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REFLECTIVE SYSTEM [17 records]

Record 1 2026-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
  • Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
OBS

The program promotes a more inclusive [intellectual property] system that is reflective of the needs and interests of Indigenous peoples, starting with initiatives focused on education, awareness raising and capacity-building.

Key term(s)
  • Indigenous Intellectual Property
  • Indigenous Intellectual Property Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
  • Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
OBS

[Le Programme] a comme objet de favoriser l'instauration d'un régime de [propriété intellectuelle] plus inclusif, reconnaissant les besoins et les intérêts des peuples autochtones, à commencer par des initiatives axées sur l'éducation, la sensibilisation et le développement des capacités.

Key term(s)
  • propriété intellectuelle autochtone

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas federales (Gobierno canadiense)
  • Derecho de propiedad industrial e intelectual
  • Administración (Pueblos indígenas)
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Record 2 2026-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
CONT

... Enceladus... has the whitest, most reflective surface in the solar system. The moon creates a ring of its own as it orbits Saturn—its spray of icy particles spreads out into the space around its orbit, circling the planet to form Saturn's E ring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
DEF

[...] petite lune d'un diamètre de seulement 500 kilomètres [...] en orbite autour de Saturne [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
CONT

A catadioptric telescope is an optical system that is optimized for producing images of objects at an infinite distance, and which incorporates both refractive type optics(lenses) and reflective optics(mirrors). The use of both mirror and lens optics produces certain advantages in performance as well as in the manufacturing process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
CONT

Le télescope catadioptrique est un mélange entre le télescope réflecteur et la lunette astronomique (ou télescope réfracteur). Il se compose donc de miroirs et de lentilles.

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
CONT

On the one hand this model enables us to quantify the influence of the layered structure of the system and the nature and thickness of the coating layers used on the crack bridging properties of the bridge deck surfacing system and on the other hand to predict the development of reflective cracking in practice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
Key term(s)
  • prerecorded optical reflective videodisk system
  • prerecorded optical reflective videodisc system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Solar Energy
DEF

A solar energy concentrating technology that uses a linear receiver that tracks the focal area of a reflector or array of reflectors.

OBS

The reflective surface may be built in larger units than can tracking collectors, as the mirrored element is stationary, and as a result, the tracking system has to move only the reciever.

OBS

Solar concentrating systems with a stationary spherical primary collector, often called a "hemispherical bowl" or FMDF (Fixed Mirror Distributed Focus) have been proposed and built.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

Technologie de concentration de l'énergie solaire faisant appel à un absorbeur linéaire orienté pour suivre de façon continue le foyer d'un réflecteur ou d'un ensemble de réflecteurs.

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Cycling
DEF

A type of under-the-saddle bag popular in the British Isles.

OBS

[Touring bags] attach to special loops at the rear of the saddle, and also have a strap which wraps around the seatpost.

CONT

The Gilles Berthoud saddlebag is made of cotton fabric with leather trim. The strap that attaches the bag to the saddle rails is a black Christophe toe strap. The closure mechanism is either elastic over a hook or leather strap-and-buckle.

CONT

Scicon Saddle Bag 394cc-Seat pack for racing bike, manufactured in Cordura Dupont 1000... Scicon Saddle Bag 1300cc Round Large-MTB underseat bag for inner-tubes and accessories, manufactured in Cordura Dupont 1000, with reflective edge; equipped with Easy Click or Roller fastening System.

OBS

The term "saddlebag" can also designate a pouch hanging over the rear wheel.

Key term(s)
  • saddle-bag
  • under-seat bag

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Cyclisme
CONT

La sacoche se place sous la selle [et elle est] de conception anglaise.

CONT

Sacoche de selle [...] en cordura, livrée avec fixation rapide de selle.

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Optics
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

During the European Multisensor Airborne Campaign 1994(EMAC 94), the Experimental Synthetic Aperture Radar(ESAR) and the Reflective Optics System Imaging Spectrometer(ROSIS) were flown over an experimental catchment in Belgium. Concurrent to the ESAR overflights, field data were collected in two subcatchments of the Zwalmbeek. The main objective of this remote-sensing experiment was to retrieve spatial information of surface soil moisture content.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Optique
  • Télédétection

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Technical Textiles
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
CONT

asphalt overlay fabric : Fabric systems installed... during pavement resurfacing... The fabric system also helps retard reflective cracking by serving as flexible layer to diffuse stress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles techniques
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)

Spanish

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Record 10 2001-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Technical Textiles
CONT

asphalt overlay fabric : Fabric systems installed... during pavement resurfacing... The fabric system also helps retard reflective cracking by serving as flexible layer to diffuse stress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles techniques

Spanish

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Record 11 2001-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Technical Textiles
CONT

asphalt overlay fabric : Fabric systems installed... during pavement resurfacing. The fabric absorbs the tack coat sprayed on the old surface thus forming a permanent moisture barrier to protect the subgrade from strength loss due to water intrusion. The fabric system also helps retard reflective cracking...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles techniques
OBS

Sorte de tissu technique (géotextile ou autre) installé entre l'ancienne couche d'asphalte et la nouvelle, lors de la réfection de la chaussée par un nouveau surfaçage.

Spanish

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Record 12 2001-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Technical Textiles
  • Road Construction
CONT

asphalt overlay fabric : Fabric systems installed... during pavement resurfacing... The fabric system also helps retard reflective cracking by serving as flexible layer to diffuse stress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles techniques
  • Construction des voies de circulation
CONT

Pour réparer des revêtements fissurés, la simple pose d'une couche d'asphalte constitue rarement une solution durable. Les défauts de l'ancienne structure sont rapidement réfléchis en surface, d'où l'expression «fissuration réflective» ... des interfaces dites antifissures ... sont posées sur le revêtement fissuré ... On distingue les géotextiles non tissés ...

Spanish

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Record 13 2001-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Technical Textiles
DEF

Fabric systems installed between the old and the new asphalt layers during pavement resurfacing. The fabric absorbs the tack coat sprayed on the old surface thus forming a permanent moisture barrier to protect the subgrade from strength loss due to water intrusion. The fabric system also helps retard reflective cracking by serving as flexible layer to diffuse stress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles techniques
DEF

Sorte de tissu technique (géotextile ou autre) installé entre l'ancienne couche d'asphalte et la nouvelle, lors de la réfection de la chaussée par un nouveau surfaçage.

Spanish

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Record 14 1996-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

A circular, rotating disk at the end of Advanced Photo System film cassettes that functions as a circular bar code, communicating the film speed, type and exposure length through a sequence of reflective bars to an optical sensor in the camera.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Disque circulaire rotatif se trouvant à l'extrémité de la cartouche de film Advanced Photo System et fonctionnant comme un code à barres circulaire; au moyen d'une séquence de barres réfléchissantes, il transmet les données sur la sensibilité du film, le type de film et le nombre de poses à un capteur optique situé dans l'appareil.

Spanish

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Record 15 1994-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Measuring Instruments
CONT

Laser range finders and radars often utilize the corner cube retroreflector as a cooperative target. The corner cube is a small but highly efficient reflective system which ideally redirects all incoming light back along the path of incidence.

CONT

Glass beads that are embedded less than 50% or more than 75% of the diameter in the paint [in a highway-pavement marker] will not act as efficient retroreflectors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Appareils de mesure
CONT

L'Office Nationale d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA) a mis au point une station de radar laser destinée à la localisation de mobiles (télémétrie et goniométrie) et à la localisation et l'étude d'aérosols (enregistrement de la rétro-diffusion) [...]. La portée en télémétrie pour un satellite est de 2 500 à 3 500 km et, pour un avion sans rétroréflecteur, de 25 km.

Spanish

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Record 16 1986-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique

Spanish

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Record 17 1980-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

A frontal projection system used in studio work, involving a reflective screen of extreme brilliance, thus providing any desired background in front of which a subject is photographed. The frontal projection usually emanates from directly below the camera lens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

Système de projection utilisé en studio. Il y a un écran extrêmement brillant fournissant un arrière-plan devant lequel évoluent les personnages. Le projecteur est habituellement situé juste au-dessous de l'appareil-photo ou de la caméra.

Spanish

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