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IMPROVED GROUND [23 records]

Record 1 2019-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Ground Installations (Air Forces)
  • Air Defence
OBS

Improved UK Air Defence Ground Environment; IUKADGE : designations removed from NATOTerm in 2018.

Key term(s)
  • Improved UK Air Defense Ground Environment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Installations au sol (Forces aériennes)
  • Défense aérienne
OBS

Infrastructure électronique améliorée de la défense aérienne au Royaume-Uni; IUKADGE : désignations retirées de TermOTAN en 2018.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ground Installations (Air Forces)
  • Air Defence
OBS

improved NATO Air Defence Ground Environment station; INS : designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • improved NATO Air Defense Ground Environment station

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations au sol (Forces aériennes)
  • Défense aérienne
OBS

station améliorée de l'infrastructure électronique de la défense aérienne de l'OTAN; INS : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Helicopters (Military)
DEF

A condition of improved performance(lift) due to the interference of the surface with the airflow pattern of the rotor system when a helicopter or other VTOL [vertical take-off and landing] aircraft is operating near the ground. [Definition officially approved by ICAO. ]

OBS

Rotor efficiency is increased by ground effect to a height of about one rotor diameter for most helicopters.

OBS

ground cushion; ground effect: terms officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

OBS

ground effect: term standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee and officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
DEF

Phénomène entraînant une augmentation de performance (portance), causé par l'influence du sol sur l'écoulement de l'air à travers le rotor lorsque l'hélicoptère ou ADAV [aéronef à décollage et atterrissage verticaux] évolue à proximité du sol. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

L'effet de sol augmente le rendement du rotor jusqu'à une hauteur d'environ une fois le diamètre du rotor pour la plupart des hélicoptères.

OBS

effet de sol : terme normalisé par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne et uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Helicópteros (Militar)
DEF

Situación de performance (sustentación) mejorada debido a la interferencia de la superficie con la estructura de la corriente de aire del sistema de rotor cuando un helicóptero u otra aeronave VTOL se halla en vuelo cerca del suelo. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

Para la mayoría de los helicópteros, la eficacia del rotor aumenta debido al efecto de suelo hasta una altura equivalente aproximadamente al diámetro del rotor.

OBS

efecto de suelo: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 4 2014-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
CONT

F3 standard Rafales are capable of undertaking many different mission roles with a range of equipment : air defence/superiority missions... precision ground attacks... anti-shipping using the AM39 Exocet sea-skimming missile, reconnaissance via a combination of onboard and external pod-based sensor equipment, and nuclear deterrence operations when armed with ASMP-A [improved medium-range air to surface] missiles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
CONT

Le standard F3 apporte les capacités d'attaque anti-navire (avec le missile AM39) et de reconnaissance aérienne [...] ainsi que de dissuasion nucléaire (avec le missile ASMPA [air-sol moyenne portée améliorée]).

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
DEF

(1) Earnings of improved property credited to earnings of the ground itself, after allowance is made for earnings of improvements; often termed "economic rent".(2) The payment made for use of unimproved land, usually on a basis that is completely "net" to the owner;(3) the net rent paid for the right of use and occupancy of a parcel of unimproved land or that portion of the total rental paid that is considered to represent a return on the land only.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
DEF

(1) Gains provenant d'un bien comportant des améliorations, imputés aux gains du terrain même, après la déduction des gains provenant des améliorations; appelé souvent «loyer économique». (2) Paiement fait en vue de l'utilisation d'un terrain ne comportant pas d'améliorations, en se fondant habituellement sur le fait qu'il s'agit d'un loyer «net» pour le propriétaire; (3) loyer net payé pour le droit d'usage et d'occupation d'un terrain non amélioré ou cette partie du loyer total qui représente le revenu du terrain seulement.

OBS

Fiche terminologique en transactions immobilières fournie par le ministère des Affaires indiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración (Pueblos indígenas)
OBS

Y no en función de las casas u otros edificios.

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Record 6 2010-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Program Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

Improved Hawk or I-Hawk. The original Hawk system had problems engaging targets at low altitude-the missile would have problems picking the target out against ground clutter. The US army began a program to address these issues in 1964-the Hawk Improvement Program(Hawk/HIP).

Key term(s)
  • HAWK Improvement Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes (Forces armées)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 7 2007-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
  • Aerospace Equipment (Military)
CONT

System upgrades include development of an improved relief-on-station(ROS) system which allows continuous coverage over areas of interest without any loss of time on [ground] station...

CONT

... and a very useful relief on station capability that allows one UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] to replace another on [ground] station with a seamless transfer of coverage.

CONT

For certain operations, such as relief-on-station procedures with two air vehicles under the control of one ground control station, an extra pilot is needed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
  • Matériel aérospatial (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 8 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Key features of RADARSAT-2 are high resolution(3 m), polarimetric modes, enhanced ground system providing rapid satellite tasking and near-real time data processing, improved image location accuracy, and on-board solid state recorders.

CONT

... RADARSAT-2 is the first commercial radar satellite to offer multi-polarization, a capability that aids in identifying a wide variety of surface features and targets.

OBS

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

PHR

RADARSAT-2 command, control.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Le satellite Radarsat-2, qui doit être lancé en 2002, sera le satellite SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar- radar à synthèse d'ouverture) le plus perfectionné au monde. Équipé d'un radar de télédétection de nouvelle génération fonctionnant dans la bande C, Radarsat-2 offrira un pouvoir de résolution au sol allant de 3 à 100 mètres dans des largeurs de balayage comprises entre 20 et 500 m. Il sera le premier satellite SAR commercial à offrir une fonction de polarisation multiple, une importante caractéristique qui permet de détecter une vaste gamme de particularités de surfaces et de cibles. L'entreprise McDonald, Dettwiler & Associates a été retenue comme partenaire privé du projet. La société italienne Alenia Aerospazio, qui possède une grande expérience de la construction de capteurs hyperfréquences, y compris d'altimètres radar, de radiomètres et de SAR destinés aux satellites d'observation de la Terre de l'ESA, sera quant à elle chargée de la construction de la plate-forme de Radarsat-2.

OBS

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

PHR

Contrôle, télécommande de RADARSAT-2.

Key term(s)
  • SAR RADARSAT-2

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
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Record 9 2006-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

Polarization modes will enable better discrimination and recognition of objects on the ground and improved classification capability.

CONT

RADARSAT-2 offers three polarimetric modes: (1) selective polarization (dual pol) providing one co-pol channel (HH or VV) and the corresponding cross-pol channel (HV); (2) high resolution (3 m) single pol channel (HH or VV or HV); and (3) a fully polarimetric mode (quad pol) providing both amplitude and phase. The fully polarimetric mode is significant since RADARSAT-2 is the first commercial satellite to offer this mode.

OBS

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

PHR

Fully polarimetric imaging mode.

PHR

Polarimetic imaging mode.

Key term(s)
  • polarisation acquisition mode
  • polarisation mode

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
CONT

Les modes de polarisation permettent une discrimination et une reconnaissance améliorées des cibles au sol, ainsi qu'une capacité accrue de classification.

OBS

Ces modes [modes de polarisation] permettent l'utilisation des signatures de polarisation [qui servent à] caractériser les cibles et [à] supporter des modèles plus sophistiqués de diffusion de la surface terrestre.

OBS

On peut utiliser les termes «polarisation en quadrature» et «polarimétrie intégrale» comme synonymes de «polarimétrique». La mesure de la phase relative entre les canaux constitue un paramètre très important pour un radar polarimétrique, alors qu'elle n'est pas obligatoirement mesurée pour les autres types de radar. On trouve sur le satellite ENVISAT un mode de polarisation alternée, pour lequel la phase relative est mesurée. Cependant, la phase principale HH-VV n'y a aucune signification en raison du délai entre les mesures.

OBS

mode de polarisation : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

PHR

Mode d'imagerie polarimétrique.

Spanish

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Record 10 2005-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
  • Flexography (Printing)
CONT

The basis of a water-based flexo ink is usually pigment dispersed in acrylic resin solution, stabilized with an amine. The pigment is normally a crystalline organic powder, ground to an extremely fine dispersion using a bead-mill. The fine particle size gives the printer improved color strength and prevents clogging of the anilox. For white ink, titanium dioxide pigment is used. And for black ink, carbon black powder is used... The dispersion of pigment in solution acrylic resin is mixed with acrylic emulsions and additives. The blend of acrylic emulsions has a great influence on properties observed in the final ink, such as gloss, drying speed, rub resistance and water resistance. The amine is an important part of a water-based formulation as it affects the stability of the resin...

CONT

Sun Chemical’s Advantage is a water-based flexographic ink formulated for pH stability during long press runs of mid to mid-high level corrugated and paper bag products.

Key term(s)
  • water based flexo ink

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
  • Flexographie (Imprimerie)
DEF

Matière colorante dont une partie est constituée d'eau et qui sèche par pénétration dans le support après évaporation par séchage à l'air.

CONT

Groupe d'impression destiné à la réalisation de recherche de teinte d'encre flexo à l'eau, U.V. ou solvant, sérigraphie, offset, helio, typo sur le support du tirage.

OBS

encre flexographique à l'eau; encre flexo à l'eau : termes et définition tirés du Vocabulaire de la flexographie de France Brodeur. Reproduction autorisée par l'Institut des communications graphiques du Québec.

Spanish

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Record 11 2003-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

ESA is currently preparing Envisat, Europe's largest remote-sensing satellite to date, for launch. Its payload includes an advanced instrument complement designed to guarantee the continuity of observation started by its predecessors and to meet the global Earth-monitoring requirement on a longer time scale. In particular, the altimetry from Envisat will benefit from the improved performance of a dual frequency Radar Altimeter(RA-2) working in synergy with the Microwave Radiometer(MWR) and Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite(DORIS) instruments. The ground processing products that will be available in near-real-time will be as comprehensive as the off-line products, differing only in terms of the availability and quality of the auxiliary data.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Télédétection
CONT

L'Altimètre RA-2 (Radar Altimeter) [...] permet d'étudier en continu la topographie de surface des océans, des terres émergées et des calottes polaires avec une précision instantanée meilleure que 4,5 cm. Il mesure aussi la hauteur des vagues ainsi que la vitesse du vent. (ESA, réalisé par Alenia).

Spanish

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Record 12 2003-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Modernization of Military Equipment
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

... the Aurora will require a long range surveillance radar with additional capabilities such as maritime and land imaging, landstrip-map, Ground Moving Target Indication(GMTI), and improved detection and tracking of airborne targets.

Key term(s)
  • landstrip map
  • land-strip map

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Modernisation du matériel militaire
  • Cellule d'aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 13 2002-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

An improved version of the Calibrated Synthetic Viewing(CSV) system developed at JPL [Jet Propulsion Laboratory] that used models of objects being manipulated and realtime video data to provide synthetic views of the manipulator workspace will be tested. This technology is intended to enable the conduct of manipulator operations in spite of obstructions that prevent a direct view of, for example, the interface between objects being mated. Upgraded software will be supplied by JPL and installed in the ARMSS [Automated Robotic Maintenance of Space Station] and the GCC [Ground Control Console]. An earlier version of this system was tested in FY96 [Fiscal Year]. As in the previous test, the test scenario will involve changing out a Remote Power Conditioning Module(RPCM), an ISS [International Space Station] orbital replacement unit(ORU). The surrounding structure will be "mocked up" to represent a typical ISS structure and ISS procedures will be used for the changeout.

OBS

remote power conditioning module; RPCM: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

module de téléconditionnement d'alimentation; RPCM : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 14 2001-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Electronics
  • Electronic Measurements
  • Navigation Instruments
CONT

The gyrometric sensor is useful(sometimes necessary) for cranes with strong mast torsion, due to the design of the crane(height, braking power) or to the masts age. It measures the true slewing speed to the ground(and not to the masthead) and leads to an improved braking of the slewing motion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Applications de l'électronique
  • Mesures électroniques
  • Instruments de navigation
CONT

[...] il est possible de réaliser des capteurs gyrométriques dont les performances sont caractérisées par une erreur de facteur d'échelle pouvant être inférieure à 10-6, une dérive angulaire de l'ordre de quelques millièmes de degré par heure, pendant quelques heures, un domaine de mesure pouvant dépasser 360 degrés par seconde. Ces caractéristiques ont notamment autorisé la réalisation de navigateurs inertiels (sans plate-forme stabilisée) destinés aux avions civils et militaires ainsi qu'à des lanceurs spatiaux comme Ariane IV et V.

CONT

Le capteur gyrométrique est utile (parfois nécessaire) pour les grues à forte torsion de mât, que ce soit en raison de la conception (hauteur, force de freinage) ou de la plus ou moins grande usure des jonctions de la mâture. Il permet de mesurer la vraie vitesse d'orientation de la flèche par rapport au sol et d'améliorer l'arrêt de l'orientation.

Spanish

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Record 15 2001-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

A perforated pipe(or series of pipes) installed in a trench on relatively flat ground to provide improved drainage.

CONT

Request for engineering investigation of a drainage or flooding problem. To report blocked curb inlets, impassable streets, sewer back-ups, or other hazardous conditions, call the Public Works Department ... Things to consider: Does the Village provide assistance to relieve drainage or flooding problems on private property? Answer: Yes, the Village has a 50/50 program to construct relief drainage improvements ... contact the Engineering Division.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Key term(s)
  • drainage de décharge
  • drainage d'appoint

Spanish

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Record 16 1992-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 17 1990-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
DEF

The property of a robot to retain its stiffness under loading and movement. Rigidity can be improved by features such as cast-iron base, precision ball screws on all axial drives, ground and hardened spiral level gears in the wrist, brakes on the least stiff axes, and an effector design that permits a workpiece or tool to be held snugly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications

Spanish

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Record 18 1989-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The F-15, the most capable air force fighter in the world, will be improved with an advanced long-range AN/APG-63 radar with SAR(synthetic array radar) modifications. With SAR the F-15 Strike Eagle becomes an even more capable weapons system which can fly attack missions against ground targets in all weather, such as the notoriously inclement weather of Europe. Using SAR to analyze radar signals reflected from the ground--at distances of over a hundred kilometers--the system can display extremely high resolution images, discerning objects and features down to 10 feet in size.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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Record 19 1986-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Studies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Urbanisme

Spanish

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Record 20 1985-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooling and Ventilating Systems
  • Thermodynamics
CONT

The circulation of heated air between adjacent rooms and different levels can be improved by using vents. Properly located floor vents can assist the natural convection cycle of rising warm air and falling cool air by providing a path. For example, the central stairway in a two-storey home allows warm air to reach the second floor, but circulation is limited because there is little return of displaced air back to the ground floor. Add one or two floor vents near outside walls and the cooler air upstairs will flow down through the vents and back towards the heater.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
  • Thermodynamique

Spanish

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Record 21 1985-04-23

English

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

[The new primary radars] will provide weather contour information out to 100 nm. Advanced features will include a new antenna for unsurpassed high-altitude coverage and a 4-pulse moving target detector for greatly improved coverage in areas of heavy ground clutter.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 22 1977-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

Most extinct amphibians probably rested their large heads on the ground and detected vibrations in the substrate by bone conduction through the jaw and other structures to the inner ear. This mechanism was improved by incorporating a reduced, stubby hyomandibula into the line of sound transmission. The bone was then an ear ossicle and is assigned a new name, stapes(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Chez les oiseaux (...) [le carré] se retrouve, dans l'oreille, coincé entre deux (...) dérivés des arcs viscéraux: d'une part et en profondeur, l'hyomandibulaire du poisson devenu étrier (...)

Spanish

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Record 23 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stationary Airport Facilities
CONT

The capability would be of little value unless ground landing guidance systems are improved

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes d'aéroport
CONT

Les systèmes n'auraient pas été très utiles si les installations de guidage au sol n'avaient pas été améliorées.

Spanish

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