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Record 1 2019-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing Accessories
  • Personal Care and Hygiene (General)
CONT

Eye shades and ear plugs are simple and portable solutions to shield off bright light and to reduce noise when sleeping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires vestimentaires
  • Hygiène et soins corporels (Généralités)
CONT

Les cache-yeux et les bouchons d'oreilles sont des solutions simples et portables qui permettent de réduire l'exposition à la lumière et au bruit lorsqu'on dort.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
DEF

[A] mobile and temporary battery-operated airfield lighting used on taxiways and in parking areas.

OBS

[A glim lamp] has a blue cover for use on taxiways and a blue and red one for use around parked aircraft at night.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport aérien)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
DEF

Feu de balisage DEL [diode électroluminescente] rouge ou rouge/bleu sur batterie pour balisage temporaire (mode lumière rouge) ou aux abords d’une voie de circulation d’aéroport (mode lumière bleu) [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lamps
OBS

portable light : term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lampes
OBS

baladeuse : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Packaging
  • Transportation Equipment (General)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
CONT

A portable(or tote) tank can be made with an emphasis on greater strength to carry heavy loads, or small and light for ultra portability. Typically, tote tanks are made for portability regardless of their construction or size, because storage during transportation is their primary purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages spéciaux
  • Équipements de transport
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Équipement (Chimie)
CONT

Les réservoirs portatifs, les fûts et les petits seaux devraient être protégés durant l’entreposage et l’utilisation afin d’empêcher qu’ils soient accidentellement endommagés par des dispositifs mécaniques ou des véhicules en circulation.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-08-02

English

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

The recording of information derived from examination and analysis of mud circulated out of the hole and drill-bit cuttings.

OBS

A portion of the mud is diverted through a gas-detecting device and examined further under ultraviolet light for the purpose of detecting the presence of oil or gas. Mud logging is often carried out in a portable laboratory set up at the well.

Key term(s)
  • mud analysis logging

French

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

Diagraphie portant sur diverses opérations telles que la teneur en gaz de la boue, détection du pétrole brut par fluorescence, enregistrement de la vitesse d'avancement.

CONT

En collectant en cours de forage des informations sur la boue et le processus de forage, la diagraphie de boue fournit des données permettant d'évaluer aussi bien les formations que l'efficacité du forage. Pour ce qui est de l'analyse des formations, la diagraphie de boue complète la diagraphie par câbles et les mesures collectées au cours du forage. Pour ce qui est de l'efficacité du forage, la diagraphie de boue renseigne sur l'état dynamique du puits et permet d'optimiser les propriétés de la boue de forage.

Key term(s)
  • diagraphie de boues

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Wood Sawing
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A light, portable saw designed to work at high speed in felling or cutting of trees. The power is commonly supplied by a light-weight gasoline engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Sciage du bois
  • Exploitation forestière
OBS

La scie à chaîne comporte un outil en forme de chaîne sans fin à maillons coupants. Les modèles portatifs sont généralement mus par moteurs à essence, les autres par moteur électrique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Industria maderera)
  • Aserradura de la madera
  • Explotación forestal
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Record 7 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Video Technology
DEF

A [early] portable set for the recording of video films, on the American market. Intorduced in 1965.

OBS

This relatively light half-inch video unit consisted of a camera and a portable black-and-white tape deck.

OBS

Although "Portapack" applies to the Sony camera as well as the videotape recorder, it is most often used in reference to the camera.

OBS

Portapack: A trademark of Sony.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Caméra portative légère utilisée autrefois sur le marché américain pour l'enregistrement de films vidéo.

OBS

Lancé en 1965, le Portapack enregistrant sur support magnétique d'un demi-pouce comprenait aussi un magnétoscope portatif.

OBS

Portapack : Marque de commerce de la société Sony.

Spanish

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Record 8 2008-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting
DEF

A small battery-operated portable electric light.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage
DEF

Appareil électrique portable produisant de la lumière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Iluminación
DEF

Linterna o lámpara de bolsillo provistas de bombilla de incandescencia y alimentadas con pilas o acumuladores.

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Record 9 - external organization data 2006-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.03.22 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

battery powered portable computer small and light enough to be operated on a person's lap

OBS

laptop computer: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
01.03.22 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

ordinateur portable doté d'une alimentation électrique autonome, de taille et de poids réduits, pouvant être utilisé sur les genoux

OBS

ordinateur portatif : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993].

Spanish

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Record 10 2005-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grinding (Machine-Tooling)
DEF

A thin wheel product designed for stock removal of all types of metal and masonry. Mounts to an angle grinder.

CONT

depressed center. Grinding wheels with a depressed center, which helps keep the mounting hardware out of the grinding process. ANSI type 27, 28 and 29 wheels fall under this category. ANSI type 27 wheels have a flat configuration with a depressed center. ANSI type 29 wheels fold back away from the workpiece and wheel center while ANSI type 28 wheels project out in front of the wheel center toward the workpiece. Depressed center wheels are applied is rough offhand grinding or snagging of castings, weld beads, flash or parting lines or defects in metal parts.

CONT

Depressed Centre Discs. Type 27 or Type 28 grinding wheels, with the area near the arbor hole offset to accommodate the mounting nut and flange. Used for light to medium portable grinding/notching jobs.

Key term(s)
  • depressed center disc
  • depressed center disk
  • depressed centre wheel
  • depressed centre disk
  • depressed centre grinding wheel
  • depressed centre grinding disc
  • depressed centre grinding disk
  • depressed center grinding disc
  • depressed center grinding disk

French

Domaine(s)
  • Meulage (Usinage)
CONT

Meules à moyeu déporté. Rendement et fiabilité. Tronçonnage de tôles, ébarbage de cordons de soudure. S'utilisent sur des meuleuses électriques et pneumatiques.

CONT

La présente partie de l'ISO 603 spécifie les dimensions nominales, en millimètres, des meules de : [...] Type 27 : Meule à moyeu déporté. Type 28 : Meule soucoupe à moyeu déporté. Ces produits abrasifs agglomérés sont utilisés pour l'ébarbage et l'ébavurage de surfaces quelconques d'une pièce avec des machines à meuler portatives à renvoi d'angle.

Spanish

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Record 11 2005-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

Instrument used to measure wind speed from the rotation of a fan which turns about a horizontal or vertical axis.

CONT

air-meter :... It consists of a light "windmill" in which inclined vanes are carried on the spokes of a wheel arranged to rotate about a horizontal axis. A system of counters is provided to show the number of rotation of the wheel. Calibration is effected in terms of a speed unit so that the instrument acts as a convenient portable anemometer. Both "sensitive"(low-speed) and "high-speed" air-meters are used.

CONT

Anemometer: An instrument for determining the speed of the wind. One or other of three properties of the wind is used in such instruments: (i) its kinetic energy, which causes rotation as in cup anemometers and anemometers of the windmill type (air-meter) ...

OBS

windmill anemometer (two types: flat vanes or air meter, helical vanes or propeller anemometer): anémomètre à moulinet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Instrument mesurant la vitesse du vent par la rotation d'un moulinet à axe horizontal ou vertical.

CONT

[...] anémomètres à moulinet et à hélice. La différence essentielle entre ces deux types est que le moulinet est un capteur planaire (il mesure la proportion du vecteur vent sur un plan perpendiculaire à son axe de rotation) alors que l'hélice est un capteur cartésien (elle mesure la projection du vecteur vent sur son axe de rotation).

OBS

anémomètre à moulinet. Deux types : à pales planes et à hélice, windmill anemometer (flat vanes or air meter; helical vanes or propeller anemometer).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Anemómetro para medir la velocidad del viento en función de la velocidad de rotación de un molinete de aspas que gira alrededor de un eje vertical u horizontal.

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Record 12 2002-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Optics
  • Scientific Instruments
CONT

What is the component needed to check the focal range of the eyepiece assembly? a. collimation bridge; b. [good answer:] diopter scope; c. detector probe.

CONT

Collimation and Diopter Scope - Binocular alignment of the NVD is performed with the Collimation Bridge. Eye Piece diopter range can be verified with the calibrated, full range Diopter Scope. (Optional). ... Collimation Bridge: Contains two beam combining prisms in rugged bridge for evaluation of goggle optical alignment. Allows left-to-right, right-to-left checking.

CONT

Test set infrared viewer... Matl : Main light source and console, gain probe, battery case, ac power cord, AN/AVS-6 adapter, diopter, collimation bridge, manual. Func : This portable NVG test instrument is used for evaluating performance of most goggles, it tests goggles and weapon sights.

OBS

collimation: the process by which a divergent beam of energy is converted into a parallel beam. [in French:] "collimation."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Optique
  • Instruments scientifiques
CONT

Radiothérapie de haute énergie. Dans ces unités de traitement, l'élément radioactif est confiné dans une capsule cylindrique scellée (diamètre : 2 cm), placée au centre d'un container de protection (plomb), muni d'un obturateur et d'un dispositif de collimation du faisceau.

Spanish

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Record 13 2000-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
DEF

A light portable antitank weapon consisting of an open-breech smoothbore firing tube that launches an armor-piercing rocket and is fired from the shoulder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
DEF

Lance-roquettes antichar.

Spanish

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Record 14 1999-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

A LCD used in portable computers in which the plane of polarized light passing through the display is rotated by at least 180 degrees.

CONT

The screen is a backlit supertwist LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) VGA (Videographic Array) display that has a 640/480 resolution with 8 shades of gray.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 15 1999-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Molecular Biology
  • Bioengineering
DEF

a portable instrument that detects, measures and monitors levels of gazoline, oil, polychlorinated biphenyls and pesticides in soil or in water. The optical biopsy uses light to diagnose certain forms of cancer in the oesophagus, colon, cervix, lungs and bladder. Diagnosis made almost instantly and painlessly without the need of tissue biopsy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie moléculaire
  • Technique biologique
CONT

Nouveau système d'analyse en microbiologie rapide qui offre un vaste champ de possibilité en contrôle industriel, de la matière première au produit fini. Piloté par un logiciel convivial, ce système est caractérisé par une grande capacité d'analyse, avec plus de 96 échantillons par session. Le luminoscope analyse automatiquement de nombreux produits, permettant de réduire nettement le temps d'analyse par rapport au méthodes traditionnelles.

OBS

Tiré du Technoscope.

Spanish

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Record 16 1999-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

light meter : A small, portable device for measuring illumination; often calibrated to give photographic exposures.

OBS

According to Black’s Camera Shop, a "densitometer" is used to measure contrast since contrast is derived from density. According to Mr. Michel Lislois of Kodak Canada Ltd. and several Kodak experts specializing in new gadgets manufactured by many North American photographic companies, there is no such device as a "contrastomètre" in North America.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Appareil de mesure des contrastes en photographie.

CONT

On propose ici un contrastomètre essentiellement destiné aux amateurs, bon marché (quelques dizaines de francs), adaptable sur tous appareils, qui permet de lire directement la valeur de [gamma] sur une échelle gradué.

OBS

gamma : Symbole exprimant le facteur de contraste d'une couche photosensible.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fotografía
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Record 17 1998-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
DEF

A type of peripheral visual enhancement on some portable devices that brightens the display in low light or high contrast situations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

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Record 18 1998-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Display Technology
DEF

A type of visual enhancement on some portable devices that brightens the display in low light or high contrast situations.

CONT

Biggest drain on batteries are disk drives and back-lit screen.

OBS

see "back lighted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)

Spanish

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Record 19 1996-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lamps
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Antique Ceramics (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A portable enclosure for a light.

CONT

Lanterns in the form of lamp-shades of highly translucent porcelain, sometimes pierced with elaborate patterns, were made in China during the reign of Ch’ien Lung (1736-96). Most were intended for suspension from carved wood stands, and decoration was in the famille rose palette. Lanterns were also made in Italy and elsewhere in Europe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lampes
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Céramique ancienne (Muséologie et Patrimoine)

Spanish

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Record 20 1993-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Posters and Signs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Affichage de sécurité

Spanish

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Record 21 1992-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
CONT

We are trying to find a small portable low light level camera for use in the hostage kit with our right angle fibrescope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie

Spanish

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Record 22 1987-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Portable Fire Extinguisher system... 2a) Obtain fire pack arming key from control center office. b) Arm all fire packs by turning arming key ’on’. Arm indicator light should be ’on’. Note : This key stays with control box. c) Turn key on central alarm control box to "standby". 3. Return arming key to control center office.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

La clé d'armement met le «système de protection incendie-avion au sol» prêt à fonctionner.

OBS

clé d'armement du groupe d'extincteurs : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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Record 23 1986-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Photography
OBS

in underwater archaeology

CONT

Bass and Throckmorton were the first to use the grid system... on a Byzantine shipwreck located... at Yassi Ada, Turkey, in 1961.... they spent the first month constructing a scaffolding of angle iron over the whole area, stepped to accommodate the slope of the bottom, with squares spaced 2 meters apart, each leveled horizontally. Two portable photographic towers of light metal... could then be bolted to each grid. A camera mounted on the tower took photographs from the same elevation and angle,....(MADIG, 1975, p. 156).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Photographie
CONT

A Yassi Ada, G. Bass procéda entre 1961 et 1964 à la fouille d'un navire byzantin du VIIe siècle (...). Le quadrillage fut réalisé grâce à une série de cadres rectangulaires métalliques de 9 m de long sur 2 m de large, (...). Une tour photographique de 4.5 m s'adaptait sur cette grille. Les objets étaient (...) photographiés sous tous les angles avec deux caméras synchronisées. (MASCI, 1973, p. 744).

Spanish

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Record 24 1986-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Air Safety

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 25 1985-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage

Spanish

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Record 26 1984-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Garden and Outdoor Furniture
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
DEF

A light portable bed, especially one of canvas stretched on a frame.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier de jardin
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
DEF

lit fait de sangles, et plus souvent d'un morceau de coutil attaché à deux longues pièces de bois, soutenues par des pieds ou jambages qui se croisent.

Spanish

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