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INCLINATION ANGLE [31 records]

Record 1 2017-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
  • Shipbuilding
DEF

The angle of traverse inclination measured from the vertical when a vessel heels over.

Key term(s)
  • heel angle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
  • Constructions navales
OBS

angle d'inclinaison : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ropemaking
DEF

The angle of inclination formed by the strands with the axis of the rope. It may be expressed by its tangent(ratio of the product of diameter and [pi] to the lay).

OBS

angle of lay: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corderie
DEF

Angle d'inclinaison formé par les torons avec l'axe du cordage. Il peut être exprimé par sa tangente (rapport du produit de diamètre par [pi] au pas).

OBS

angle de commettage : terme et définition normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Geology
DEF

The nearly uniform inclination of strata over a wide area, generally at a low angle...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Géologie

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

The angle between an aircraft wing and the horizontal where the wing has a downward inclination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
CONT

L'empennage horizontal possède un dièdre négatif de faible intensité qui contrôle le tangage et le roulis par déflexion différentielle.

PHR

Dièdre latéral négatif.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
DEF

A fold in which the bend is in only one direction ...

OBS

... the rock stratum changes its dip by increasing its angle of inclination and then levels out again or resumes its original dip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
CONT

When the inclined distance and the angle of dip, determined by the vertical circle of the transit between any two points, are known, this correction can read.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Angle que forme l'aiguille aimantée avec le plan horizontal.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

A rollover anticline is directly the result of faulting. The idea is that an extensional fault... can form with a non-smooth shape... New sediments are deposited on the downthrown block as the fault moves. They are originally deposited as flat-lying units(zero dip). As they displace downwards, they maintain a constant angle of inclination relative to the fault dip. If the fault surface becomes less steep... with depth, the beds become increasingly tilted(to keep the same angle between fault surface and bedding surface).... The tilting produced by the fault... causes the beds to dip in the opposite direction... towards the basin margin. The reversal of dip makes an anticline.

CONT

rollover: The down-warping of the hanging wall block along a lystric fault, which occurs when a space opens next to the fault. The resulting structure is usually called a "rollover anticline."

CONT

Some petroleum traps ... form in "roll-over" anticlines on the down-faulted block.

OBS

rollover anticline: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
OBS

rebroussement : Inflexion du pendage des couches le long d'un contact anormal, susceptible d'indiquer la direction et le sens du mouvement.

OBS

anticlinal de compensation; anticlinal de rebroussement : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
DEF

Movable belt conveyor can be applied in wide fields, convenient and easy to move and operate. It can convey both bulk materials and packed goods. It can move in any direction and its inclination angle can adjust as needed. It can run with a single machine or with several machine united. The idler roller can be flat or channel type.

OBS

movable belt conveyor: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • movable belt conveyer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
OBS

transporteur à courroie ripable : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 9 2008-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solar Energy
DEF

In reference to solar energy systems, the angle that a solar collector is positioned above horizontal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

En matière d'énergie solaire, angle emprunté par un capteur solaire en position au-dessus de l'horizontale.

Spanish

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Record 10 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
DEF

The angle at which a satellite orbit is tilted relative to the Earth’s equator.

CONT

The 98. 6° inclination angle will enable the satellite [RADARSAT-2] to provide frequent coverage of polar regions.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
DEF

Angle entre le plan orbital et le plan de l'équateur.

CONT

Pour les orbites circulaires, l'angle d'inclinaison détermine les limites en latitude de la surface du globe survolées par le satellite : si l'orbite est directe (i 90°), la zone s'étend entre les parallèles i Nord et Sud; si l'orbite est rétrograde (90° i 180°), la zone survolée s'étend entre les parallèles 180°-i Nord et Sud; le survol des pôles impose une inclinaison i = 90°.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
  • Lanzamiento y maniobras en el espacio
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Record 11 2006-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

The orbit inclination is the angle between the orbital plane and the equatorial plane, measured at the ascending node in the direction of orbital motion, the orbit is called direct when the inclination is smaller than 90° and retrograde when the inclination is larger than 90°.

OBS

orbit inclination; orbital inclination: terms officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
DEF

Angle formé par le plan de l'orbite d'un satellite et un plan fondamental qui, pour les satellites artificiels de la Terre, est le plan de l'équateur terrestre.

OBS

L'inclinaison se compte de 0 à 90° dans le cas d'une orbite directe et de 90° à 180° dans le cas d'une orbite rétrograde.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 12 2005-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

Instrument with a light plate which is suspended on a horizontal axis and whose angle of inclination to the vertical is a function of wind speed.

CONT

... the pressure plate or normal plate anemometer. This is the oldest anemometer known, having been developed by Robert Hooke in 1667. ... The main application of this type of anemometer has been in gust studies because of its very short response time. Gusts of duration 0.01 s can be examined with this anemometer.

OBS

Anemometers may be divided into two classes, (1) those that measure the velocity, (2) those that measure the pressure of the wind, but ... a suitable anemometer of either class will give information about both these quantities. ... Anemometers which measure the pressure may be divided into the plate and tube classes, but the former term must be taken as including a good many miscellaneous forms.

OBS

[Examples of pressure-plate anemometers:] bridled-cup anemometer, normal-plate anemometer, pendulum anemometer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Instrument muni d'une plaque légère suspendue à un axe horizontal et dont l'inclinaison par rapport à la verticale est fonction de la vitesse du vent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Instrumento en que el viento actúa sobre una placa suspendida en un eje horizontal cuya inclinación, con respecto a la vertical, es función de la velocidad del viento.

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Record 13 2005-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Geological Prospecting
  • Underground Mining
  • Metals Mining
DEF

The angle at which a bed, stratum, or vein is inclined from the horizontal.

CONT

Flat room-and-pillar mining. ... applicable to tabular mineralization with horizontal to moderate dip at an angle not exceeding 20°.

OBS

Compare with "hade", "inclination", which refers to the angle of inclination of a vein measured from the vertical.

PHR

Dip of layering.

Key term(s)
  • dip angle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Prospection géologique
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Mines métalliques
DEF

Angle que forme la ligne de plus grande pente d'un plan (couche géologique, plan de faille, plan de schistosité), d'un filon avec l'horizontale.

CONT

Gisement à pendage de 40°.

OBS

Angle de chute de la colonne [minéralisée] dans le plan du filon [...]; on dit aussi «inclinaison relative», mais cette expression est beaucoup moins usitée. On dit, par exemple, que la colonne «chute» au NO [Nord-Ouest] Très fréquemment, dans un même filon, les diverses colonnes présentent des angles de chute très voisins.

OBS

inclinaison : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

PHR

Pendage de la stratification.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Prospección geológica
  • Explotación minera subterránea
  • Minas metálicas
DEF

Inclinación, respecto a la horizontal, del plano de una falla o bien de una capa geológica o de un filón.

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Record 14 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
DEF

A true-to-scale map of the Earth that duplicates its round shape and correctly represents areas, relative size and shape of physical features, distances, and directions.

DEF

... a spherical, typically hollow ball that has a map of the Earth drawn on it and that is usually rotatable at an angle corresponding to the inclination of the Earth's axis. Also, a chart of the celestial sphere, depicted on a sphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Représentation cartographique sur une sphère [...]

OBS

[...] s'applique également aux planètes et à l'espace céleste.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cartografía
DEF

Esfera que lleva dibujados en su superficie los astros del cielo (globo celeste) o las tierras y mares de nuestro planeta (globo terrestre).

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Record 15 2003-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Sun (Astronomy)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soleil (Astronomie)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Angle que fait le soleil par rapport à l'axe d'un instrument à détection optique.

OBS

angle solaire : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale (CUTS).

Spanish

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Record 16 2002-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Angle between the directions of the wind and the gradient wind (blowing along the isobars) at a specific point.

Key term(s)
  • angle of the wind inclination
  • wind inclination
  • wind inclination angle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Angle entre la direction du vent et celle du vent du gradient (soufflant le long des isobares) au point considéré.

CONT

[...] Raphaëla s'est éloignée de la côte africaine à bord de sa planche. [...] Depuis 4 jours, [..] le faible vent du Nord (force 1 à 2) n'a malheureusement pas pu la propulser plus de 25 milles par jour. Les prochains jours laissent espérer une inclinaison du vent vers le Nord Est, et un forcissement léger vers force 3.

Spanish

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

Ángulo que forman la dirección del viento y la dirección del viento del gradiente (que sopla paralelo a las isobaras) en un cierto lugar.

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Record 17 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

The angle between the aircraft’s longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane.

OBS

pitch angle; inclination angle : terms and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Angle formé par l'axe longitudinal d'un sous-marin ou aéronef et le plan horizontal.

OBS

assiette longitudinale : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
DEF

Angulo formado por el eje longitudinal del avión y el plano horizontal.

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Record 18 2001-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
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Record 19 2001-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Luge, Bobsledding and Skeleton
OBS

Bobsleigh term(s).

OBS

Technique/tactics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Luge, bobsleigh et skeleton
OBS

Terme(s) de bobsleigh.

OBS

Technique/tactique.

Spanish

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Record 20 2000-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Diesel Motors
DEF

Angle between the axis of the spray cone angle and the axis of the nozzle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Moteurs diesel
DEF

Angle entre l'axe de l'angle du cône d'injection et l'axe de l'injecteur.

Spanish

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Record 21 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
  • Finish Carpentry
DEF

The angle between the surface of an oblique cut that is intermediate between an end-grain cut and a transverse-longitudinal cut, and the direction of the grain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
  • Menuiserie

Spanish

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Record 22 1995-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 23 1995-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 24 1995-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 25 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The angle formed by the intersection of the plane of support and the calcaneal inclination axis. The normal is 18 to 22 °. In a pronated foot, this angle can decrease significantly, and in a supinated foot, it can likewise increase significantly. [From WFOOT, 1983, p. 57. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Angle de l'axe du calcanéum avec l'horizontale; valeur normale 20 °.

Spanish

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Record 26 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The angle formed by the meeting of a line drawn through the shaft of the femur with one passing through the long axis of the femoral neck on an anteroposterior x-ray; normally it is less than 135 [plus or minus] 5 °. An angle of 140 ° or more indicates coxa valga.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Angle formé par le croisement des axes médians respectifs du col et de la diaphyse fémorale, mesuré sur une radiographie de la hanche de face (membre inférieur en rotation interne de 20 °), dont la valeur normale est inférieure à 135 [plus ou moins] 5 °. Un angle de 140 ° ou plus témoigne d'une coxa valga.

Spanish

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Record 27 1989-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Magnetism
  • Scientific Research Facilities
OBS

[It measures] The absolute angle of magnetic field declination and inclination and geographic north.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Magnétisme
  • Installations de recherche scientifique

Spanish

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Record 28 1989-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
OBS

When two discontinuities strike obliquely across the slope face and their line of intersection daylights in the slope face, the wedge of rock resting on these discontinuities will slide down the line of intersection, provided that the inclination of this line is significantly greater than the angle of friction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
CONT

Quand il y a rupture le long d'une surface, la forme et l'aspect de celle-ci ont été à l'origine de certaines classifications (...) [dont celle des] types de ruptures (d'après E. Hock et J.W. Bray, 1977). 1 : rupture circulaire. 2 : rupture plane. 3 : rupture en coin. 4 : rupture de tête.

Spanish

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Record 29 1985-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Couplings (Mechanical Components)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accouplements (Composants mécaniques)

Spanish

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Record 30 1985-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
OBS

There are marked differences among varieties in the nodding of the spike at maturity. The position assumed by the spike is governed by the angle of inclination of the neck or upper stem internode and the angle of the rachis. The two most easily classified positions are those in which the spikes are held erect or nearly so,... and those in which the spikes nod,... Classification of Barley Varieties Grown in the United States and Canada

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)

Spanish

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Record 31 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

much of the road was sidehill; une bonne partie de la route était à flanc de coteau rapp. ’52 p. 62. side slope; angle of tilt on a side slope; l'angle d’inclination sur une pente latérale

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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