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INCHWORM [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- caterpillar walk
1, record 1, English, caterpillar%20walk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- caterpillar 2, record 1, English, caterpillar
correct
- inchworm 3, record 1, English, inchworm
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Start by touching your toes with your legs as straight as possible. Walk your hands out inch by inch, leaving your feet in their starting position. Once you have reached a push-up position. Keep your hands stationary and [inch] your feet forward until you are back in the starting position with your hands touching your toes. 2, record 1, English, - caterpillar%20walk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conditionnement physique et culturisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chenille
1, record 1, French, chenille
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tenez-vous debout. Penchez-vous pour poser vos mains sur le sol en essayant de garder les jambes tendues. Faites des petits pas avec vos mains et allez aussi loin que vous pouvez tout en gardant les jambes tendues. Faites des petits pas avec vos jambes tendues pour rejoindre vos mains. 2, record 1, French, - chenille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Bruce spanworm
1, record 2, English, Bruce%20spanworm
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any member of the large, cosmopolitan moth family Geometridae(order Lepidoptera), which includes the species commonly known as pug, wave, emerald, and carpet moths. The larvae of geometrid moths are called by a variety of common names-inchworm, cankerworm, looper, and measuring worm-and the moths themselves are sometimes called measuring worm moths. 2, record 2, English, - Bruce%20spanworm
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- arpenteuse de Bruce
1, record 2, French, arpenteuse%20de%20Bruce
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Papillon à dimorphisme sexuel prononcé, seul le mâle ayant des ailes bien développées; mâle de grosseur moyenne; corps brun pâle; ailes antérieures frangées, semi-transparentes, à fond beige, parées de bandes transversales brunes ou grises; ailes postérieures uniformément beiges mais parfois traversées de lignes peu apparentes; envergure, 25 à 30 mm [...]; femelle aptère; de couleur foncière brune avec corps tacheté de blanc et recouvert d'écailles lui donnant une apparence rugueuse; longueur, 6 à 7 mm. 2, record 2, French, - arpenteuse%20de%20Bruce
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-01-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fir needle inchworm
1, record 3, English, fir%20needle%20inchworm
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Key term(s)
- fir-needle inchworm
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- petite arpenteuse du sapin
1, record 3, French, petite%20arpenteuse%20du%20sapin
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-09-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Psychology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- inchworm
1, record 4, English, inchworm
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- inch worm 2, record 4, English, inch%20worm
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Starting in push-up position, walk hands back to feet keeping legs as straight as possible. Draw abdomen in and avoid trunk flexion compensation. 1, record 4, English, - inchworm
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Éducation physique, entraînement des athlètes et psychologie du sport
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- montée de bassin en « v » inversé
1, record 4, French, mont%C3%A9e%20de%20bassin%20en%20%C2%AB%C2%A0v%C2%A0%C2%BB%20invers%C3%A9
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-11-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
- Orbital Stations
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- robotic work station
1, record 5, English, robotic%20work%20station
correct, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- robotic workstation 2, record 5, English, robotic%20workstation
correct
- RWS 3, record 5, English, RWS
correct, officially approved
- RWS 3, record 5, English, RWS
- robotics workstation 4, record 5, English, robotics%20workstation
correct
- robotics work station 5, record 5, English, robotics%20work%20station
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Canadarm2 will normally move along the Space Station on the Mobile Base System, but it also has the ability to "walk" from place to place by moving from one grapple fixture on the exterior of the structure to the next, like an inchworm.... It is equipped with four television cameras, two mounted on the booms and one near each tip. These cameras feed images to the astronauts operating the arm from the Robotic Workstation inside the Station. 6, record 5, English, - robotic%20work%20station
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
robotic work station; RWS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 7, record 5, English, - robotic%20work%20station
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
- Stations orbitales
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- poste de travail robotique
1, record 5, French, poste%20de%20travail%20robotique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- RWS 2, record 5, French, RWS
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- station de travail robotisée 3, record 5, French, station%20de%20travail%20robotis%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour pouvoir contrôler efficacement tous ces systèmes, il a fallu développer une station de travail robotisée (RWS en anglais, pour Robotic Workstation) qui permet à une seule personne d'avoir la maîtrise de tous les degrés de liberté du télémanipulateur et des systèmes qui y sont rattachés. Cette station se retrouvera à deux endroits sur l'ISS [International Space Station], dans le module Destiny et dans la future coupole. Deux manettes permettent de contrôler les déplacements du bras selon trois axes de translation et sept axes de rotation. Une console sert à activer l'éclairage, les caméras et les systèmes du bras et un ordinateur portable gère toutes les fonctions du bras à l'aide d'un logiciel spécialement conçu. Trois écrans plats à cristaux liquides donnent trois vues sélectionnables de la zone de travail. 3, record 5, French, - poste%20de%20travail%20robotique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
poste de travail robotique; RWS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 2, record 5, French, - poste%20de%20travail%20robotique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-11-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- measuring worm moth
1, record 6, English, measuring%20worm%20moth
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- measuring worm 2, record 6, English, measuring%20worm
correct
- cankerworm 3, record 6, English, cankerworm
correct
- looper 4, record 6, English, looper
correct
- spanworm 5, record 6, English, spanworm
correct
- inch worm 6, record 6, English, inch%20worm
correct
- inchworm 7, record 6, English, inchworm
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any member of the large, cosmopolitan moth family Gemoetridae (order Lepidoptera). Because the larvae lack the middle pair of legs, they move in a characteristic "inching" or "looping" gait by extending the front part of the body and bringing the rear up to meet it. 1, record 6, English, - measuring%20worm%20moth
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- arpenteuse
1, record 6, French, arpenteuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- chenille arpenteuse 2, record 6, French, chenille%20arpenteuse
correct, feminine noun
- chenille géométrale 3, record 6, French, chenille%20g%C3%A9om%C3%A9trale
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chenille de Géométride (ou autre Lépidoptère) chez laquelle certaines fausses pattes médianes, font défaut, et qui marche en rapprochant la partie postérieure du corps du thorax, formant ainsi une boucle avec les segments intermédiaires; elle répète ce mouvement comme si elle mesurait le terrain qu'elle parcourt. 1, record 6, French, - arpenteuse
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- inchworm system 1, record 7, English, inchworm%20system
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- méthode de positionnement
1, record 7, French, m%C3%A9thode%20de%20positionnement
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(de l'outil) par magnétostriction (Le Monde, 21.IX.62) 1, record 7, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20de%20positionnement
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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