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INDICATOR SOUND [6 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2011-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
282.27
occupation code
OBS

282.27: trade specialty qualification code.

OBS

Replaces "SPI 04 Raypath Plotter - Maintenance".

Key term(s)
  • SPI 04 Raypath Plotter - Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
282.27
occupation code
OBS

282.27 : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers).

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
DEF

A sonar in which all targets of interest are shown simultaneously, as on a radar PPI(plan position indicator) display or sector display; the sound pulse may be transmitted in all directions simultaneously and picked up by a rotating receiving transducer, or transmitted and received in only one direction at a time by a scanning transducer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

The spreading of a fracture within a weak layer or slab.

CONT

Fracture propagation... is indicated by the sudden subsidence of the snowpack due to shear fracture which takes place when weight is added to it. It is often accompanied by a whumpf sound as air within the snowpack is compressed. It is a very sensitive indicator of the presence of weak layers and high snowpack instability. It often occurs when the snowpack contains layers of large grains within generally cold snow.

CONT

Fracture propagations of many hundreds of metres were observed. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

Fracture propagation may result in secondary or sympathetic release of avalanches within adjacent terrain.

OBS

fracture propagation: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

On a noté d'importantes propagations de fracture sur plusieurs centaines de mètres. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

propagation de fracture : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephones
CONT

If you have BCTel call answer, make sure there are no messages waiting. The indicator sound confuses your modem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphones

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
  • Paging Systems
CONT

Sound indicators (electronic babysitters). Indicators to indicate sound.

OBS

ISO code: 21 48 15.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
  • Téléavertisseurs
CONT

Indicateurs de bruits (surveillance électronique des bébés). Indicateurs pour indiquer les bruits.

OBS

Code ISO : 21 48 15.

Spanish

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Record 6 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Radio Broadcasting
  • Radio Waves
OBS

--the maximum amplitude of sound in electrical energy formed while passing through a circuit. It is the highest point reached upon the volume indicator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Radiodiffusion
  • Ondes radioélectriques
OBS

--la valeur instantanée maximum d'une quantité variable.

Spanish

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