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INCIPIENT STAGE [9 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
CONT

Why Museum Fires Have Spread.... A third condition is delay in the discovering and reporting of the fire while in the incipient stage.

CONT

Areas where smoking is permitted should be selected on the basis of their remoteness from exposed combustible materials, the low degree of danger that an incipient fire could spread rapidly, and the availability of fire protection equipment and personnel.

OBS

incipient: Referring to a small fire or one in its initial stages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
CONT

[...] toute fumée au départ doit être considérée comme un feu naissant [...]

OBS

début d'incendie : Enviroguide de Éthylbenzène; glossaire mult. de l'exploitation du gaz p. 195.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Air Forces
OBS

spin: An aerial maneuver or performance, either controlled or uncontrolled, in which an airplane makes a vertical descent with its nose pointed sharply or slightly downward, while revolving about the line of descent in any of various attitudes.

OBS

incipient : In the beginning stage; commencing; beginning to appear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Forces aériennes
CONT

L'amorce de la vrille peut être facilement décelée et une prompte intervention peut empêcher une vrille complète.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
DEF

... the movement of the fire from one area to another by direct contact with flame.

OBS

Direct flame contact is responsible for the initial spread of the fire during its incipient stage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
DEF

The first stage of the burning process in a confined space in which the substance being oxidized is producing some heat.

OBS

During this phase, the oxygen content of the air has not been significantly reduced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
DEF

Première phase du processus de combustion dans un espace clos au cours de laquelle la substance oxydée produit de la chaleur.

OBS

Dans la phase de naissance, la teneur en oxygène de l'air est encore assez élevée.

Spanish

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Record 5 2009-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

... the early stage of decay in which the decomposition has not proceeded for enough to soften or otherwise change the hardness of the wood perceptibly. It is usually accompanied by a slight discoloration of the wood.

OBS

incipient decay: term standardized by the Canadian Standards Association and by ISO.

OBS

dote, hard rot: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
DEF

Pourriture légère du bois à la fermentation de la sève. Première phase de la pourriture causée par les cryptogames destructeurs.

OBS

échauffure : terme normalisé par l'ISO et par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
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Record 6 2007-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

Soft decayed or rotten wood ...

OBS

The final stage of decay or rot. Compare with "incipient decay".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
DEF

Décomposition du bois sous l'action de champignons ou d'autres micro-organismes créant un ramollissement, une perte de résistance et de masse progressive, et souvent un changement de texture et de couleur.

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

A more advanced stage of decay than incipient decay, characterized by a change in the colour of the wood and some light decomposition and loss of strength which, however, do not render the wood unfit for general purposes.

OBS

intermediate decay: term and definition reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, CSA International, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA International shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA International material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
OBS

échauffure : Pourriture légère du bois à la fermentation de la sève. Première phase de la pourriture causée par les cryptogames destructeurs.

Spanish

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Record 8 1999-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
CONT

It is found that the northern and southern troughs play different roles in the surface cyclogenesis. Without the northern trough, the eastward propagation of the southern trough slows down and the surface development is severely impeded. More rapid cyclogenesis occurs when the northern trough's intensity is doubled. On the other hand, the deepening rate increases considerably when the southern trough is removed. Doubling the southern trough intensity slows the eastward progression of the northern trough and leads to a reduced deepening rate. It is concluded that the northern trough is crucial for the rapid development of the superstorm, whereas the southern trough is important only during the incipient stage of the cyclone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
CONT

Une simulation numérique du cyclone ERICA IOP2 montre que le schéma [...] a réussi à saisir la vitesse de creusement et les phénomènes de mésoéchelle du cyclone.

Spanish

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Record 9 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
CONT

Red rot : In wood, any decay or rot with a reddish or reddish-purple incipient stage.

OBS

The reddish discolo(u)ration is termed "red stain" and in the heartwood, red heart.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
DEF

Caries ou pourritures, ou mélange des deux, que l'on retrouve dans le bois de certains arbres.

Spanish

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