TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

POSITION FACTOR [17 records]

Record 1 2023-03-22

English

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

Biceps curls can be done using any of the following equipment : dumbbells, barbell, E-Z bar..., cable machine, biceps curling machine. Although the exercises differ, a common factor of each is a "curling" motion, where a weight-attached to an item of equipment listed above-is moved through an arc, primarily using the strength of the biceps. The biceps is contracted to lift the weight upward through the arc, to a point where further movement is not possible. The biceps is then extended, lowering the weight back through the arc, to the start position.

OBS

The term "curl" could also refer to a "leg curl" but, in the sources consulted, it was used as a synonym of "biceps curl."

Key term(s)
  • bicep curl

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

La flexion des bras peut être effectuée à l'aide de n'importe lequel des poids ou appareils suivants : haltères, barre, barre de curl («EZ Bar»), appareil à poulie ou appareil de flexion des bras. Même si l'exécution de cet exercice diffère en fonction de l'équipement utilisé, le principe reste toujours le même : il faut soulever un poids en fléchissant les bras par la force des biceps. Le poids est ensuite ramené en position de départ.

OBS

Le terme «curl» pourrait aussi désigner un «leg curl» mais, dans les sources consultées, il était utilisé en tant que «biceps curl».

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2022-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phonetics
CONT

A vocoid is a type of sounds which involves primarily resonance. The most important single factor responsible for the production of the vocoids is the position of the tongue in the oral cavity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phonétique
OBS

vocoïde : désignation dont le genre peut être féminin ou masculin.

Key term(s)
  • vocoïd

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 2017-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation
DEF

A quantitative method of job evaluation in which the duties and demands of a job are compared factor by factor with a predetermined scale of defined factor degrees which have been assigned numerical values.

OBS

The sum of the individual factor ratings establishes the level of the position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
DEF

Méthode d'évaluation quantitative des emplois, en vertu de laquelle on compare, facteur par facteur, les fonctions et exigences d'un emploi avec une échelle (établie d'avance) de degrés de facteurs auxquels on a attribué des valeurs numériques.

OBS

La somme des cotes attribuées à chaque facteur détermine le niveau du poste.

OBS

Attribution des points aux facteurs d'un emploi telle qu'elle est appliquée dans la méthode des points.

Spanish

Save record 3

Record 4 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Administration
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation
DEF

At the Public Service of Canada, a classification factor referring to the requirement for maintaining a knowledge of trends and developments in one or more fields related to the duties of the position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration fédérale
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
DEF

Facteur de classification qui désigne le besoin de se tenir au courant des tendances et des progrès dans un ou plusieurs domaines liés aux fonctions du poste.

Spanish

Save record 4

Record 5 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation
DEF

A means of determining a position level in a factor comparison-type classification standard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
DEF

Moyen de déterminer le niveau d'un poste dans une norme de classification basée sur la comparaison de facteurs.

Spanish

Save record 5

Record 6 2014-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Official Documents
CONT

Passports are generally issued by states in favour of their own nationals according to the laws or regulations of the state concerned. Because of the importance attached to a passport, states invariably require their passport issuing authorities to establish the identity, allegiance and national status of the applicant beyond all reasonable doubt before issuing a passport..... The conditions for issue of passports vary from state to state, but the criteria which are generally followed would appear to suggest that one of the matters to be taken into consideration is whether the person, who has applied for the passport, would be in a position to support himself while sojourning abroad. Another factor which has assumed prominence in modern times is the political beliefs and affiliation of the person concerned.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents officiels
CONT

Par délivrance d'un passeport, il faut entendre l'établissement et la remise de ce document à une personne qui n'en a jamais détenu ou qui ne peut présenter celui dont elle a été antérieurement titulaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Documentos oficiales
CONT

Expedición del pasaporte. Es el acto en el cual el ciudadano [...] solicita por vez primera un pasaporte ordinario. Una vez otorgado el documento, éste tendrá una validez de cinco (5) años, a partir de la fecha de su expedición.

Save record 6

Record 7 2012-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

In English law, a promise is not, as a general rule, binding as a contract unless it is either made under seal or supported by some "consideration". The purpose of the doctrine of consideration is to put some legal limit on the enforceability of agreements even where they are intended to be legally binding and are not vitiated by some factor such as mistake, misrepresentation, duress or illegality.... The present position therefore is that English law limits the enforceability of agreements not under seal by reference to a complex and multifarious body of rules known as "the doctrine of consideration. "(Chitty on Contracts, 26th ed., 1989, Vol I, pp. 105-106).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

doctrine de la contrepartie : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

Save record 7

Record 8 2011-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

The pertinence of stimulus position upon the outcome of the response.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)

Spanish

Save record 8

Record 9 2002-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A description of the purely geometrical contribution to the uncertainty in a position fix, given by the expression DOP = SQRT(TRACE(AA)) where AA is the design matrix for the instantaneous position solution (dependent on satellite-receiver geometry).

OBS

The DOP factor depends on the parameters of the position-fix solution. Standard terms for the GPS application are : GDOP Geometric(three position coordinates plus clock offset in the solution). PDOP Position(three coordinates). HDOP Horizontal(two horizontal coordinates). VDOP Vertical(height only). TDOP Time(clock offset only). RDOP Relative(normalized to 60 seconds).

OBS

dilution of precision; DOP: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

dilution of precision: term and definition provided by the Canadian Hydrographic Service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Télédétection
DEF

Description de la composante purement géométrique de l'incertitude d'une détermination de position fournie par l'expression DOP = racine carrée de la trace de AA où AA est la matrice de conception pour la solution instantanée de position (qui dépend de la géométrie satellites-récepteur).

OBS

Le facteur de DOP dépend des paramètres de la solution de détermination de la position. Les expressions normalisées suivantes sont utilisées pour les applications du GPS : GDOP Géométrique (trois coordonnées de position plus le décalage des horloges dans la solution). PDOP Position (trois coordonnées). HDOP Horizontale (deux coordonnées horizontales). VDOP Verticale (hauteur seulement). TDOP Temps (décalage des horloges seulement). RDOP Relative (normalisée par rapport à 60 secondes).

OBS

dilution de la précision; DOP: terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía matemática
  • Teledetección
OBS

dilución de la precisión; DOP: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

Save record 9

Record 10 2001-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
CONT

... for a mechanically dithered RLG [ring laser gyro], non-linearities(sidebands) appear in the input-output scale factor curve for an input rotation rate which is a harmonic of the dither frequency... There are two disadvantages to dithering. One is that the rotation rate periodically passes through zero where lock-in occurs. This results in a "random walk" angular position error. The other is that the vibration of the gyro body may affect other components or the gyro may be affected by other vibration sources. The laser gyro need not be mechanically dithered. The same result may be achieved by optical devices.

OBS

dither: To periodically tilt from side to side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation

Spanish

Save record 10

Record 11 2001-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
CONT

... for a mechanically dithered RLG [ring laser gyro], non-linearities(sidebands) appear in the input-output scale factor curve for an input rotation rate which is a harmonic of the dither frequency... There are two disadvantages to dithering. One is that the rotation rate periodically passes through zero where lock-in occurs. This results in a "random walk" angular position error. The other is that the vibration of the gyro body may affect other components or the gyro may be affected by other vibration sources. The laser gyro need not be mechanically dithered. The same result may be achieved by optical devices.

OBS

dither: To periodically tilt from side to side.

Key term(s)
  • mechanically dithered ring laser gyroscope
  • mechanically dithered laser gyroscope

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation

Spanish

Save record 11

Record 12 1993-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Other refinements contributing to the low drag factor include the rear roof pillar and window header shapes, window glass shape and position, flush side glass, the plan-view tapered body, the large radii on front surfaces, the outside mirror housing, engine housing and cooling component configuration, and the underbody configuration including muffler, rear suspension components, fuel tank, and exhaust system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

Save record 12

Record 13 1993-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Other refinements contributing to the low drag factor include the rear roof pillar and window header shapes, window glass shape and position, flush side glass, the plan-view tapered body, the large radii on front surfaces, the outside mirror housing, engine housing and cooling component configuration, and the underbody configuration including muffler, rear suspension components, fuel tank, and exhaust system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

Save record 13

Record 14 1988-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation
CONT

The sum of the factor degree values determines the level of the position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois

Spanish

Save record 14

Record 15 1985-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Control Systems (Electronic Instrumentation)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
OBS

If the governing factor in this sequence is time as for example with the back-wash scouring of a filter with water the selector continues to rotate, and the second cam trips the Cyclomatic to the correct position for the second sequence...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes cybernétiques de contrôle et de commande
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
OBS

Si le paramètre directeur de cette séquence est le temps, il peut s'agir par exemple du lavage à l'eau à contre-courant d'un filtre, le combinateur poursuit sa rotation et la seconde came provoquera le passage du Cyclomatic à la position correspondant à la deuxième séquence (...)

Spanish

Save record 15

Record 16 1981-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
CONT

... flat frequency response, according to the manufacturer's specification, is useful but academic so far as music is concerned for, in the final analysis, it is the most inconsistent factor and the easiest one to change. The solution, therefore, is to select a loudspeaker which gives the best performance in terms of clarity and definition and... have the complete system equalized if necessary for a flat response at the listening position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Se dit d'une enceinte acoustique pour traduire sa fidélité à reproduire avec précision et au même instant une multitude de sons différents.

Spanish

Save record 16

Record 17 1980-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial and Economic Psychology
OBS

A factor in the Fiedler contingency model of leadership which refers to the power inherent in the leadership position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie industrielle et économique

Spanish

Save record 17

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: