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LENGTH DROP [11 records]

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Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Glass
  • Visual Disorders
OBS

length of drop : term related to spectacle and eyeglass frame measurement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres d'optique
  • Troubles de la vision
OBS

longueur de spatule : terme relatif au mesurage de montures de lunettes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
CONT

Before each irrigation the trip mechanism is set so that the drop gate is open and the apron gate is closed, and the timer is set for the length of irrigation desired.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
CONT

Avant chaque irrigation, on règle le mécanisme de déclenchement pour ouvrir la vanne de la chute et fermer celle du tablier, puis la minuterie est réglée pour la durée d'irrigation voulue.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
  • Fire-Fighting Techniques
DEF

Dropping retardants from separate compartments in rapid succession to give extended pattern on ground.

CONT

The string drop is used to get the maximum length of retardant fire line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies de végétation
  • Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
DEF

[...] largage [qui] consiste à libérer consécutivement les deux moitiés de la charge d'un avion-citerne de façon à obtenir une dispersion linéaire sur le terrain.

OBS

Cette technique permet de construire une longueur maximum de ligne d'arrêt, mais de faible densité.

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
CONT

Before each irrigation the trip mechanism is set so that the drop gate is open and the apron gate is closed, and the timer is set for the length of irrigation desired.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
CONT

Avant chaque irrigation, on règle le mécanisme de déclenchement pour ouvrir la vanne de la chute et fermer celle du tablier, puis la minuterie est réglée pour la durée d'irrigation voulue.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Refers to a tennis shot made from the side of the tennis court and directed across the net near the edge of the court on the same side.

CONT

Strokes played approximately parallel with the sidelines are described as "down the line" as opposed to "cross-court".

OBS

Because of the length of this qualifier, "down-the-line" is more often than not used as a predicate, as in the phrase a "drop shot down-the-line". Furthermore, "up-the-line" is sometimes used synonymously with "down-the-line". It seems that it is merely a question of perspective; opposite of "crosscourt".

CONT

... driven shots down the line can travel above head height at the net and still drop inside the base-line.

CONT

[He] drops his left shoulder and raises his right one before driving down the line.

PHR

A down-the-line backhand return winner.

PHR

To hit/put the ball down the line.

Key term(s)
  • up-the-line
  • up the line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Relatif à un coup dirigé parallèlement aux lignes de côté.

OBS

Exemple : coup le long de la ligne. Ne pas confondre avec «position parallèle» .

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Tres posibilidades de resto: al centro a sus pies, cruzada o paralela.

PHR

Dejada paralela.

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Record 6 2011-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weightlifting
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Split jerk instructions.... Inhale and position chest high with torso tight. Keeping pressure on heels, dip body by bending knees and ankles slightly. Explosively drive upward with legs, driving barbell up off shoulders. Drop body downward and split one foot forward and other backward as fast as possible while vigorously extending arms overhead. The split position places front shin vertical to floor with front foot flat on floor. The rear knee is slightly bent with rear foot positioned on toes. The bar should be positioned directly over ears at arms length with back straight. Push up with both legs. Position feet side by side by bringing front foot back partway and then rear foot forward. Return to shoulders and repeat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Haltérophilie
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Halterofilia
  • Acondicionamiento físico y culturismo
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Record 7 2006-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
DEF

A drop of specified length from the top of the type area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
OBS

[...] les mines sont exploitées à partir de puits qui débouchent à intervalles réguliers [...] sur des niveaux.

Spanish

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Record 8 1999-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

Ability of water to conduct an electrical current, expressed as the electrical current per unit area divided by the voltage drop per unit length.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Capacité de l'eau à conduire le courant électrique, exprimée par l'intensité du courant par unité de surface divisée par la différence de potentiel par unité de longueur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
DEF

Capacidad del agua para conducir la corriente eléctrica, expresada como la corriente eléctrica por unidad de área dividida por la diferencia de potencial por unidad de longitud.

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Record 9 1984-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Techniques
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
CONT

...(by) using a split drop technique... two or more individual drops are made with partial loads. This technique increases the length of line held per aircraft loading at the cost of one or more extra dropping run per circuit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
  • Incendies de végétation
CONT

Le largage partiel est obtenu en ne libérant que la moitié de la charge transportée par un avion-citerne. Pour réaliser cette technique, l'équipage commande l'ouverture d'une seule trappe d'évacuation à la fois. (...) Le principal avantage de cette méthode est de permettre l'exécution de deux opérations d'arrosage avec un seul remplissage.

OBS

Certains gros avions-citernes sont dotés de réservoirs comportant trois et même quatre compartiments, ce qui permet de libérer moins ou plus de la moitié de la charge d'eau à la fois. Voir Air Operations for Forest, Brush and Grass Fires, de la National Fire Protection Association, 1965, pages 23-24.

Spanish

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Record 10 1981-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
CONT

Before each irrigation the trip mechanism is set so that the drop gate is open and the apron gate is closed, and the timer is set for the length of irrigation desired.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
CONT

La vanne du tablier (...) est retenue par une charnière au bas et est normalement fermée.

Spanish

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Record 11 1979-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Breadmaking
  • Pastries
CONT

In the Spooner travelling oven the hot air circulates rapidly in a closed circuit, the small temperature drop on each cycle being made good by heat from the burner. The hot air enters the baking chamber, top and bottom, through patent nozzles, which ensure that the heat is evenly distributed over the whole length and width of the conveyor.(...) The oven is built in one or more sections(...) Each section is provided with a separate heating system and burner.

OBS

spooner travelling oven.

Key term(s)
  • Spooner traveling oven

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boulangerie
  • Pâtisserie
CONT

Fours à convection forcée. Ces fours brevetés (système Spooner d'origine anglaise) (...) ont pour principe d'utiliser la chaleur par convection forcée plutôt que le rayonnement et la conduction: ils projettent donc l'air chauffé sur le produit à cuire, à une vitesse assez élevée. Ce four-tunnel est constitué de diverses sections ou "chambres de pression" indépendantes (...), équipées de fentes ou "buses spooner" placées au travers de toute la largeur de la bande et suffisamment rapprochées pour que la totalité de la bande (haut et bas) soit assujettie aux flux d'air chaud en provenance, à grande vitesse, de la chambre de pression.

Spanish

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