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Record 1 2019-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
CONT

... expansion fittings are designed to compensate for length changes due to temperature variations in exposed conduit runs.... An expansion fitting consists of two sections, one telescoping inside another.

OBS

expansion fitting: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
CONT

Les raccords de dilatation […] sont conçus pour compenser aux changements de longueur causés par les variations de température dans les parcours exposés de conduits. […] Un raccord de dilatation compte deux parties, l'une qui se télescope à l'intérieur de l'autre.

OBS

raccord expansible : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
DEF

Any of the segments of a tapeworm formed by a process of strobilation in the neck region of the worm, containing both male and female reproductive organs and surviving briefly after breaking away from the strobila.

CONT

Tapeworms have neither mouth nor digestive tract... The scolex, or head,... attaches by suckers or hooks to the inside of a human intestine, and there begins to bud off a long chain of segments, called proglottids(up to twenty or thirty feet worth in some cases, thus snugly filling the entire length of the intestine). The proglottids are reproductive factories; each may house up to 40, 000 embryos.... Proglottids may break off and exit the body in feces, all ready to be ingested and to start the grisly cycle again.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
DEF

Chacun des segments d'un ver cestode, renfermant un appareil génital hermaphrodite complet.

CONT

Les proglottis sont bourgeonnés en arrière du scolex; d'abord fonctionnellement mâles, ils deviennent ensuite femelles, accumulent dans l'utérus les œufs fécondés et prennent alors le nom de cucurbitains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gusanos y organismos semejantes
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Record 3 2017-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Meats and Meat Industries
DEF

The oesophagus of cattle, used as a casing for sausage.

CONT

After the musculature is removed from the outside the weasands are washed turned inside out, cleaned, inflated with air, graded and dried. They are used for large sausages; their length varies form 45 to 60 cm and over.

OBS

Usually plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
OBS

Terme utilisé en boucherie.

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
  • Wood Industries
  • Biomass Energy
DEF

A product used for heat production, constructed by compressing pulverized dry biomass materials from plants and trees, usually sawdust, ground wood chips or wood flour.

CONT

The wood pellets are made by compacting the feedstock through small holes in a die. Die holes are round and the pellets are pushed from the inside out by rollers. The pellets are formed as a continuous "rod" and cut to length by a knife at the periphery of the die.

OBS

wood pellet; fuel wood pellet; wood fuel pellet: terms generally used in the plural.

OBS

wood pellet: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

Key term(s)
  • wood pellets
  • fuel wood pellets
  • wood fuel pellets

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
  • Industrie du bois
  • Énergie de la biomasse
DEF

Produit utilisé pour la production de chaleur et constitué de petits cylindres obtenus par compression de biomasse sèche [et] pulvérisée provenant d'arbres ou d'autres végétaux, généralement composé de sciure, de copeaux de bois pulvérisés ou de farine de bois.

OBS

granule : Même s'il est utilisé au féminin par certains auteurs, le terme «granule» est considéré comme substantif masculin par les dictionnaires généraux.

OBS

pastille de bois : terme parfois utilisé au sens de «granulé de bois». Le terme «pastille» a généralement une forme «ronde» alors que le «granulé de bois» est un bâtonnet de bois et a donc une forme allongée.

OBS

granulé de bois; granule de bois; pastille de bois; pellet : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

OBS

granulé de bois : terme publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 19 août 2015.

OBS

granule de bois : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Key term(s)
  • granulés de bois
  • pastilles de bois
  • pellets

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
CONT

Duct lining or wrapping-A duct lining or wrapping is usually a sheet of porous material placed on the inner or outer wall(s) of a duct to introduce sound attenuation and heat insulation. It is often used in air conditioning systems. Linings are more effective in attenuating sound that travels inside along the length of a duct, while wrappings are more effective in preventing sound from being radiated from the duct sidewalls into surrounding spaces

CONT

Lagging, pipe wrapping. Pipes and large ducts often transmit and radiate unwanted noise from pumps, valves, fans, and other equipment into quiet areas through which they pass. The sound transmission loss of the wall can be increased by the addition of lagging or a jacket including sound absorptive material covered by a heavy, solid, impervious skin of plaster, cement, metal, or mass-loaded vinyl.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
OBS

Contre la gelée, [les moyens de protection] consistent quelquefois à entretenir un faible écoulement [...] mais les moyens les plus courants et les plus sûrs sont encore : [...] d'enrober les tuyaux avec une matière isolante contre les déperditions de chaleur par conductibilité, convection ou rayonnement [...]

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Long-Distance Pipelines
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

Joint capable of allowing relative movement between the component parts. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

Examples of this type of joint are: a) socket and spigot joints with an elastomeric sealing element (including double socket designs); b) flexible locked socket and spigot joints with an elastomeric sealing element (including double socket designs); c) clamped joints, for example bolted couplings including joints made from materials other than GRP.

CONT

Inside diameter of the riser pipe and its size compatibility with the subsea blowout preventers and the proposed well program are important to the potential customer. The telescoping joint, its diameter and length of stroke, and the type of flexible joint, its diameter and maximum angle, need consideration.

OBS

flexible joint : term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Canalisations à grande distance
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

Assemblage permettant un mouvement relatif des composants entre eux. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

DEF

Joint conçu de telle façon que la conduite puisse subir de légères déformations.

OBS

Des exemples de ce type d'assemblage sont : a) l'assemblage à bout mâle et emboîture avec bague d'étanchéité en élastomère (y compris l'assemblage par manchon à deux emboîtures); b) l'assemblage flexible verrouillé à bout mâle et emboîture avec bague d'étanchéité en élastomère (y compris l'assemblage par manchon à deux emboîtures); c) l'assemblage mécanique, par exemple l'assemblage boulonné comprenant des pièces fabriquées en des matériaux autres que le PRV.

CONT

Le retour de boue jusqu'en surface est assuré par un tube goulotte (ou «riser») [...] composé d'un raccord flexible au pied et d'un raccord coulissant au sommet pour tolérer tous les mouvements divers de la plate-forme flottante.

OBS

assemblage flexible : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

A handle on the parachute harness which is pulled to operate the ripcord and open the parachute.

CONT

When the ripcord handle is pulled, the pins are withdrawn from the nylon loops and this allows the sides of the pack to open.

CONT

Secure the ripcord handle in its velcro housing and check the length of remaining cable inside the handle...

Key term(s)
  • rip cord handle
  • parachute rip cord handle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
DEF

Poignée fixée au câble d'ouverture, habituellement agencée sur le harnais.

CONT

Mettez la poignée de commande en place dans sa pochette velcro et contrôlez la longueur de débattement du sertissage du câble dans la poignée [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
DEF

A temperature transducer for which the pressure of vapour in a closed system of gas and liquid is a function of temperature.

CONT

Vapour Pressure Thermometer [is] a closed system of bulb, capillary & bourdon tube fitted partially with a vapourisable liquid volume sensitive bourdon tube [that] winds - unwinds depending on temperature variations.

CONT

A vapor pressure thermometer [contains] a solvent encased in metal attached to a pressure gauge. As the temperature rises, the vapor pressure of the liquid inside rises. Since vapor pressure is independent of the length of the metal tube connected to the pressure gauge, this type of sensor is good for remote places. The bulb is located at the remote site, but the operator reads the pressure gauge at a more convenient area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
CONT

[...] détermination de la température. [...] Capteurs basés sur le changement d'état : ce sont des thermomètres à tension de vapeur qui sont le plus couramment utilisés; mais dans certains cas, pour déterminer des températures difficiles à atteindre, il est fait appel aux températures de sublimation ou de fusion de certains corps.

Spanish

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Record 9 2009-03-03

English

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

Record of profile of water table as a result of pumping.

OBS

Depression contours are usually drawn with tick marks spaced out along their length on the inside of the lower area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Cartographie
DEF

Représentation graphique de la distribution des rabattements en fonction de la distance, selon une ligne passant par le puits de pompage pris comme origine, et à un même instant si le régime est transitoire.

Spanish

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Record 10 2006-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Dental Surgery
CONT

An instrument called a file is used to prepare the canals of the tooth. A file resembles a needle or pin, the thinnest ones are slightly smaller than a needle and the largest are almost as big as a pencil lead.... the fluting on the length of the file... is used to shape or cut the inside of the canal of the tooth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
  • Chirurgie dentaire
CONT

Les instruments à canaux, de forme conique très allongée, sont présentés par numéros correspondant à des diamètres croissants [...] Les limes [...] sont des fils d'acier à section quadrangulaire, [...] à arêtes vives, mais enroulés sur eux-mêmes en une spirale à pas court.

Spanish

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Record 11 2006-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The solid rocket fuel fills the inside of the rocket from its top to the bottom. In the middle of the rocket is a shaped clearing that provides combustion area and allows the mixture to burn evenly. This shape may be a circle or a star depending upon the type of thrust desired for launch. The rocket's ignition commences by shooting flames down its entire length to initiate the combustion evenly throughout the grain, another term for solid rocket propellant. As the fuel burns and its waste parts are ejected out the nozzle the propellant area grows. As the propellant area grows there is more propellant to burn which means that the rocket's thrust increases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
DEF

À l'intérieur de la chambre de combustion, zone où les ergols entrent en réaction.

Spanish

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Record 12 2005-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (General)
DEF

The distance between the crotch and the soles of the feet, measured in a straight vertical line with the subject erect, feet slightly apart, and the weight of the body equally distributed on both legs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
DEF

Distance, mesurée en ligne droite entre le point périnéal et la plante des pieds, le sujet se tenant debout, les pieds légèrement écartés, le poids du corps reposant de façon égale sur les deux jambes.

OBS

Mensuration du corps humain pour habillement.

OBS

longueur d'entrejambe : terme et définition normalisés par AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 13 2004-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Photography
DEF

[A] cable release used to fire a camera shutter from a distance of several feet.

OBS

It is normally of a length of tubing-perhaps 10 ft-joining a large rubber bulb at one end to a small cylinder with a piston at the other. The piston pushes a wire inside a cable release which screws into the cable release socket of the camera and fires the shutter in the same way as a normal cable release.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Photographie
DEF

Déclencheur relié à un appareil-photo et consistant en un long câble tubulaire muni d'une poire à une de ses extrémités que l'on comprime pour actionner la prise de vue.

Spanish

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Record 14 2004-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

An elastic-sided nylon pocket sewn around the harness which houses the ripcord handle when the parachute is packed.

OBS

Secure the ripcord handle in its velcro housing and check the length of remaining cable inside the handle...

Key term(s)
  • ripcord handle housing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

Mettez la poignée de commande en place dans sa pochette velcro et contrôlez la longueur de débattement du sertissage du câble dans la poignée [...]

Key term(s)
  • pochette de la poignée de commande

Spanish

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Record 15 2003-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Dress
  • Clothing Accessories
DEF

A Canadian average green sock made of wool, nylon and lycra intended to used as a "next to the skin" layer or with liner sock for year round applications.

OBS

The heel, sole, and toe are terry inside the socks are knee high in length and have a Rosso finish toe closure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tenue militaire
  • Accessoires vestimentaires
DEF

Chaussette de couleur vert canadien moyen faite de laine, nylon et Lycra qui se porte normalement en contact direct avec la peau ou par-dessus la chaussette doublure, peu importe le temps de l'année.

OBS

L'intérieur du talon, de la semelle et des orteils est en tissu éponge. La chaussette monte jusqu'au genou et possède une finition Rosso aux orteils.

Spanish

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Record 16 2003-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

Harry Moss... explains that the full leading edge of both Derringer wings, from the main chord line into the nacelle, also serve as fuel tanks. Ribs are located down the length of the leading edge for strength. with the inboard baffle rib inside the nacelle : the removable fuel tank inspection rib is on the outboard end.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 17 2003-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

DIDO Experiment Container is essentially a box with a side length of 150 mm. Design philosophy of DIDO experiment foreseen an "all inside" approach, so(at this moment) the experiment container is a mere box with no windows or openings, or relevant external features. DIDO EC is intended as a structural part for the inside experiment; only mechanical, electrical and data interfaces are required to connect DIDO EC with GLAD facility. The box is assembled as one piece but the topside is removable to have access to DIDO experiment. In this way the topside component works as a cover plate. The EC is made by(TBD) material and to meet safety requirements EC' s corners are slightly rounded, materials must not be flammable and machined with non-toxic surface treatment. Cover plate is connected with the box through screws. The bottom side, instead, compose the "first plate" of DIDO experiment, housing tanks and pumping system. Another plate placed about half height provides a "second plate" for DIDO cell and relative optics, laser unit and CCD camera.

OBS

Objectives of the experiment DIDO ... is the measurement of diffusion coefficients in a three-component solution. It’s impossible to carry out these measurements on Earth because in a diffusion boundary, when the transport is promoted by at least two independent driving forces, convention instabilities may arise, called "fingers" and "overstability."

OBS

DIDO experiment container: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

contenant expérimental DIDO : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 18 - external organization data 2002-02-27

English

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

The bellows have all of the following dimensions :(1) 75 mm to 400 mm(3 in. to 16 in.) inside diameter;(2) 12. 7 mm(0. 5 in.) or more in length; and(3) single convolution depth more than 2 mm(0. 08 in.).

OBS

Regulation cited: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Import and Export Control Regulations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Les soufflets ont l'ensemble des dimensions suivantes : (1) diamètre intérieur de 75 mm à 400 mm (3 po à 16 po); (2) longueur égale ou supérieure à 12,7 mm (0,5 po); (3) circonvolution unique ayant une profondeur supérieure à 2 mm (0,08 po).

OBS

Règlement cité : Règlement sur le contrôle de l'importation et de l'exportation aux fins de la non-prolifération nucléaire.

Spanish

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Record 19 2001-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Although the redesigned station is now being built as much as possible on the ground, the entire monolithic structure cannot be lobbed into orbit in one piece. The sections must be small enough to fit inside the Space Shuttle payload bay, which limits segments to about 15 ft(4. 6 m) in diameter and 45 ft(13. 7 m) in length. By the time the space frame truss segments are ready for launch, they have been fitted with such hardware as electric lines, batteries, antennas, gyroscopes, robotic arms, solar panel assemblies, and heat radiators. The actual truss is hard to identify once all the equipment is loaded onto it; there's no wasted space. Once the segments are in space the astronauts will simply bolt them together with a few fasteners and then connect hoses, ducts, and other utilities by plugging them into ports between sections.

OBS

truss segment: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

[...] l'astronaute Williams, terminera une autre phase d'assemblage de la Station spatiale internationale en ajoutant un segment de poutre et des panneaux solaires.

OBS

segment de poutre : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 20 2001-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A fishing tool, containing metal-cutting knives, that is lowered into the inside of a length of pipe stuck in the hole to cut the pipe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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Record 21 2001-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A device employed in the marine riser system of a mobile, offshore drilling rig to compensate for the vertical motion of the rig caused by wind, waves, etc. It consists of an inner barrel that is attached beneath the rig floor and an outer barrel attached to the riser pipe. It is an integral part of the riser system.

CONT

Inside diameter of the riser pipe and its size compatibility with the subsea blowout preventers and the proposed well program are important to the potential customer. The telescoping joint, its diameter and length of stroke, and the type of flexible joint, its diameter and maximum angle, need consideration.

Key term(s)
  • telescopic joint

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

Joint coulissant au sommet d'un tube-guide marin. Le joint télescopique permet à l'installation de s'élever et de s'abaisser un peu par rapport à la tête de puits, sans imposer une tension exagérée au tube-guide.

CONT

Le retour de boue jusqu'en surface est assuré par un tube goulotte (ou «riser») [...] composé d'un raccord flexible au pied et d'un raccord coulissant au sommet pour tolérer tous les mouvements divers de la plate-forme flottante.

Spanish

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Record 22 2000-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
CONT

Piping. n. A type of garment trim made by encasing a length of cord inside a strip of bias-cut fabric.

CONT

The collar goes around to back. V neck, bias cut fabric.

CONT

Bias cut fabric tubes are the perfect answer to fill in a garment space vertically or horizontally.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
CONT

Les tissus coupés dans le biais tombent bien.

OBS

biais : Couture. Dans un tissu, Sens de la diagonale par rapport au droit fil. Tailler, couper dans le biais.

Spanish

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Record 23 2000-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A short length of surface-hardened pipe that fits inside the swivel and serves as a conduit for drilling fluid through the swivel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
OBS

(de la tête d'injection).

Spanish

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Record 24 2000-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Structural Framework
DEF

An upright post or support, especially one of a series of vertical structural members which act as the supporting elements in a wall or partition.

DEF

In building, an upright member, usually a piece of dimension lumber, 2x4 or 2x6, used in the framework of a wall. On an inside wall, the laths are nailed to the studs. On outside of a frame wall, the sheathing boards are nailed to the studs. The height of a ceiling is determined by the length or height of the studs.

OBS

Usually made of 2x4s, and used vertically in a building’s framework for the various walls and partitions to which laths, wallboard, and sheathing are attached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Charpentes
DEF

En charpente de bois, une des nombreuses pièces verticales (habituellement 2 po. d'épaisseur nominale) utilisée comme élément vertical d'appui dans les murs et les cloisons porteurs.

DEF

Toute pièce de charpente dressée verticalement pour servir de support.

DEF

Pièce verticale dans un dispositif, une construction, une charpente.

Spanish

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Record 25 2000-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

The tubular goods in which the pipe walls at the end where threads are to be cut are thickened(upset) on the inside to provide extra strength in the tool joints. Therefore the outside wall of the pipe is the same diameter throughout its length. Upset casing is normally run at the top of long strings in deep operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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Record 26 1999-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Steam-Powered Machines and Condensers
DEF

Fluid-fluid heat exchanger made of two concentric pipe sections; one fluid (such as a coolant) flows in the annular space between pipes, and the other fluid (such as hot process stream) flows through the inner pipe.

CONT

The condenser is also a Model no. 06036 shell and tube exchanger, identical to the reboiler with a few modifications : The baffles have been cut at the bottom where they meet the shell to allow condensate to flow out of the shell. The tube side has four passes for maximum heat transfer on the tube side. It is mounted nearly horizontally. The inlet end is a couple of inches higher than the outlet to allow condensate to drain out the low end. A few tubes have been removed at the top to give the vapor more room to distribute itself along the length of the shell. There is a vent on the shell side near the outlet end to allow non-condensable gases to leave. The vent gases pass through the inside of a 36" double pipe condenser so that any condensable gasses will condense out and run down the walls back into the condenser.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Échangeurs de chaleur
  • Machines à vapeur et condenseurs
CONT

Les condenseurs à double tube. Utilisés concurremment avec les condenseurs à immersion [...] ils sont constitués par deux tubes concentriques dans lesquels le fluide frigorigène et l'eau servant à sa condensation circulent à contre courant; [...]

Spanish

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Record 27 1999-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
CONT

The Ponzo Illusion occurs when you have two horizontal lines inside two slanted lines like an inverted V. The two horizontal lines are equal in length but they do not appear to be equal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Illusion visuelle dans laquelle, lorsque deux segments de droites parallèles et d'égale longueur sont encadrés transversalement par deux lignes concourantes, le segment le plus proche du point de rencontre des deux lignes semble plus long que l'autre.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

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Record 28 1997-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

... a table showing the estimated or calculated volume of wood that is contained in logs of given length, form, and end diameter inside bark.

OBS

log rule: term standardized by the Canadian Standards Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

tableau indiquant le volume estimatif ou calculé qu'il est possible d'obtenir de billes dont on connaît la longueur, la forme et le diamètre au fin bout sous écorce.

OBS

tarif de cubage : terme normalisé par l'Association canadienne de normalisation.

Spanish

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Record 29 1996-02-08

English

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

Term standardized by ISO.

French

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

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transportadores y canaletas (Manutención)
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Record 30 1994-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
CONT

An alternative method for the more experienced skater is the snowplow or arrowhead stop. This is achieved by bringing both skates together to glide parallel, before forcing the heels outwards(keeping the toes of the skates about half a foot's length apart). The action is similar to the snowplow in skiing : bending the knees while inclining each blade on its inside edge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
CONT

L'arrêt le plus simple pour un débutant est le freinage en chasse-neige. [...] Faites une ou deux poussées, puis laissez-vous glisser sur les deux pieds, maintenus parallèles et écartés d'environ quarante centimètres. Pliez fortement les genoux en tournant les pieds en dedans et en ayant l'impression de vous adosser. En faisant tout cela, vos pieds doivent rester sur la glace et l'écart entre eux est maintenu de manière à parvenir progressivement à l'arrêt final. Il faut donc plier les genoux et faire travailler les muscles des cuisses, car il faut exercer une pression ferme sur la glace pour déraper.

OBS

Patinage artistique individuel.

Spanish

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Record 31 1992-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
OBS

[Cable cylinders] are double acting.... A piston reciprocates inside a cylinder barrel. A cable instead of rigid piston rods is connected to each side of the piston. The cable threads around two pulleys, one at each end of the cylinder tube. The cylinder can move a load along almost its entire stroke while occupying only slightly more space than the length of the cylinder barrel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
OBS

[Les vérins à câble sont des] vérins double effet double tige, dans lesquels les tiges droites ont été remplacées par un câble refermé sur lui-même et guidé en sortie par des poulies. Ce type de vérin [...] présente [...] l'avantage de permettre des courses très longues sous des encombrements [...] n'excédant pratiquement pas la longueur de la course elle-même, au diamètre près des poulies. [...] dans ces vérins, l'attelage de la charge se déplace parallèlement au corps du vérin.

Spanish

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Record 32 1990-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
CONT

Whenever the celery crop has been weakened in any manner, such as by the lack of magnesium, boron or other minor element; too much soluble salt; excessively wet soil; not enough fertilizer; too acid soil; and other influences, this weak pathogen causes spotting on celery stems. The brown or tan spot is irregular in shape, shallow in depth, and is present either on the outside or inside of the stem, on the petioles, and slightly on the leaflets.... When the spots enlarge until they unite, the combined lesion may extend almost the entire length of the stalk.(Charles Chupp, Vegetable Diseases and Their Control, 1960, p. 212).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
CONT

Les premiers symptômes de la maladie apparaissent sur les pétioles et les folioles de la plante, sous forme de taches brunes, de contour irrégulier, légèrement déprimées et d'un diamètre de 2-5 mm. Ces taches sont visibles aussi bien sur les côtes des pétioles qu'à l'intérieur de ceux-ci. Si les taches sont nombreuses, elles se rejoignent et forment de grandes plages allongées. (Maladies de la tomate et du céleri, p. 38).

Spanish

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Record 33 1990-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drying Techniques (Farming)
  • Tobacco Industry
CONT

Across its length inside [the barn] are stretched tiers of poles, on which are placed slender tobacco sticks with the stalks straddled across them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessiccation (Techniques agricoles)
  • Industrie du tabac
DEF

Ensemble horizontal de feuilles ou de pieds disposés dans un séchoir.

Spanish

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Record 34 1990-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

Linear proton accelerators. The design principle applied in linear accelerators for protons was originated by Luis Alvarez at Berkeley in 1946. It is based on the formation of standing electromagnetic waves in a long cylindrical metal tank, or cavity, as it is sometimes called. In the design that has been adopted, the electric field is parallel to the axis of the tank. Most of these accelerators operate at frequencies of about 200 MHz. During the time required for a proton to traverse one of these tanks, the accelerating electric fields undergo many reversal of direction. In Alvarez’ design, the decelerating effect of the field during the intervals when it opposes the motion of the particles is prevented by installing on the axis of the tank a number of "drift tubes".... The electric field is zero inside the drift tubes, and if their lengths are properly chosen, the protons cross the gap between adjacent drift tubes when the direction of the field produces acceleration and are shielded by the drift tubes when the field in the tank would decelerate them. The length of the drift tubes are proportional to the speeds of the particles that pass through them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
CONT

(...) ce n'est qu'avec le développement des générateurs de puissance radiofréquence (rf) que Luis W. Alvarez a été en mesure de proposer (...) la structure qui est encore utilisée aujourd'hui dans les versions modernes de l'accélérateur linéaire à protons. Une cavité résonnante cylindrique est excitée à une fréquence d'environ 200 MHz (...) Il s'agit d'une onde électromagnétique caractérisée par un champ magnétique perpendiculaire à la direction de propagation et un champ électrique possédant une composition parallèle à la direction de propagation. Pour que les protons ne soient soumis au champ électrique que pendant une phase accélératrice, des tubes de glissement, formant cage de Faraday pour les particules les traversant, sont disposés suivant l'axe de la cavité. (...) La longueur des tubes croît à mesure que la vitesse des protons augmente.

Spanish

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Record 35 1987-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
DEF

A borehole-surveying device consisting of a gimbal-mounted open frame, rigidly enclosing a graduated circle inside of which is a gimbal-mounted compass. This assemblage, inserted in a glass tube filled with a melted gelatin mixture is placed inside a tightly sealed brass tube or clinometer. When the tube is lowered into, and suspended at a point in a borehole for a sufficient length of time to allow the gelatin to set or jell, the position of the gimbal parts becomes fixed in the solidified gelatin, thereby providing a means whereby the compass course and inclination of the borehole at a specific point may be determined.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
OBS

La Carlson Compass (...) est d'un principe analogue [à celui du Tro-Pari], mais la boussole est immergée dans un liquide à base de gélatine qui se gélifie au bout d'un temps donné. Les températures élevées empêchent le fonctionnement normal de cet appareil. Pour éviter la perturbation du champ magnétique provoquée par l'acier des tiges, ces instruments sont en bronze et sont fixés à des tiges de cuivre ou d'aluminium d'une dizaine de mètres de longueur.

Spanish

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Record 36 1986-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Handling
OBS

FIIG A082

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention
OBS

manutention FIIG A082 approvisionnement 127jmb/12.74

Spanish

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Record 37 1985-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
OBS

A marking on a freight car indicating its inside length.

OBS

inside length; I. L. : term and abbreviation officialized by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
OBS

Inscription portée sur un wagon pour indiquer sa longueur utile.

OBS

longueur intérieure : Enviroguide Soufre, chap. 4. Source : CN, VOCAB 32.

OBS

longueur utile; I.L. : terme et abréviation uniformisés par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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Record 38 1982-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Foundations
OBS

The following method of determining the load distribution from the pile to the soil requires only dial gauges. A closed-end tube extends nearly the full length of the pile, anchored inside a concrete pile or welded to an H pile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations profondes
OBS

La méthode suivante permet de déterminer le report de la charge du pieu au sol en utilisant seulement des comparateurs [...]. Un tube fermé à une extrémité s'étend presque entièrement sur la longueur totale du pieu; il est scellé à l'intérieur d'un pieu en béton ou fixé sur un pieu H.

Spanish

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Record 39 1981-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Transport
OBS

The interior length, width and height of the body without taking into account internal projections(wheelboxes, ribs, hooks, etc.). NOTES : 1 However, the presence of internal projections should be noted. 2 If the walls or roof are curved, each dimension is measured between the planes(vertical or horizontal, depending on the case) tangential to the apices of the curved surfaces concerned, the dimensions being measured inside the body.

OBS

maximum internal dimensions of body (commercial vehicles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport routier
OBS

Longueur, largeur, hauteur intérieures de la caisse, sans tenir compte des parties faisant saillie à l'intérieur (passage de roue, cintres de caisse, crochets, etc.). NOTES: 1 Il est nécessaire, cependant, d'indiquer la présence de ces saillies. 2 Si les parois ou le toit sont courbes, chaque dimension est mesurée entre les plans (verticaux ou horizontaux, suivant le cas) tangents aux sommets des surfaces courbes considérées, les dimensions étant mesurées à l'intérieur de la caisse.

OBS

dimensions internes maximales de la caisse (véhicules utilitaires)

Spanish

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Record 40 1980-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Mechanical Construction
CONT

Los Angeles Machine.-The Los Angeles abrasion testing machine, conforming in all its essential characteristics to the design [specified], shall be used. This machine shall consist of a hollow steel cylinder, closed at both ends, having an inside diameter of 28 in. and an inside length of 20 in.

OBS

abrasion test: The measurement of abrasion resistance, usually by the weighing of a material sample before and after subjecting it to a known abrasive stress throughout a known time period, or by reflectance or surface finish comparisons, or by dimensional comparisons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Construction mécanique
CONT

Essais spécialisés. (...) Appareil Los Angeles Note 1 - ASTM-D-131 (...)

OBS

Voir la liste intitulée "Essais spécialisés" dans QTPA-2.

Spanish

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Record 41 1980-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Containers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conteneurs

Spanish

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