrait de sonogramme suivant (444ko) semble montrer un fond rocheux, il s'agit en fait d'un banc de crépidules en Baie du Mont Saint-Michel.

CONT

L'Angleterre s'en sort traditionnellement bien lors des basculements de pôles, à cause de ses structures rocheuses sous-jacentes. Stonehenge en est une preuve, qui a subi des séismes violents mais a pu éviter d'être trop secoué, ce qui a souvent un effet des plus destructeurs sur des structures massives.

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Record 20 2002-07-16

English

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

In a skidding turn, the gyro precesses towards the inside of the turn. After return on the aircraft to straight and level flight, the instrument shows a turn in the direction of the skid. In a normal turn, the gyro precesses towards the inside of the turn. The precession error is quickly corrected by the erecting mechanism.

CONT

The only really tricky part of the attitude indicator is its erecting mechanism. When power(vacuum) is first applied to the instrument, the mechanism quickly erects the gyro spindle to plumb-vertical in order to align the artificial horizon with the natural horizon. In flight, the erecting mechanism continually compensates the gyro for precession errors in order to keep it aligned throughout the course of a long flight. The design of the erecting mechanism is quite clever. In an air-driven attitude gyro, there are "pendulous vanes" suspended from pivots attached to the lower portion of the sealed gyro housing, one vane for each exhaust port. The vanes are positioned so that, when the gyro is erect, each vane half-covers its associated exhaust port. If the gyro tilts so that its axle is not plumb, the pendulous vanes shift so that one exhaust port is more-than-half-covered and the opposite exhaust port is less-than-half-covered. The resulting imbalance of discharge air exerts a force on the rotor housing at right angles to the direction of tilt, causing the gyro to precess to the erect position. As soon as the gyro is erect, the pendulous vanes return to a balanced condition to remove the precessing force. Pure magic! The erecting mechanism can erect the gyro quite quickly at initial power-up because the gyro doesn’t exhibit much gyroscopic rigidity at low rotor RPMs. Typically, the horizon bar becomes level within the first 10 or 15 seconds, and then its oscillations(caused by precessional nutation of the gyro) are damped out within a minute or so as the rotor comes up-to-speed.

Key term(s)
  • gyroscope erecting mechanism
  • gyro erecting mechanism
  • erection mechanism

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
CONT

Dans un virage dérapé, le gyroscope «précesse» du côté du virage. Une fois l'avion revenu au vol rectiligne en palier, l'instrument indique un virage dans la direction du dérapage. Dans un virage normal, le gyroscope «précesse» du côté du virage. Le mécanisme de redressement du gyroscope corrige rapidement l'erreur de précession.

CONT

Description d'un Épervier [drone] [...] d. Le gyroscope vertical: Dans ce cas, les deux axes, ROLL et PITCH sont terminés par les potentiomètres qui détectent les écarts de positions angulaires du corps par rapport aux horizons roll et pitch. Les mécanismes d'érection ne sont prévus que pour maintenir la verticalité parfaite de la masse en rotation.

OBS

Horizon gyroscopique [...] La verticalité de l'axe de toupie [delta] est approximativement assurée par un érecteur (mécanique, électro-mécanique, pneumatique) produisant une raideur en quadrature de signe convenable.

Key term(s)
  • mécanisme de redressement du gyroscope

Spanish

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Record 21 2002-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Name given to the parhelia, paranthelia or the anthelion when they are particularly bright.

CONT

A halo occurs when the light from the sun or the moon is refracted and reflected by ice crystals in the atmosphere... Under certain circumstances a second, or outer, halo appears, which is fainter than the inner one. At times white or colored luminous arcs are also seen lying somewhat parallel to the horizon and passing through the source of light, called mock suns, parhelia, or sun dogs for the sun, and paraselenae for the moon. A single mock sun, the anthelion, directly opposite the sun, may be added.

CONT

A sundog is a brightly colored spot that appears to the right or left of the sun. Sundogs form when the sun is near the horizon and the sunlight is refracted (bent) by hexagonal, plate-like ice crystals floating horizontally in the air. Sundogs are brightest in winter because ice crystals are more common, but can be seen at any time. Sundogs are also known as mock suns or parhelia.

Key term(s)
  • mock suns
  • sun dogs
  • sundogs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Nom donné aux parhélies, paranthélies ou à l'anthélie lorsqu'elles sont particulièrement brillantes.

Key term(s)
  • faux soleils

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Nombre que se da a los parhelios, los paranthelios y los anthelios cuando son particularmente brillantes.

Key term(s)
  • falsos soles
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Record 22 2002-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

An air photograph taken with the camera axis directed between the horizontal and vertical planes. Commonly referred to as an "oblique". a. High Oblique. One in which the apparent horizon appears, and b. Low Oblique. One in which the apparent horizon does not appear.

OBS

oblique air photograph: term and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • oblique air photo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Photographie aérienne prise avec un appareil dont l'axe optique est dirigé entre l'horizontale et la verticale. On distingue: a. l'oblique haute: photo sur laquelle figure l'horizon apparent; b. l'oblique basse: photo sur laquelle l'horizon apparent ne figure pas.

OBS

photographie aérienne oblique : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • photo aérienne oblique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fotografía
DEF

Fotografía aérea tomada con el eje de la cámara dirigido entre los planos vertical y horizontal. Generalmente se la denomina "oblicua". a. Oblicua alta. Aquélla en la que aparece el horizonte aparente, y b. Oblicua baja. Aquélla en la que no aparece el horizonte aparente.

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Record 23 2001-08-13

English

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

The basic attitude sensor was the three-gyro inertial reference package. It contained two air-tight integrating gyro units to sense pitch and yaw, and one miniature integrating gyro unit to sense roll. The pitch and roll gyros were torqued by signals obtained by two Barnes mod IIA infrared horizon sensors. Gyrocompassing oriented the vehicle to an orbit plane yaw reference by detecting a component of the programmed pitch rate through the roll horizon sensor. The geocentric pitch rate(typically 4 deg/min, for a low-altitude orbit) was programmed as a constant torque to the pitch gyro. This pitch component, if a yaw error was present, would be sensed differentially when compared with the roll components of the two horizon-sensor heads. The differential would be seen as a function of yaw error.

CONT

During heading align, the rotor of the resolver is positioned so that it transforms the N-S and E-W liquid level signals into pitch and roll components which are referenced to heading. The pitch component is amplified, demodulated and summed with amplified and demodulated feedback signals from the VG [vertical gyro] roll and pitch pickoffs and the pitch synchro. The combined signal is then modulated, amplified and converted to DC [direct current] to drive the platform pitch gimbal torque motor until the input signals are nulled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
CONT

Durant l'alignement sur le cap, le rotor du résolver est mis en position de telle sorte qu'il transforme les signaux des niveaux à liquide N.-S. et E.-O. en composantes de tangage et de roulis en référence au cap. La composante de tangage est amplifiée, démodulée et composée avec des signaux de réaction amplifiés et démodulés venant des capteurs de roulis et de tangage du VG [gyroscope directionnel] et du synchro de tangage. Ce signal composé est alors modulé, amplifié et converti en courant continu pour entraîner le moteur couple du cardan de tangage de la plate-forme jusqu'à ce que les signaux d'entrée soient annulés.

CONT

Il s'agit de la rotation galiléenne mais [...] la rotation à annuler quand on souhaite obtenir un pointage Terre parfait est la rotation relative au repère orbital de composantes en roulis, tangage et lacet.

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Record 24 2001-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

The basic attitude sensor was the three-gyro inertial reference package. It contained two air-tight integrating gyro units to sense pitch and yaw, and one miniature integrating gyro unit to sense roll. The pitch and roll gyros were torqued by signals obtained by two Barnes mod IIA infrared horizon sensors. Gyrocompassing oriented the vehicle to an orbit plane yaw reference by detecting a component of the programmed pitch rate through the roll horizon sensor. The geocentric pitch rate(typically 4 deg/min, for a low-altitude orbit) was programmed as a constant torque to the pitch gyro. This pitch component, if a yaw error was present, would be sensed differentially when compared with the roll components of the two horizon-sensor heads. The differential would be seen as a function of yaw error.

CONT

During heading align, the rotor of the resolver is positioned so that it transforms the N-S and E-W liquid level signals into pitch and roll components which are referenced to heading. The pitch component is amplified, demodulated and summed with amplified and demodulated feedback signals from the VG [vertical gyro] roll and pitch pickoffs and the pitch synchro. The combined signal is then modulated, amplified and converted to DC [direct current] to drive the platform pitch gimbal torque motor until the input signals are nulled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

Durant l'alignement sur le cap, le rotor du résolver est mis en position de telle sorte qu'il transforme les signaux des niveaux à liquide N.-S. et E.-O. en composantes de tangage et de roulis en référence au cap. La composante de tangage est amplifiée, démodulée et composée avec des signaux de réaction amplifiés et démodulés venant des capteurs de roulis et de tangage du VG [gyroscope directionnel] et du synchro de tangage. Ce signal composé est alors modulé, amplifié et converti en courant continu pour entraîner le moteur couple du cardan de tangage de la plate-forme jusqu'à ce que les signaux d'entrée soient annulés.

CONT

[...] il s'agit de la rotation galiléenne mais [...] la rotation à annuler quand on souhaite obtenir un pointage Terre parfait est la rotation relative au repère orbital de composantes en roulis, tangage et lacet.

Spanish

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Record 25 1999-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying Instruments
DEF

A small hand instrument used by surveyors for laying off a right angle by means of two mirrors set at an angle of 45 degrees.

CONT

The optical square... consists essentially of two mirrors placed at an angle of 45° to each other and contained in a flat cylindrical metal box... One of the mirrors, "I", is called the index glass and is wholly silvered, while the other mirror, "H’, is called the horizon glass and has its lower half silvered and its upper half plain.

Key term(s)
  • right angle prism

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'arpentage
CONT

L'équerre à prismes, aussi appelée équerre optique, est formée d'un prisme pentagonal dont les faces réfléchissantes forment entre elles un angle de 45°. L'équerre optique double à deux prismes pentagonaux superposés, ce qui permet de placer un point dans un alignement donné.

CONT

L'équerre à miroirs, aussi appelée équerre à réflexion, est formée de deux miroirs, fixés à 45° l'un de l'autre, donnant après réflexion deux directions perpendiculaires.

CONT

Équerre à deux miroirs - Elle se compose de deux miroirs faisant entre eux un angle de 50 grades [...]

Spanish

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Record 26 1999-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

Of all the therapies that pharmacologists see on the horizon, perhaps the most tantalizing are ones that would cure disease by fixing damaged genes. Diseases such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, and severe combined immunodeficiency are termed "single-gene" disorders because a single abnormal gene makes an abnormal protein, which, in turn, results in the sumptoms of the disease. In theory, "genetic surgery" could cure these single-gene diseases by cutting out the abnormal gene and replacing it with a working one. One might even imagine diseases with more complicated genetic underpinnings, such as certain forms of heart disease, being conquered with more extensive "genetic surgery".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
CONT

Enfin une intégration ciblée peut survenir. Depuis le 1er avril 1997, un programme de recherche pour le développement des techniques permettant la production en masse de sang artificiel a é mis sur pied [...] Dans un premier temps, trois groupes de chercheurs de médecins japonais étudieront les techniques actuellement disponibles pour la fabrication de plaquettes, d'hématies et de globulines. Ceci peut procéder d'une recombinaison homologue entre la séquence de transfert (donneuse) après appariement avec la séquence homologue endogène. Il s'agit d'une véritable chirurgie génétique où la régulation de l'expression génique reste naturelle. En outre, l'intégration ciblée d'une séquence réparatrice ne s'accompagne d'aucun risque de mutagénèse insertionnelle.

Spanish

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Record 27 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
DEF

An old term for one of an intrazonal, calcimorphic group of soils that develops in a temperate climate under deciduous forest. It has a calcium-rich parent material, and has a mull horizon but no clay or sesquioxides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
CONT

En climat tempéré, moins pluvieux, se forment au contraire des sols uniformément bruns, dits «sols bruns forestiers», très fertiles.

Spanish

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Record 28 1992-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
CONT

A thin horizon in one stratigraphic section contains tidal bundle with slack water mud drape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie

Spanish

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Record 29 1992-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

A thin layer of clay and silt deposited during warning flow. It is common in river and tidal environment.

CONT

A thin horizon in one stratigraphic section contains tidal bundle with slack water mud drape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie

Spanish

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Record 30 1980-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
OBS

An order of soils developed mainly under grass or grass-forest vegetative cover in semiarid to subhumid climates. The soils have a stained brownish solonetzic B(Bnt or Bn) horizon and a saline C horizon. The surface may be one or more of Ap, Ah, or Ae horizons. The order includes the Solonetz, Solodized Solonetz, and Solod great groups.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
OBS

Ordre de sols formés généralement sous végétation de prairie ou de prairie-parc dans un climat semi-aride ou subhumide. Ces sols ont un horizon B solonetzique (Bnt ou Bn) taché, de couleur brunâtre, et un horizon C salin. L'horizon de surface peut être constitué d'un ou de plusieurs des horizons Ap, Ah ou Ae. L'ordre solonetzique comprend les grands groupes des solonetz, des solonetz solodisés et des solods.

Spanish

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Record 31 1980-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
OBS

Two sequa in one soil; that is, two sequences of an eluvial horizon and its related illuvial horizon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
OBS

Deux sequums présents dans un même sol, c'est-à-dire deux horizons éluviaux et leurs horizons illuviaux correspondants.

Spanish

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Record 32 1977-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
DEF

An error in the angle indicated by a sextant, resulting from the index and horizon glasses not being parallel to one another when the pointer on the vernier indicates zero on the arc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
DEF

Le grand miroir et le petit miroir [du sextant] doivent être parallèles lorsque le zéro du vernier coïncide avec le zéro du limbe. Dans le cas contraire, il existe une erreur instrumentale (...)

Spanish

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