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INCREASE LOW [79 records]

Record 1 2025-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Customs and Excise
CONT

Tariff escalation, a common practice in international commodity trade, refers to a situation where tariffs are zero or low on primary products and increase, or escalate, as products undergo processing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Douanes et accise
DEF

[Pratique] selon [laquelle] les droits de douane à l'importation sont plus élevés pour les produits semi-finis que pour les matières premières et encore plus élevés pour les produits finis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
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Record 2 2024-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
CONT

Compound Slides(CS). A compound landslide is composed of a large host landslide... that encompasses smaller secondary landslides... The host landslide is a slow-moving landslide set on a gentle slope(<20°) of epiclastic materials. Its surface is irregular, with depressions, bulges, scarps and counterscarps and distensile, compressive and strike cracks. The movement of the host landslide can generate failures that favor secondary landslides located mostly along the steepest slopes of the host landslide(scarps and toe). Diverse types of secondary landslides may be observed on the same host landslide. Multiple levels of groundwater flow are commonly formed within compound landslides due to the presence of multiple low permeability surfaces(faults, cracks, material heterogeneities, and shear planes). An increase in the water table tends to accelerate host landslides and may contribute to secondary landslide failure.

Key term(s)
  • host land slide
  • initial land slide

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
CONT

Compound Slides(CS). A compound landslide is composed of a large host landslide... that encompasses smaller secondary landslides... The host landslide is a slow-moving landslide set on a gentle slope(<20°) of epiclastic materials. Its surface is irregular, with depressions, bulges, scarps and counterscarps and distensile, compressive and strike cracks. The movement of the host landslide can generate failures that favor secondary landslides located mostly along the steepest slopes of the host landslide(scarps and toe). Diverse types of secondary landslides may be observed on the same host landslide. Multiple levels of groundwater flow are commonly formed within compound landslides due to the presence of multiple low permeability surfaces(faults, cracks, material heterogeneities, and shear planes). An increase in the water table tends to accelerate host landslides and may contribute to secondary landslide failure.

Key term(s)
  • secondary land slide

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
CONT

Deux glissements de terrain importants se sont produits jeudi près de Kuujjuaraapik, causant plus de peur que de mal à une collectivité qui a exprimé des inquiétudes quant à l'impact environnemental potentiel de cet événement inattendu. [...] Toutefois, des glissements de terrain secondaires constituent une réelle possibilité, car le sol dans les environs du glissement de terrain initial reste instable.

Spanish

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Record 4 2024-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
CONT

Compound Slides(CS). A compound landslide is composed of a large host landslide... that encompasses smaller secondary landslides... The host landslide is a slow-moving landslide set on a gentle slope(<20°) of epiclastic materials. Its surface is irregular, with depressions, bulges, scarps and counterscarps and distensile, compressive and strike cracks. The movement of the host landslide can generate failures that favor secondary landslides located mostly along the steepest slopes of the host landslide(scarps and toe). Diverse types of secondary landslides may be observed on the same host landslide. Multiple levels of groundwater flow are commonly formed within compound landslides due to the presence of multiple low permeability surfaces(faults, cracks, material heterogeneities, and shear planes). An increase in the water table tends to accelerate host landslides and may contribute to secondary landslide failure.

Key term(s)
  • compound land slide

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)

Spanish

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Record 5 2023-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
CONT

It is worth noting that precise dating methods or careful artifact recovery strategies cannot increase the precision of low resolution deposits but that inexact methods can reduce the precision of otherwise high-resolution deposits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
Key term(s)
  • stratégie de récupération d'artéfacts

Spanish

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Record 6 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
CONT

Artificial fracturing is required to increase the effective porosity of... organic-rich shales and release the tightly held methane.... Both the porosity and the permeability of [the tight sands] formations are low so that hydraulic or explosive fracturing techniques must be employed to recover the gas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
DEF

Procédé de stimulation qui consiste à créer artificiellement des fractures dans la couche productrice afin d'en augmenter la perméabilité au voisinage immédiat du puits.

OBS

La fracturation hydraulique et la fracturation explosive sont deux types de fracturation artificielle.

Spanish

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Record 7 2020-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Oceanography
DEF

A layer in a stratified body of water in which the density gradient is at a maximum.

CONT

In the low latitude equatorial and tropical regions, there is a thin layer of low and uniform density in the upper zone, then there is a layer of rapid increase in density with depth, which is called the "pycnocline, "in the middle zone and below this in the deep zone, there is a very slow increase in density with depth...

OBS

pycnocline: designation and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Couche d'une masse d'eau stratifiée dans laquelle le gradient de densité est à son maximum.

OBS

[Cette] couche d'eau intermédiaire [sépare] des eaux superficielles généralement moins denses[,] car plus chaudes, et des eaux profondes plus denses[,] car plus froides.

OBS

pycnocline : désignation et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Oceanografía
DEF

Capa de un cuerpo de agua estratificada, en la cual el gradiente de densidad es un máximo.

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Record 8 2019-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pools
  • Algae
CONT

Black algae spots often [occur] when chlorine levels are too low. To remove them, [increase the] pool' s chlorine levels and lightly brush the affected areas on a regular basis until the spots have been removed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Piscines
  • Algues

Spanish

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Record 9 2019-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
CONT

Typically stack emissions increase when there is one or a combination of the following situations occurring : the high set point temperature in the secondary chamber is too low; excessive air infiltration...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
CONT

En général, les émissions de cheminée augmentent lorsqu'une ou plusieurs des situations suivantes se produisent : la température seuil minimale de la chambre secondaire est établie à un niveau trop bas; trop grande infiltration d'air [...]

Spanish

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Record 10 2018-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Environmental Economics
OBS

The Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund provides funding to make buildings more energy efficient, help industries innovate to reduce emissions, and help the forestry and agriculture sectors increase stored carbon in forests and soils.

OBS

The $2 billion Low Carbon Economy Fund will be split into two parts: the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund [and] the Low Carbon Economy Challenge ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Économie environnementale
OBS

Le Fonds du leadership pour une économie à faibles émissions de carbone permet d'octroyer des fonds pour rendre les bâtiments plus éconergétiques, pour aider les industries à innover afin de réduire les émissions et d'aider les secteurs de la foresterie et de l'agriculture à augmenter le carbone stocké dans les forêts et le sol.

OBS

Le Fonds pour une économie à faibles émissions de carbone, d'une valeur de deux milliards de dollars, sera divisé en deux volets : le Fonds du leadership pour une économie à faibles émissions de carbone [et] le Défi pour une économie à faibles émissions de carbone [...]

Spanish

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Record 11 2017-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Traction (Rail)
DEF

An auxiliary engine geared to a trailer or tender axle to increase the driving effort at starting and low speeds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)
DEF

Il s'agit d'un engin équipé de moteurs de traction seulement et dont le courant électrique est fourni par la locomotive. Accouplé à une locomotive, les 2 forment une «unité» qui possède plus de puissance de traction pour les manœuvres dans les triages. Cet engin ne peut fonctionner seul; il doit absolument être accouplé à une locomotive.

OBS

auxiliaire : DF (personnes, choses). Qui agit, est utilisé en second lieu, à titre de secours. Cette expression a été adoptée par le demandeur, contremaître de l'atelier électrique du triage Taschereau (6097) ainsi que par ses collègues de travail.

Spanish

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Record 12 2015-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Banking
  • Economics
CONT

In response to the weak economic recovery and low and declining inflation, the European Central Bank(ECB) has introduced several monetary easing measures in recent months. In particular, the ECB expanded the asset purchase program it introduced last September to include sovereign, agency and European institution securities in an effort to reduce longer-term interest rates, increase business and consumer confidence, and in turn encourage greater lending and investment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Banque
  • Économique
CONT

En réponse à la faiblesse de la reprise économique et de l'inflation, en recul, la Banque centrale européenne (BCE) a pris plusieurs mesures d'assouplissement monétaire au cours des derniers mois. En particulier, elle a élargi son programme d'achat d'actifs mis en place en septembre 2014 afin d'inclure des titres d'États souverains, d'organismes publics et d'institutions européennes en vue de réduire les taux d'intérêt à plus long terme, de stimuler la confiance des entreprises et des consommateurs et, par ce fait, d'encourager une augmentation des prêts et des investissements.

Spanish

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Record 13 2014-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

There are several well known risk factors for osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures such as age, sex, low body weight, a low bone mineral density, a past fragility fracture, having a parent who had a hip fracture and a past history of fall(s). Less well known are which medications and medical conditions can increase the risk of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures either by causing more thinning of bones, by increasing the risk of falls or both. Osteoporosis that results from having another disease or condition or from the treatment of another condition is called secondary osteoporosis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
CONT

Il y a plusieurs facteurs de risque bien connus associés à l’ostéoporose et aux fractures ostéoporotiques, tels que l’âge, le sexe, une densité minérale osseuse basse et avoir subi une fracture dans le passé. Moins connus sont les médicaments et les conditions médicales qui peuvent augmenter le risque d’ostéoporose et fractures ostéoporotiques soit en provoquant l’amincissement des os, en augmentant le risque de chutes, ou les deux. L’ostéoporose qui survient suite à une autre maladie ou condition ou le traitement d’une autre maladie ou condition est appelé ostéoporose secondaire.

Spanish

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Record 14 2014-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
CONT

Contracted heels in the horse is [a condition] characterized by a shift of the hoof wall resulting in the narrowing of the foot. Primary cases of contracted heels result from unbalanced feet, either long toe/low heels(LTLH) or overgrown hooves. Trimming the feet and correcting the hoof angle result in expansion of the heels. Secondary contracted heels are caused by lameness and disuse of the limb, resulting in hoof atrophy. Expansion and contraction of the heels during motion increase their wear relative to the toe.

OBS

contracted heels: term usually used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
OBS

talons encastelés : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
OBS

talones encogidos: término utilizado generalmente en plural.

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Record 15 2014-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
DEF

A hinged portion of the leading edge of a wing or aerofoil which, when rotated downwards, increases the camber and consequently the maximum lift, especially of very thin wings.

CONT

Some airplanes are equipped with leading-edge flaps that are extended when the wing flaps are employed. The leading-edge flap, when retracted, forms the leading edge of the wing. When extended, the flap moves forward and down to increase the camber of the wing and provide greater lift at low flight speeds.

OBS

A leading edge flap reduces the suction peak just behind the leading edge, produces a thinner boundary layer and increases the stalling angle in a similar way.

OBS

Leading edge flaps are ... used principally on large high-speed aircraft.

OBS

leading-edge flap: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • leading edge manoeuvering flap
  • leading-edge maneuvering flap
  • leading edge maneuvering flap

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
DEF

Petit volet fixé au bord d'attaque souvent à fente, et dont le déploiement est conjugué avec celui des volets d'hypersustentation.

CONT

Le rendement des volets appliqués au bord de fuite est diminué sur les ailes en flèche par rapport à celui obtenu dans les ailes droites. C'est pourquoi les volets de bord d'attaque sont dans ce cas très développés.

OBS

volet de bord d'attaque : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

volet de bord d'attaque : terme normalisé par l'ISO [Organisation internationale de normalisation].

Spanish

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Record 16 2014-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A substance of low or negligible volatility incorporated in a plastic to lower its softening range and to increase its workability, flexibility or extensibility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Substance de volatilité faible ou négligeable, incorporée à un plastique, destinée à abaisser son intervalle de ramollissement, faciliter sa mise en œuvre et augmenter sa flexibilité ou son extensibilité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Sustancia de poca o ninguna volatilidad, incorporada en un plástico para reducir su rango de ablandamiento y aumentar su flexibilidad o extensibilidad.

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Record 17 2013-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Wind Energy
DEF

A purpose built generator that allows the low rotor speeds common in wind turbines to produce electricity without the use of a gearbox or transmission to increase rotor speed to that required to drive mass-produced generators.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Génératrice spécialement conçue pour tirer profit du faible régime rotor d'une éolienne afin de produire de l'électricité sans avoir recours à un multiplicateur de vitesse ou à une transmission pour augmenter la vitesse du rotor comme c'est le cas pour les génératrices de série.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
  • Energía eólica
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Record 18 2012-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

The substrate concentration at which all enzyme-active sites are occupied and, consequently, at which the reaction velocity is maximal.

CONT

The general principles of chemical-reaction kinetics apply to enzyme-catalyzed reactions, but they also show a distinctive feature not usually observed in nonenzymatic reactions, saturation with substrate.... At a low substrate concentration, the initial reaction velocity vo is nearly proportional to the substrate concentration, and the reaction is thus approximately first order with respect to the substrate. However, as the substrate concentration is increased, the initial rate increases less, so that is is no longer nearly proportional to the substrate concentration; in this zone, the reaction is mixed order. With a further increase in the substrate concentration, the reaction rate becomes essentially independent of substrate concentration and asymptotically approaches a constant rate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

Concentration du substrat à laquelle la vitesse d'une réaction catalysée par une enzyme atteint la vitesse limite. Elle se traduit par la transformation complète de l'enzyme en composé intermédiaire.

CONT

Des concentrations de substrat de l'ordre de 10-3 - 10-5 M sont d'habitude suffisantes pour la «saturation» presque complète des sites enzymatiques. [...] Ce phénomène de saturation, qui est une caractéristique des systèmes dans lesquels un complexe bimoléculaire stable se forme entre les substances réagissantes, est un reflet de l'interaction forte de la protéine enzymatique avec son substrat.

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Record 19 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
CONT

If the speaker is flush mounted... the control room walls become an extension to the speaker baffle, offering a theoretical 3 dB or greater increase in bass. This position also prevents back radiation from being reflected after a time delay and causing severe colouration of the low frequency response by addition and cancellation with the direct radiated signal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Défaut de reproduction du son.

Spanish

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Record 20 2011-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
DEF

... a soil/duff drought index [developed by Keetch and Byram (1968]) that ranges from 0 (no drought) to 800 (extreme drought) and is based on soil capacity of 8 inches of water. Factors in the index are maximum daily temperature, daily precipitation, antecedent precipitation, and annual precipitation.

CONT

The Keetch Byram Drought Index(KBDI) provides a daily measure of soil dryness, which, in turn, gives an indication of water stress in plants. The KBDI represents the net effect of precipitation and evapotranspiration in producing cumulative moisture deficiency in deep duff or upper soil layers. The KBDI has a range from 0(no drought or soil moisture deficiency, i. e. soil at field capacity) to 2000(extreme drought, maximum soil moisture deficiency possible). The index can be viewed as the amount of rain needed to bring the soil back to saturation, with one mm of rain reducing the index by 10 points. The 0-2000 point scale is divided into three drought classes : 0-999=Low; 1000-1499=Moderate; 1500-2000=High. The KBDI is simple to calculate as it uses only two, daily weather observations-maximum temperature and 24-hour rainfall. The system functions in a book-keeping fashion where estimates of daily evapo-transpiration and measurements of precipitation increase or decrease the value of yesterdays index. The KBDI by itself is not a Fire Danger Rating System as it gives no indicate of the ease of ignition of the vegetation, or of the rate of fire spread, fire intensity and difficulty of control. It does however serve as a useful measure of drought occurrence.

CONT

Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI): ... 0 - 200: Soil moisture and large class fuel moistures are high and do not contribute much to fire intensity. Typical of spring dormant season following winter precipitation. 200 - 400: Typical of late spring, early growing season. Lower litter and duff layers are drying and beginning to contribute to fire intensity. 400 - 600: Typical of late summer, early fall. Lower litter and duff layers actively contribute to fire intensity and will burn actively. 600 - 800: Often associated with more severe drought with increased wildfire occurrence. Intense, deep burning fires with significant downwind spotting can be expected. Live fuels can also be expected to burn actively at these levels.

CONT

... the Palmer Drought Index (PDI) and the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) ... were [both] developed by John Keetch and George Byram, and originally were developed as aids for agriculture. The ... KBDI is used extensively in the eastern states and also in some parts of the west.

OBS

In the metric system the value of the index is usually assumed to range from 0 to 200 mm (even though 800 points actually corresponds to 204 mm).

OBS

Keetch-Byram Drought Index [is] a commonly-used drought index adapted for fire management applications ...

OBS

"Duff" is ... an important term in the fire weather program of the US Forest Service, used to describe the partially decayed organic matter on the forest floor which can become highly combustible during drought periods and contribute to the longevity and spread of forest fires. ... the Keetch-Byram Drought Index is sometimes referred to as the soil/duff drought index because it is a measure of how dry the soil and duff layers are.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
OBS

On écrirait mieux «sècheresse».

OBS

sècheresse : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Key term(s)
  • indice de sècheresse Keetch-Byram

Spanish

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Record 21 2011-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Larynx
CONT

... a vocalist may attempt to increase vocal intensity by excessively raising both the air pressure and the resistance of the glottis to the flow of air, using the muscles of the infraglottic vocal tract and the adductory(glottis-closing) forces of the vocal folds. Such a combination of forces results in a condition called pressed phonation, in which the amplitude of the voice's fundamental frequency is low despite considerable physical effort.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Larynx
CONT

Appuyé. Une émission vocale appuyée (pressed phonation en anglais) se caractérise par une pression sous-glottique excessive combinée avec une impédance faible. Cette impédance faible, souvent produite par une position haute du larynx, la distingue d'une émission écrasée. […] Au niveau du souffle, une émission appuyée se caractérise par une expiration forcée non équilibrée par le principe de l'appoggio.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Laringe
CONT

Para identificar la fonación bajo presión, respiratoria o de flujo, los expertos idean cambios en el flujo de aire a través de la glotis, que se recogen en un gráfico o glotograma de flujo.

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Record 22 2011-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

The increase in the solubility of a protein that is produced in solutions of low salt concentrations.

CONT

Many proteins ... require a low salt concentration to prevent their precipitation. This salting in effect is due to the suppression of the ordered (association) or random (aggregation) assembly of protein molecules by accumulation of electrolyte ions on the protein surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Augmentation de la solubilité des protéines favorisée par des faibles concentrations salines.

CONT

Les sels d'ions bivalents, comme le MgCl2 et (NH4)2SO4, sont plus efficace pour provoquer un «salting-in» que les sels monovalents comme NaCl, NH4Cl et KCl. L'action des sels neutres sur la solubilité des protéines est fonction de leur force ionique. [...] L'effet de salting-in est dû à des modifications de la tendance spontanée d'ionisation des chaînes latérales dissociables sur la protéine.

OBS

salting-in : terme anglais employé dans les ouvrages français.

Spanish

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Record 23 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Elevators
  • Pulleys and Belts
CONT

Elevator world... Rotational masses on the motor shaft have a particularly unfavorable effect, due to the high rpm of the motor. A reduction in these masses can bring about a significant lowering of starting power required. This can, for example, be accomplished by choosing a motor with an inherently low moment of inertia or by repositioning the brake disc onto the slower-moving traction sheave shaft. As speeds increase, the traction sheave and rope pulleys also revolve faster so that they have an increasingly greater influence on the starting output.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge
  • Poulies et courroies

Spanish

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Record 24 2011-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Housing Facilities
  • Cattle Raising
CONT

A tie rail (sometimes called a head rail) is the pipe used as the attachment for the tie chain. It controls the forward location of a cow while standing in the stall and often acts as the water line. Proper location of the tie rail lets a cow stand straight (parallel to the dividers) with all four feet in the stall and rise or lie without contacting it.

CONT

Finally, low tie rails were found to be associated with an increase in the number of cows with neck lesions, due to repeated contact with the tie rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logement des animaux d'élevage
  • Élevage des bovins
CONT

Pour éviter d’obstruer l’élan de la vache, ce n’est pas tant la hauteur de la barre d’attache qui est importante que la disposition de cette dernière. Une barre très élevée, mais située à égalité du muret avant de la stalle n’entravera pas le mouvement de la vache lorsqu’elle se lève.

CONT

La barre d’attache peut être remplacée par une simple chaîne transversale si la hauteur et la position sont adéquates.

Spanish

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Record 25 2011-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
DEF

The application for medical purposes of pulsed sinusoidal alternating current with a frequency of 110 KC to 440 KC, a voltage of about 20 kV and a low intensity. These so called high frequency currents are applied in the form of impulses in which the currents gradually increase and decrease. These impulses occur 50 times per second.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
OBS

Application thérapeutique de courant alternatif de haute fréquence.

Spanish

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Record 26 2010-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
CONT

In order to increase the surface area of enzyme film per unit volume, various devices have been developed as practical equipment. For example, a spiral-type reactor.... Spirally-wound multipore biocatalytic modules have been shown to provide an excellent reactor configuration for the use of collagen-enzyme membrane systems. The spiral-wound reactor offers a number of advantages. It guides the flow through a number of organized flow channels which offer low and essentially equal hydraulic resistances. Therefore, all the fluid elements spend the same residence time in contact with the membrane unit thus ensuring good contact efficiency. The small fluid channels provide a large membrane surface area per unit reactor volume and high throughput.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Un des principaux types de réacteurs à membranes porteuses d'activité enzymatique : la membrane est enroulée autour d'un axe, les différentes couches étant séparées par de petites baguettes de verre. Par ce procédé, on obtient un cylindre constitué d'une multitude de petits canaux juxtaposés.

Spanish

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Record 27 2010-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
CONT

Pregnancy toxemia in cows is similar to the condition in small ruminants and is the result of fetal carbohydrate or energy demand exceeding maternal supply during the last trimester of pregnancy. It is precipitated by large or multiple fetuses, feed low in energy or protein, and health conditions that increase energy demand or decrease ability to take in nourishment(e. g., lameness and oral diseases).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Trouble pathologique de la vache relié aux techniques de production.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
DEF

Desorden metabólico relacionado con el metabolismo de los carbohidratos, [presenta un] alto nivel de cuerpos cetónicos en [la] sangre, [asi como] acetato, beta hidroxibutirato y acetona.

OBS

Las vacas en balance energético negativo movilizan reservas corporales generando acetil Co A [coenzima A]. El acetil Co A se transforma en cuerpos cetónicos debido a la falta de metabolitos intermedios en el ciclo de los ácidos tricarboxílicos.

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Record 28 2010-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
  • Water Collection (Water supply)
OBS

gravel-wall well : A type of well used in a water-bearing formation containing a large proportion of fine-grained material which permits the passage of water at low velocity. Gravel is introduced around the screen or intake section of the well to increase the specific capacity and to prevent extremely fine material from flowing into the well. Depending on detail of construction, such wells are called gravel well, gravel-envelope well, gravel-filled well, gravel-packed well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
  • Captage des eaux
DEF

Puits crépiné entouré d'un massif de gravier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geología
  • Captación de agua
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Record 29 2010-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
CONT

Most central banks conduct monetary policy within some sort of monetary policy regime. Such a regime provides a structure for monetary policy decision-making. In addition to facilitating the decision-making itself, this structure enables the decisions to be communicated more easily to the public.

CONT

Some economists have proposed that a monetary policy regime that targets low and stable inflation can increase the probability of asset-price bubbles forming because the stability associated with inflation targeting can fuel excessive optimism about the future profit potential of new technology.

OBS

The basic monetary regimes are a regime with an implicit nominal anchor, money targeting, exchange rate targeting and inflation targeting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
CONT

De l'avis de certains économistes, il est possible que l'adoption d'un régime de politique monétaire visant à maintenir le taux d'inflation à un niveau bas et stable rende les bulles plus probables, car la stabilité associée à un tel régime peut susciter un excès d'optimisme quant au potentiel de bénéfices futurs d'une nouvelle technologie.

Spanish

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Record 30 2010-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Larynx
CONT

Flow phonation is characterized by low airstream pressure and low adductory force, which increase the intensity of the fundamental frequency and make the voice louder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Larynx

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Laringe
CONT

Para identificar la fonación bajo presión, respiratoria o de flujo, los expertos idean cambios en el flujo de aire a través de la glotis, que se recogen en un gráfico o glotograma de flujo.

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Record 31 2009-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Waste Management
CONT

Oxy-combustion technologies allow to increase incinerators capacity but also to burn low calorific value waste(water, sludge...) while decreasing fuel consumption, fumes volume and pollutants and CO2 emissions.

Key term(s)
  • low-calorific value waste

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Gestion des déchets

Spanish

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Record 32 2009-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography
  • Epidemiology
DEF

The rate of deaths occurring in the first year of life.

CONT

... students of population note that countries in which people are well fed, in which infant mortality is low, in which women have access to education are countries in which the birth rate and the rate of increase are the lowest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie
  • Épidémiologie
DEF

Mortalité des enfants de moins d'un an.

CONT

L'éducation réduit les pathologies courantes et le taux de mortalité infantile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Demografía
  • Epidemiología
DEF

En demografía, la medición de la letalidad en la primera edad, que se expresa por el tanto por mil que representan los fallecimientos infantiles sobre el total de criaturas menores de un año.

OBS

La evolución a la baja de la mortalidad infantil es uno de los índices más expresivos de la mejora de la sanidad de un país.

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Record 33 2008-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
OBS

A thermal relief valve is similar to a regular system relief valve; however, such valves are installed in parts of the hydraulic system where fluid pressure is trapped and may need to be relieved because of the increase caused by higher temperatures. During the flight of an airplane, it is quite likely that fluid in many of the hydraulic lines will be at a low temperature. When the airplane lands, this cold fluid will be trapped in the landing-gear system, the flap system, and other systems, because selector valves are in the neutral or OFF position. The fluid-temperature increase owing to warm air on the ground results in fluid expansion and could cause damage unless thermal relief valves are adjusted to pressures which are above those required for the operation of the systems; hence they do not interfere with normal operation.

PHR

Thermal relief valve of the flight spoiler actuators.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
CONT

La perte de liquide hydraulique avait été provoquée par un criquage sur la circonférence du bouchon en aluminium [...] de la soupape d'expansion thermique de la servocommande du déporteur vol n° 7.

OBS

soupape d'expansion thermique : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 34 2008-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Solar Energy
DEF

A material with high absorbence and low emittance properties applied to or on solar absorber surfaces [to increase collector efficiency].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

Revêtement doté d'une forte absorbance au rayonnement solaire et d'une faible émittance thermique, employé à la surface d'un absorbeur afin d'augmenter le rendement du capteur.

Spanish

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Record 35 2007-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
DEF

To reduce the pressure of air or gas within a container, cabin, or other enclosed space.

CONT

One consequence of cabin pressurization is that the pressure inside the airplane might be 70 kPa (10 psi), while the pressure outside is only 15 kPa (2 psi). An otherwise-harmless pinhole under these pressure differences will generate a high-pitched squeal as the air leaks out at supersonic speeds. A hole a metre and a half (5 feet) across will depressurize a jetliner in a fraction of a second.

OBS

Cabin pressurization is the active pumping of air into an aircraft cabin to increase the air pressure within the cabin. It is required when an aircraft reaches high altitudes, because the natural atmospheric pressure is too low to allow people to absorb sufficient oxygen, leading to altitude sickness and ultimately hypoxia.

PHR

Depressurize the cabin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
DEF

Faire perdre la pression normale, obtenue par pressurisation, à (un avion, un véhicule spatial).

OBS

dépressuriser : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

PHR

Dépressuriser la cabine.

Spanish

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Record 36 2007-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
DEF

A low vision device used for short-term near-vision tasks that can increase the size of a visual image on the retina.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
DEF

Outil portatif qui offre une vue agrandie de ce qui se trouve en-dessous.

Spanish

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Record 37 2007-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

Just as RNP [required navigation performance] enhances navigation and airspace capacity, so do controller-pilot data link communications(CPDLC) increase ATC [air traffic control] capabilities, while automatic dependent surveillance(ADS) advances traffic flows in oceanic airspace outside radar coverage and in both high and low density continental airspace.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
CONT

En plus de son espace aérien continental, la Colombie contrôle une partie de l'espace aérien situé au-dessus des océans Atlantique et Pacifique, à l'intérieur des limites des FIR [régions d'information de vol] Bogota et Barranquilla, et limitrophe aux FIR Cenamer, Kingston-Curacao, Lima-Guayaquil-Maiquetia-Manaos et Panama.

Spanish

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Record 38 2005-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

... another type of horizontal drilling application attempts to increase the recovery factor... An example occurred in the Pennsylvanian Bartlesville sand, a fluvial-dominated deltaic sandstone reservoir characterized by low permeability and underlain by a sandstone aquifer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

aquifère dans des grès : Équivalent confirmé par Linda Guay, rédactrice en chef administrative, Division de l'information géoscientifique, et par Robert Bélanger, chef, Services scientifiques, Ressources naturelles Canada.

Spanish

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Record 39 2005-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
DEF

A positive print made from a negative or internegative on special film stock.

CONT

The positive is produced from the negative and accurately represents dark and light. The fine grain master positive(also known as the interpositive) is a positive version of the camera negative made for duplication purposes. It is an intermediate element and has a very low overall contrast between blacks and whites. Because prints increase in contrast with each duplication, the negatives made from this positive will contain the true blacks and whites from the original camera negative. It is used to create duplicate negatives. These duplicate negatives will then be used to make projection prints. These projection prints, or release prints, are the final prints used for screening and distribution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Copie de film intermédiaire tirée des originaux et qui sert à reproduire un internégatif.

OBS

Cette pratique est nécessaire lorsqu'on veut tirer plusieurs copies et protéger les originaux.

Spanish

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Record 40 2005-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Meteorology
DEF

That portion of a glacier surface below the firn line where ablation exceeds accumulation.

CONT

... accumulation and ablation doesn’t occur equally over the whole surface of the glacier. Ablation dominates the snout of the glacier, where the climate is warmer and iceberg calving can happen. Accumulation therefore dominates the upper part of the glacier, where temperature is low and precipitation is suitable for snowfall.... With increase of elevation the rate of ablation will decrease, and accumulation will tend to increase. So a glacier can be divided into two areas, an accumulation zone and an ablation zone.

OBS

ablation area: ... the opposite of accumulation area.

Key term(s)
  • zone of ablation
  • area of ablation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Météorologie
DEF

Partie d'un glacier située en bas de la ligne de névé où l'ablation excède l'accumulation.

CONT

En aval de la zone d'accumulation se trouve une partie du glacier où l'ablation l'emporte sur les précipitations : c'est la «zone d'ablation». Le plus souvent c'est une langue glaciaire beaucoup plus longue qu'étroite. En général elle coule dans une vallée comme un véritable fleuve de glace.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Glaciología
  • Meteorología
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Record 41 2005-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Meteorology
DEF

That portion of the glacier surface above the firn line where the accumulation exceeds ablation.

CONT

... accumulation and ablation doesn’t occur equally over the whole surface of the glacier. Ablation dominates the snout of the glacier, where the climate is warmer and iceberg calving can happen. Accumulation therefore dominates the upper part of the glacier, where temperature is low and precipitation is suitable for snowfall.... With increase of elevation the rate of ablation will decrease, and accumulation will tend to increase. So a glacier can be divided into two areas, an accumulation zone and an ablation zone.

OBS

accumulation area: ... the opposite of ablation area.

Key term(s)
  • area of accumulation
  • area of nourishment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Météorologie
DEF

Partie d'un glacier située en haut de la ligne de névé où l'accumulation excède l'ablation.

Spanish

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Record 42 2004-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
DEF

A small, low voltage transformer placed in series with the power line to increase or reduce steady state voltage.

CONT

Isolation transformers have separate primary and secondary windings, electrically insulated and isolated from one another. With a relatively high voltage primary (typically 120, 240 or 480 Volts) and a relatively low voltage secondary (typically 12, 16, 24, 32 or 48 Volts), buck-boost transformers are designed to be field connected as autotransformers. These are transformers with one continuous winding, a portion of which is jointly shared between the input and the output. No electrical isolation is present in an autotransformer.

OBS

buck: The act of lowering the voltage.

Key term(s)
  • buck/boost transformer
  • buck boost transformer
  • step-up/step-down transformer
  • step up step down transformer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
CONT

Le transformateur survolteur-dévolteur [...] assure une tension uniforme aux serveurs et options de serveurs essentiels, sans utiliser les batteries, protégeant ainsi la durée de la batterie du système d'alimentation non interruptible [...]

OBS

dévolter : Réduire la tension d'un courant électrique.

OBS

survolter : Augmenter le voltage d'un courant au-delà de ce qui est prévu.

Spanish

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Record 43 2004-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

The Air Launch System is currently under study by the Boeing Company and Thiokol Propulsion. This unique and innovative system could increase U. S. military tactical responsiveness and expand civil and commercial launch capabilities. Envisioned as a possible launch system for the U. S. Air Force's proposed Space Maneuver Vehicle(SMV), AirLaunch would lift approximately 7500 lb.(3 kg.) to low Earth orbit(LEO), with launch-on-demand rapid response as a primary goal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
CONT

L'Air Force Space Command achève actuellement une importante étude sur des systèmes à court préavis de lancement. [...] l'Air Launch System (ALS), présente comme un système de lancement aéroporté disponible en 48 heures, insensible aux aléas climatiques, capable de tirer vers l'orbite basse sur toute inclinaison des charges utiles.

Spanish

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Record 44 - external organization data 2004-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Further on the assessment of potential accidents, the Commission questioned whether the containment structure was adequate to contain the worst possible event. McMaster University explained that the building was designed to withstand an extremely low-probability event producing 60 pounds of steam(or an increase in pressure in the containment of 1/2 psi). The Commission questioned McMaster University on the nature of the accident scenarios used in the revised safety analysis. McMaster University responded that it looked at a number of events considered at other small Canadian research reactors, but concentrated on a very low probability event(10-6) that involves a blockage of cooling water flow through the core that leads to fuel damage.

Key term(s)
  • extremely low probability event

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Toujours au sujet de l'évaluation des accidents éventuels, la Commission a demandé si l'enceinte de confinement était adéquate pour contenir le pire événement. L'Université McMaster a expliqué que le bâtiment a été conçu pour résister à un événement à très faible probabilité produisant 60 livres de vapeur (ou une augmentation de la pression dans l'enceinte de confinement de 0,5 lb/po²).

Spanish

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Record 45 2003-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
CONT

Factors capable of producing a downward bias include : 1) improved efficiency in electricity use, given the very low efficiency starting base and subsequent energy-saving reforms; 2) increase in electricity prices; 3) shift in output mix away from electricity-intensive industries(both in existing and newly-formed enterprises) and 4) increased underreporting of electricity consumption.

OBS

BIAS: The difference between the expected value of a statistic and the population value it is intended to estimate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques
CONT

Si ces valeurs sont celles de la période de base [...], l'indice aura une erreur systématique par défaut (c.-à-d., les effets des hausses de prix seront sous-estimés et ceux des baisses de prix seront surestimés [...]

Spanish

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Record 46 2002-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

BCDP can be used to treat the same type of material which can be treated by a thermal desorber : contaminated soils, sludges and filter cakes. If PCBs(and possibly other chlorinated compounds) are treated, the bicarbonate catalyst will increase plant efficiency by allowing the soil to be cleaned at a lower temperature and chemically destroying some of the PCBs. Although the BCDP was initially designed to treat PCB contaminated soil, its performance on other types of contaminants can be predicted. The BCDP will remove both volatile and semivolatile compounds from soil, including very low volatility chlorinated organics.

OBS

Chemical treatment.

Key term(s)
  • base catalysed decomposition process
  • base-catalysed decomposition process
  • base-catalyzed decomposition process

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
OBS

procédé de décomposition catalysée par les bases ou BCDP : procédé de décomposition sous catalyse basique.

OBS

Traitement chimique.

Spanish

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Record 47 2002-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Education (General)
OBS

Forum on Communications and Literacy: abridged title.

OBS

This forum took place on November 22, 2000. More than 230 people met to increase their awareness of the communication needs of persons with low literacy skills.

Key term(s)
  • Communications and Literacy Forum
  • National Forum on Communications and Literacy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
OBS

Forum Communications et alphabétisme : titre abrégé.

OBS

Ce forum a eu lieu le 22 novembre 2000. Plus de 230 personnes ont tenu à être sensibilisées davantage aux besoins de communication des personnes à faible niveau d'alphabétisme.

Key term(s)
  • Forum sur les communications et l'alphabétisme
  • Forum national sur les communications et l'alphabétisme

Spanish

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Record 48 2001-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Under U.S. Customs law, the greatest reduction in U.S. import duty that could be made for a stated item without creating a major hardship to domestic manufacturers or to makers of a closely related item.

CONT

According to this congressional argument [peril-point tariff argument], America is to keep tariff duties low on an industry. However, if this results in so many imports that the very existence of that domestic industry is threatened, we have reached the so-called "peril point". When that point is reached, we are to increase duties or tighten quotas to keep our domestic industry from disappearing or becoming perilously small.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 49 2001-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Structural Testing (Materials)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
CONT

To assist with compaction, a concrete mix that has a low internal friction coefficient is desirable. The internal friction in a concrete mix is the sum of the total friction present between the individual particles. The amount of friction exerted by any given particle is directly related to the particle shape and also the surface texture of the aggregate. The only practical way of overcoming a higher than desirable internal friction in a concrete mix is to increase the workability of the cement paste. The two basic methods of increasing workability are adding more water to a mix, or modifying the cement paste with admixtures or performance enhancing chemicals.

Key term(s)
  • coefficient of internal friction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Contrôle structural des matériaux
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
DEF

Propriété des structures d'un matériau exprimant la difficulté plus ou moins grande des éléments de ce matériau à subir des déplacements relatifs.

CONT

Les digues à talus sont des collines de matériaux pierreux ou de béton couronnées par un édifice en maçonnerie plus ou moins monolithique qui repose sur la colline et empêche le franchissement de l'ouvrage par gros temps. Les blocs naturels dépassant rarement 10 tonnes, il faut les protéger par des blocs artificiels en béton. [...] Le nombre F est un nombre adimensionnel fonction de l'angle d'équilibre des talus, de la cambrure de la houle, de la profondeur relative du bloc, du coefficient de frottement interne du bloc, de l'incidence des vides, et du coefficient de forme des blocs.

Spanish

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Record 50 2001-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A hand method of removing the upward-extending branches from tops of felled trees to keep slash low to the ground, to increase rate of decomposition, lower fire hazard, or as a pretreatment prior to burning.

Key term(s)
  • lopping and scattering
  • lopping-and-scattering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

[...] action de réduire en menus morceaux sur une coupe les branches, rameaux et tiges inutilisables [...] suivie d'une dissémination sur le sol des rémanents qui en résultent [...]

Spanish

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Record 51 2001-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Translation (General)
CONT

Generally speaking, quota levels begin relatively low at the start of a crop year after the new crop has been harvested and then increase as additional supplies are needed to replenish terminal elevator stocks or meet sales commitments. Depending on market requirements, quotas may be confined to specific grades of particular grains. They also may only remain in effect for a specific period of time. This method relates producer deliveries to market requirements and ensures an even flow of grain from farms to primary elevators.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Traduction (Généralités)
CONT

En règle générale, les contingents sont relativement faibles au début d'une campagne, quand la moisson vient d'être faite, et ils augmentent lorsque les stocks sont en baisse dans les silos portuaires ou qu'il faut livrer le grain vendu. Suivant les besoins du marché, les contingents peuvent être limités à certains grades de céréales. Ils peuvent n'être en vigueur que pour une période donnée. Cette formule permet d'établir une relation entre les livraisons des producteurs et les besoins du marché et assure un approvisionnement régulier des silos de collecte.

Spanish

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Record 52 2001-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Translation (General)
CONT

Generally speaking, quota levels begin relatively low at the start of a crop year after the new crop has been harvested and then increase as additional supplies are needed to replenish terminal elevator stocks or meet sales commitments. Depending on market requirements, quotas may be confined to specific grades of particular grains. They also may only remain in effect for a specific period of time. This method relates producer deliveries to market requirements and ensures an even flow of grain from farms to primary elevators.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Traduction (Généralités)
CONT

En règle générale, les contingents sont relativement faibles au début d'une campagne, quand la moisson vient d'être faite, et ils augmentent lorsque les stocks sont en baisse dans les silos portuaires ou qu'il faut livrer le grain vendu. Suivant les besoins du marché, les contingents peuvent être limités à certains grades de céréales. Ils peuvent n'être en vigueur que pour une période donnée. Cette formule permet d'établir une relation entre les livraisons des producteurs et les besoins du marché et assure un approvisionnement régulier des silos de collecte.

Spanish

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Record 53 2001-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
  • Employment Benefits
CONT

The child tax benefit proposed by the federal government in the February 1992 budget will strengthen Canada's half-century commitment to assisting families with children. Due to go into effect in January 1993, the child benefit will be delivered monthly and will increase assistance to families with low and middle incomes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
  • Avantages sociaux
CONT

La prestation fiscale pour enfants proposée par le gouvernement fédéral dans le budget de février 1992 renforcera l'aide accordée depuis un demi-siècle au Canada aux familles qui ont des enfants. Destinée à entrer en vigueur en janvier 1993, la nouvelle prestation sera versée mensuellement et accroîtra l'aide aux familles à revenu faible ou moyen.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
  • Beneficios sociales
CONT

Hemos de limitar [...] nuestro examen a la constitucionalidad del art. 129.1 LGSS en cuanto impone a un sujeto privado la obligación de pagar una prestación de Seguridad Social.

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Record 54 2000-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Grain Growing
CONT

The technology of air classification has been advanced by the use of impact mills to further reduce a flour so that it contains a higher proportion of finer particles. This can significantly increase low and high protein fractions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques industrielles
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Culture des céréales

Spanish

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Record 55 2000-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
CONT

The phenomenon which causes solutes to concentrate at the filter's membrane surface forming a gel layer. The thickness of this gel layer will increase until its hydraulic resistance to solvent transport reduces the flux to an equilibrium value such that the convective transport of solutes on the surface equals the back diffusion from the surface. In single-pass operation the concentration of sulutes is low, so concentration polarization does not limit flux.

Key term(s)
  • concentration polarisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques industrielles
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique

Spanish

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Record 56 2000-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birth Rate
CONT

... countries in which people are well fed, in which infant mortality is low, in which women have access to education are countries in which the birth rate and the rate of increase are the lowest.

OBS

... America has experienced a modest but steady fall in the birth rate. In part, this was because of a temporary drop in the ratio of women of childbearing age to total population. More significant for the longer-run trend is the fact that the fertility and net reproduction rates have been dropping slightly among married women of every age.

Key term(s)
  • natality rate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natalité
DEF

Taux exprimant le rapport entre le nombre des naissances et le chiffre de la population dans un lieu et une période déterminés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tasa de natalidad
DEF

Número de nacidos vivos por cada 1.000 habitantes de una población en un año.

OBS

Los países más desarrollados tienen tasas más bajas. Restando la tasa de mortalidad se obtiene la tasa de crecimiento natural de la población.

OBS

tasa de natalidad: término, definición y observación extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 57 2000-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Prostheses
  • Orthoses
CONT

... we have products that our staff has developed such as the elbow flexion extension orthosis which will provide low load prolonged stretch to increase range of motion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Prothèses
  • Orthèses
CONT

Les OPG [orthèses de prévention globales] contrôlent l'inclinaison radiale du poignet, la déviation cubitale des doigts, la flexion-extension du poignet, des métacarpo-phalangiennes et des doigts ainsi que l'écartement du pouce.

Spanish

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Record 58 1999-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Petrography
CONT

... another type of horizontal drilling application attempts to increase the recovery factor... An example occurred in the Pennsylvanian Bartlesville sand, a fluvial-dominated deltaic sandstone reservoir characterized by low permeability and underlain by a sandstone aquifer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Pétrographie

Spanish

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Record 59 1999-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Petrography
CONT

... another type of horizontal drilling application attempts to increase the recovery factor... An example occurred in the Pennsylvanian Bartlesville sand, a fluvial-dominated deltaic sandstone reservoir characterized by low permeability and underlain by a sandstone aquifer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Pétrographie

Spanish

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Record 60 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
  • Economics
DEF

Characteristic whereby the growth of a variable causes the growth of another but less than proportionately. In a fiscal context, the increase in taxes on basic consumer goods is regressive in that it implies a greater fiscal burden for people in a low income bracket as they have to dedicate a larger proportion of their income to the consumption of those goods. The same would happen if the proportion of indirect taxes on expenses was very high. Practically all fiscal systems are progressive.

OBS

regressivity: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
  • Économique
DEF

Caractéristique par laquelle la croissance d'une variable provoque la croissance d'une autre à un degré moindre que la proportion. En matière fiscale, une augmentation des impôts sur les biens de consommation de base serait régressive car elle entraînerait une augmentation proportionnelle des impôts aux personnes dont les revenus sont inférieurs puisqu'ils consacrent un pourcentage plus élevé de leurs revenus à la consommation des biens cités. Il en est de même si la proportion des impôts indirects sur les dépenses est élevée. La plupart des systèmes fiscaux sont progressifs.

OBS

régressivité : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema tributario
  • Economía
DEF

Característica por la que el crecimiento de una variable causa el crecimiento de otra pero menos que proporcionalmente. En el ámbito fiscal un aumento de los impuestos sobre bienes de consumo básico sería regresivo en cuanto que implicaría aumentar proporcionalmente más la carga fiscal en las personas de menor renta ya que dedican un porcentaje mayor de su renta al consumo de ese tipo de bienes. Lo mismo sucedería si la proporción de impuestos indirectos sobre el gasto fuese muy alta. Prácticamente todos los sistemas fiscales son progresivos.

OBS

regresividad: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 61 1998-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
CONT

One of the quickest and most convenient methods of raising sunken vessels, particularly smaller ones up to l000 tons(283, 000 m3) or so, is the use of heavy lift cranes.... A similar technique involves the use of heavy lift craft... the lift craft take on ballast water to increase their draft. At low tide, the wires are pulled tight on the deck of the lift craft. On the rising tide, the salvage crews pump out the lift craft to raise the wreck off the bottom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
CONT

Chalands de relevage. Ce sont des engins de grandes dimensions, insubmersibles, comportant des water-ballasts qui permettent de faire varier leur enfoncement [...] La force de levage est produite par la flottabilité de l'engin lui-même; dans les mers à marée le soulèvement de l'épave peut s'effectuer en raidissant les élingues à basse mer; dans les mers sans marée, on les raidit au moment où les water-ballasts sont pleins, puis on chasse l'eau par une injection d'air comprimé. [...] L'emploi de chalands de relevage n'est utilisable que pour des unités d'assez faible taille [...]

Spanish

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Record 62 1997-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

At high concentrations, where self-absorption becomes noticeable, the intensity of a resonance emission line will increase less proportionately with increasing atome concentration in the flame. If the emitting species occurs in a zone of the flame with a homogeneous radial temperature distribution, the relationship between line intensity and atom concentration is described by the curve-of-growth. This curve has a linear branch in the range of low concentrations where self-absorption is still negligible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

Aux concentrations élevées, tandis que l'autoabsorption devient importante, l'intensité d'une raie d'émission de résonance augmentera avec une augmentation de la concentration atomique dans la flamme. Si l'espèce émettrice se manifeste dans une zone de la flamme présentant une distribution radiale homogène de la température, la relation entre l'intensité de la raie et la concentration atomique est décrite par la courbe de croissance. Cette courbe a une partie linéaire dans le domaine des faibles concentrations où l'autoadsorption est encore négligeable.

OBS

Il s'agit d'une courbe de croissance en absorption et en autoabsorption.

Spanish

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Record 63 1997-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Production (Economics)
  • Productivity and Profitability
CONT

Business investment is forecast to increase 8. 0 per cent in 1993, resulting from increased demand, low interest rates and increased capacity utilization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production (Économie)
  • Productivité et rentabilité
CONT

On prévoit que les investissements des entreprises augmenteront de 8.0 pour 100 en 1993, du fait de la progression de la demande, du recul des taux d'intérêt et de l'accroissement de l'utilisation de la capacité de production.

Spanish

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Record 64 1996-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiation Protection
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

Biological effects of ionizing radiation. ... at the upper end of the scale, there is no radiation exposure so high it will guarantee that every exposed individual will suffer the effect. Nor at the lower end is any exposure so low that it will carry no risk to anyone of inducing the effect. These radiation effects are therefore said to have "no threshold." Logically, it follows that any exposure to radiation, no matter how small, carries some risk and that any reduction in exposure, even from an already very low level, confers some benefit. However, it is not always appreciated that the absence of a "safe" threshold is a theoretical assumption and a safety precaution rather than something that can be proven. It is also not well understood that the toxic effects of radiation, for which there is no defined safe level, may not differ fundamentally from those of some chemical toxins for which a "safe" level in the body or in the environment has been declared.

CONT

Complicating the problem of public perceptions of the level of risk associated with radioactive wastes is the confusion induced by two fundamental principles of radio-biological and radiation protection theory. The first is the "no-threshold" hypothesis, and the second is the "as low as reasonably achievable, "or ALARA, principle. The first principle holds that there is no threshold below which exposure to radiation is entirely safe. The "no threshold" hypothesis-that any exposure to ionizing radiation, no matter how small, will increase the probability of a harmful consequence to an exposed individual-is an important scientific concept.... it is generally agreed that it is wise to err on the side of safety and work from the assumption that there is no safe level.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioprotection
  • Déchets nucléaires
OBS

Voir aussi le terme anglais «threshold limit value».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Protección contra la radiación
  • Desechos nucleares
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Record 65 1995-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing
DEF

The use of low prices and heavy advertising to increase market share.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commercialisation
DEF

Élément de la politique de prix qui consiste, lors du lancement d'un nouveau produit, à fixer un prix assez bas pour s'assurer une demande importante et conquérir le nombre maximal de clients.

Spanish

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Record 66 1994-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Economic Conditions and Forecasting
CONT

This low rate of increase in spending is due primarily to the impact of actions taken in this and previous budgets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
CONT

Ce faible taux d'accroissement des dépenses est dû principalement aux mesures prises dans ce budget et dans les budgets précédents.

Spanish

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Record 67 1993-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Biomass Energy
CONT

Latex bearing plants of the Euphorbiaceae family usually contain, in addition to rubber, important levels of highly reduced constituents. However the molecular weight of these products is too high to allow for a direct use as fuels and/or feedstocks. We examined the pyrolysis of the latex and of the heptanic extract of Euphorbia tirucalli, a species commonly growing in East Africa. Pyrolyses were carried out under an inert gas flow, in the absence or in the presence of various zeolites.... The zeolitic catalysts-improve the yield of volatile products from the extract-influence the relative abundance of the volatile constituents of the pyrolysates-strongly increase the hydrocarbon level, especially from latex, in the low and medium volatility fraction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Énergie de la biomasse
DEF

Catalyseur composé de zéolites.

Spanish

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Record 68 1992-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

The refundable child tax credit was introduced in 1979 to increase assistance to families with low and modest incomes. But shortcomings have appeared in this patchwork system as it has grown over the years. These problems, outlined in the next section, have been identified by many national groups and individual Canadians.

Key term(s)
  • patchwork of benefits

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

Le crédit d'impôt remboursable pour enfants a été institué en 1979, en vue d'accroître l'aide aux familles à revenu faible ou modeste. Cependant, les années ont fait apparaître des lacunes dans cet ensemble de mesures disparates. Ces problèmes, qui sont décrits à la section suivante, ont été mis en lumière par un grand nombre d'organismes nationaux et de citoyens.

Key term(s)
  • mosaïque de prestations

Spanish

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Record 69 1992-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
CONT

The mast assembly of the fork truck consists of a steel upright assembly and hydraulic cylinders to provide the lifting capability of the fork truck. The mast consists of stationary outer channels and telescoping inner channels which provide for high lifting capabilities while permitting a low collapsed height.... Multiple-stage masts increase mast complexity and require more energy than a low freelift design. The most economical mast for general purpose storage and in-plant transportation is a two-stage mast with low freelift.

CONT

The amount of freelift available is dependent on the mast and truck design. Freelift may range from only a few inches on some models to over 60 in. (1500 mm) on the man-up turret truck. Most manufacturers offer trucks with either standard or "high" freelift available.

CONT

High visibility masts - standard, full-free [lift] and full-free triple.

OBS

"free lift": ... the height to which the forks can lift without elevating the mast.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Levage
CONT

Levée libre réduite. Elle correspond simplement à ce qui est nécessaire pour transporter une charge. Elle est obtenue par un jeu qui existe en position basse entre la tête de la tige du vérin de levage et le montant mobile.

CONT

Il existe plusieurs types de mâts élévateurs : à levée simple non télescopique; à levée double télescopique; à levée triple télescopique; à levée quadruple télescopique. [Les mâts télescopiques peuvent être] à levée libre réduite ou à levée libre totale.

Spanish

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Record 70 1990-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Site Development
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

When gradients become as steep as 1 : 3, site grading features, such as retaining walls, stairs, ramps and tree wells, should be used. Retaining walls can increase the usable level space on a site. One method of accomplishing this is to build several low walls to create a terraced effect.... Fig. 63. An example of a terraced slope that provides more usable level space while easing maintenance.

CONT

Terrace cultivation: Method of growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated terraces built into the slope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du terrain
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

[...] ils [Jardins Suspendus] se composaient de terrasses superposées, dans la tradition de l'architecture babylonienne. Chacune d'elles débordait largement par rapport à celle qui la surmontait immédiatement. Ainsi se trouvaient formées de véritables esplanades où étaient plantées diverses espèces d'arbres et, sans doute, d'autres plantes plus petites [...]

Spanish

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Record 71 1990-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
CONT

Drumming of male [ruffed grouse], beginning with low dull thuds, which quickly increase in tempo until they die away in a muffled roll, suggests the starting of a car in the distance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Le tambourinage du mâle [de la Gélinotte huppée], qui commence par une série de sons sourds, ternes et lents, devient bientôt rapide, puis meurt dans un roulement étouffé qui fait penser à une automobile qui démarre au loin.

Spanish

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Record 72 1990-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans
  • Real Estate
DEF

A mortgage loan repaid in instalments which are initially low, but which increase over the term of the mortgage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Immobilier
OBS

"prêt hypothécaire à taux de remboursement progressif" : Terme fourni par la Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement.

Spanish

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Record 73 1989-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans
  • Real Estate
DEF

A form of mortgage loan in which the lender gives the borrower a low interest rate in return for sharing in the ownership of a house(shared equity) or in the expected increase in value of a property(shared appreciation). The lender takes his share when the house is sold or refinanced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Immobilier

Spanish

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Record 74 1987-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology
  • Pharmacodynamics
OBS

The efficacy of antibiotic resistance(barrier) precautions for control of aminoglycoside resistance was evaluated from 1978 to 1981. Despite increasing aminoglycoside use and a 13-fold increase in aminoglycoside-resistant isolates on a newly opened oncology unit, the hospital-wide frequency of aminoglycoside resistant Enterobacterioceae remained low, supporting the continued value of barrier precautions which were initiated in our hospital in 1974.(Medline)

OBS

Infect Control (United States), July-August, 1983, 4(4), p. 221-4, ISSN 0195-9417.

OBS

All workers should use gloves and follow the appropriate barrier precautions during invasive procedures. (Medline)

OBS

Recommendations for preventing transmission of infection with human T-lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus during invasive procedures, Centers for Disease Control, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Ann. Intern. Med. (U.S.), June, 1986, 104(6), pp. 824-5, ISSn 0003-4819.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Épidémiologie
  • Pharmacodynamie

Spanish

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Record 75 1987-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Scientific Instruments
OBS

Instrument which projects a metallic coating onto a specimen surface at a low angle, in order to create "shadows" and thus increase visibility in electron microscope imaging. Source : Electron Microscope Centre, Agriculture Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Instruments scientifiques
OBS

Source : Centre de microscopie électronique, Recherches phytotechniques, Agriculture Canada.

Spanish

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Record 76 1986-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
CONT

Photosynthetic rates increase linearly with light intensity, but only over a narrow range, and light saturation occurs at relatively low light intensities. Saturation light intensities for leaves of some typical crops are given....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique

Spanish

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Record 77 1986-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Water Distribution (Water Supply)
DEF

A pumping station in a water distribution system that is used to increase the pressure in the mains on the discharge side of the pumps; also a station at which pumps from low level or ground storage to distribution system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Distribution de l'eau
DEF

Dans un réseau de distribution, poste de pompage utilisé pour augmenter la pression dans les conduites.

Spanish

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Record 78 1982-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

Apart from the PW 1120, Pratt & Whitney is conducting low key studies on a growth version of the F100 with a thrust increase of 10 to 15 per cent and a simplified engine control system(...) The MACE(Multiple Applications Core Engine) is not yet a funded program but both P&W and General Electric are getting funds for an advanced engine study and this could lead to MACE funding and eventual development of a small, new technology engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

(...) le programme MACE (...) générateur de gaz à applications multiples) n'a encore obtenu aucun financement, mais les crédits que reçoivent actuellement Pratt & Whitney et General Electric pour l'étude d'un réacteur perfectionné annoncent peut-être le lancement de ce programme, et éventuellement la mise au point d'un petit moteur de technologie nouvelle.

Spanish

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Record 79 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie

Spanish

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