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INCLINATION JOINT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Instruments
- Scientific Research Equipment
- Bioengineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inclination joint
1, record 1, English, inclination%20joint
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company’s catalogue. 1, record 1, English, - inclination%20joint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments d'optique
- Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
- Technique biologique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- articulation d'inclinaison
1, record 1, French, articulation%20d%27inclinaison
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 1, French, - articulation%20d%27inclinaison
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-03-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Optical Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- revolving nosepiece
1, record 2, English, revolving%20nosepiece
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- revolving nose piece 2, record 2, English, revolving%20nose%20piece
correct
- revolving turret 3, record 2, English, revolving%20turret
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The stand of the conventional compound microscope serves to hold the optical parts in alignment and to support the object. A sturdy base carries the rest of the instrument on an inclination joint. The body tube, with objectives on a revolving nosepiece at its lower end and either monocular or binocular eyepiece provision at its upper end, works on a rack-and-pinion coarse focusing adjustment which articulates it with the arm. 4, record 2, English, - revolving%20nosepiece
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Instruments d'optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tourelle porte-objectifs
1, record 2, French, tourelle%20porte%2Dobjectifs
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tourelle revolver 2, record 2, French, tourelle%20revolver
correct, feminine noun
- tourelle à revolver 3, record 2, French, tourelle%20%C3%A0%20revolver
correct, feminine noun
- revolver 1, record 2, French, revolver
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce tournante des microscopes optiques, permettant de placer successivement dans l'axe optique des objectifs de grossissements différents. 1, record 2, French, - tourelle%20porte%2Dobjectifs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La partie mécanique d'un microscope (statif et organes accessoires) doit constituer [...] un ensemble très solide [...] Elle comporte, sous sa forme «ancienne», un tube métallique, généralement vertical. Les objectifs sont fixés à la partie inférieure, les oculaires se posent à la partie supérieure. La substitution d'un objectif à un autre s'obtient par l'emploi d'une tourelle à revolver. 3, record 2, French, - tourelle%20porte%2Dobjectifs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
révolver : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 4, record 2, French, - tourelle%20porte%2Dobjectifs
Record 2, Key term(s)
- tourelle porte-objectif
- tourelle révolver
- tourelle à révolver
- révolver
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-03-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- articulated platform
1, record 3, English, articulated%20platform
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- oscillating platform 2, record 3, English, oscillating%20platform
correct, less frequent
- articulated column 3, record 3, English, articulated%20column
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An offshore platform, sometimes called an oscillating platform, which combines the advantages of fixed and floating structures ... 2, record 3, English, - articulated%20platform
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One design... consists of a cylindrical deck on top of a long cylindrical tube 7 metres in diameter, supported on a universal joint, the lower half of which is fixed to a rectangular concrete and steel base on the sea floor. Vertical inclination is assured by six buoyancy tanks clustered around the tube just below the surface. 2, record 3, English, - articulated%20platform
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme articulée
1, record 3, French, plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- plateforme articulée 2, record 3, French, plateforme%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- colonne articulée 3, record 3, French, colonne%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Support de plate-forme pétrolière en mer, constitué d'une colonne, ou pied, reliée par une articulation à une embase posée sur le fond. 4, record 3, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les profondeurs d'eau supérieures, les plates-formes articulées sont une solution d'avenir, déjà utilisables au demeurant aux profondeurs courantes actuelles, de 100 à 150 mètres. [...] Ces plates-formes se composent d'un fût cylindrique émergeant à la surface de la mer, supportant les installations de production, et articulé au niveau du fond par un cardan solidaire d'une embase poids. 2, record 3, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 5, record 3, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 3, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
- Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- columna articulada
1, record 3, Spanish, columna%20articulada
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-08-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pool risks
1, record 4, English, pool%20risks
correct, verb
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For innovations that need development but for which either expertise or financing priority is missing within the company, seeking a joint venture partner is an appealing alternative. This is a much-touted approach today, appealing to the inclination of governments, academics and consultants alike to pool the risk. 2, record 4, English, - pool%20risks
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mettre en commun des risques
1, record 4, French, mettre%20en%20commun%20des%20risques
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- partager des risques 2, record 4, French, partager%20des%20risques
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les innovations qui ont besoin d'être développées mais pour lesquelles l'entreprise n'a ni l'expertise ni les fonds requis, la solution de la coentreprise est très intéressante. Cette approche jouit aujourd'hui de la faveur populaire : le partage de risques qui lui est propre plaît aux gouvernements, aux universitaires et aux experts-conseils. 2, record 4, French, - mettre%20en%20commun%20des%20risques
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-11-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- nutation
1, record 5, English, nutation
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vibratory motion of the earth's axis like the nodding of a top due to joint action of the sun and moon by which its inclination to the plane of the ecliptic varies with a period of about 19 years and with a range of only a few seconds of arc so that the celestial poles describe wavy rather than circular parallels round the poles of the ecliptic. 1, record 5, English, - nutation
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- nutation
1, record 5, French, nutation
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit mouvement que subit l'axe d'un astre autour de sa position moyenne. Il est dû à l'action d'un astre important ou de plusieurs de ces astres. 1, record 5, French, - nutation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «mutation». 1, record 5, French, - nutation
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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