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Record 1 2024-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
tuber frontale
Latin
eminentia frontalis
Latin
A02.1.03.004
classification system code, see observation
DEF

One of the slight rounded prominences on the frontal bone on either side superior to the eyes, forming the most prominent portions of the forehead...

OBS

frontal tuber; frontal eminence: designations derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.03.004: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
tuber frontale
Latin
eminentia frontalis
Latin
A02.1.03.004
classification system code, see observation
OBS

éminence frontale : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.03.004 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
tuber frontale
Latin
eminentia frontalis
Latin
A02.1.03.004
classification system code, see observation
OBS

eminencia frontal; tuberosidad frontal: designaciones derivadas de la Terminología Anatómica.

OBS

A02.1.03.004: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica.

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Record 2 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

A reed or blade of other material that serves as the sounding apparatus of certain wind instruments.

CONT

The single reed for the clarinet is made from a slip cut from the stem of "A. donax. "After being trimmed, the reed is flattened on the inner side, while the end of the rounded outer side is scraped down to a feather edge. The thick end of the reed is attached, flat side down, to the mouthpiece by a metal ligature or length of twine. In playing, the thin end of the reed vibrates, alternately closing and opening the space between the reed and the mouthpiece. The vibration carries through the wedged-shaped tone chamber in the mouthpiece and into the air column in the tube.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
DEF

Dispositif produisant le son, composé d'une languette vibrant sur la paroi de l'embouchure d'un instrument à vent.

CONT

Dans la clarinette, c'est une anche simple qui fait vibrer l'air.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
malleolus
Latin
DEF

Either of the two rounded prominences on either side of the ankle joint.

OBS

The lateral (or fibular, external, or outer) malleolus is at the lower end of the fibula and the medial (or tibial, internal, or inner) malleolus is at the lower end of the tibia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
malleolus
Latin
DEF

Chacune des deux saillies osseuses de la jambe situées l'une à sa partie externe, l'autre à sa partie interne et constituant la cheville.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
malleolus
Latin
DEF

Cada una de las protuberancias que forman parte del tobillo.

OBS

[Maléolo] interno corresponde a la tibia y [maléolo] externo, al peroné.

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Record 4 2012-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The prominent subcutaneous, rounded projection on the medial side of the condyle of the humerus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Apophyse aplatie, située au-dessus et en dedans de la trochlée, à l'extrémité inférieure du corps de l'humérus.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Destructive and Non-destructive Tests (Mat.)
  • Wood Industries
DEF

An apparatus used for making hardness tests on timber.

CONT

Hardness.... With the change to SI units a special hardened steel tool(known as the Janka hardness tool) rounded to a diameter of 11. 3 mm(projected area 100 mm2) is embedded to one-half of its diameter into the(20 mm) test piece. This tool has a device embodying an electrical contact which rings a signal bell when the correct depth of penetration has been reached... The hardness test is performed... on the static bending specimen... there is a very good correlation between the side hardness of timber, as determined by the Janka hardness tool, and its compression strength perpendicular to the grain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Contrôle destructif et non destructif (Matér.)
  • Industrie du bois
OBS

duromètre : nom générique des appareils de mesure de dureté.

Spanish

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Record 6 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Glaciology
OBS

This geologist is standing on a small rock knob in the till plain at Scarpa Lake. The gneissic outcrop is rounded and abraded on the up-glacier side(to the left of the geologist), and has had blocks plucked from it on the down-ice side(to the right of the geologist).

OBS

... both the abraded stoss side and the plucked lee side of roches moutonnées require the former presence of sliding ice and meltwater.

OBS

lee of rock knob: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • leeside of rock knob

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Glaciologie
CONT

En amont, à l'extrémité orientale du même bief, la mangrove de rive droite s'épanouit derrière une série importante de crochons sédimentaires déposés à l'abri d'un éperon rocheux.

OBS

Le géologue se trouve sur un petit éperon rocheux dans la plaine de till au lac Sarcpa. L'affleurement gneissique est arrondi et érodé par abrasion sur sa face amont (à gauche du géologue) et des blocs ont été arrachés de sa face aval (à droite du géologue).

OBS

ombre morainique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Glaciology
DEF

The side protected from blowing wind, advancing waves, water currents, or flowing ice, as the downstream side of glaciated rocks which is generally indicated by roughened and steeper surfaces.

CONT

This geologist is standing on a small rock knob in the till plain at Scarpa Lake. The gneissic outcrop is rounded and abraded on the up-glacier side(to the left of the geologist), and has had blocks plucked from it on the down-ice side(to the right of the geologist).

CONT

An elongated, rounded, asymmetrical, bedrock knob can be produced by glacier erosion. It has a gentle slope on its up-glacier side and a steep to vertical face on the down-glacier side. The glacier abrades the smooth slope that it flows along, while rock is torn loose from the downstream side and carried away in ice, a process known as "plucking".

OBS

The stoss, or up-ice, side of a drumlin is generally steeper and blunter than the lee, or down-ice side, which is more gently sloped and tapered.

OBS

leeside: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Face protégée du vent, des vagues, des courants ou des glaces en mouvement.

CONT

Le géologue se trouve sur un petit éperon rocheux dans la plaine de till au lac Sarcpa. L'affleurement gneissique est arrondi et érodé par abrasion sur sa face amont (à gauche du géologue) et des blocs ont été arrachés de sa face aval (à droite du géologue).

OBS

La face aval des roches englacées est généralement indiquée par une surface rugueuse et une plus forte pente.

OBS

côté abrupt; côté sous le vent : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 8 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Glaciology
DEF

In a glacially sculptured rock, the upstream side; generally polished, grooved and striated.

CONT

This geologist is standing on a small rock knob in the till plain at Scarpa Lake. The gneissic outcrop is rounded and abraded on the up-glacier side(to the left of the geologist), and has had blocks plucked from it on the down-ice side(to the right of the geologist).

OBS

The stoss, or up-ice, side of a drumlin is generally steeper and blunter than the lee, or down-ice side, which is more gently sloped and tapered.

OBS

stoss side: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Côté amont d'une roche sculptée par le passage d'un glacier dont la surface est généralement polie, striée et cannelée.

OBS

côté en pente douce : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 9 2004-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Care Equipment (Farm equipment)
  • Horse Husbandry
OBS

Curry Comb. Lacquered spring steel blades have sharp teeth on one side, rounded on other. Reversible with 4 circular bands and formed handle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soins aux animaux (Matériel agricole)
  • Élevage des chevaux
OBS

Comporte un manche et généralement quatre lames de métal recourbées, il est réversible.

OBS

Il y a aussi des étrilles en caoutchouc et en plastique.

Spanish

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Record 10 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 11 2001-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Hockey
OBS

Technique/tactics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur gazon
OBS

Technique/tactique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hockey sobre hierba
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Record 12 2000-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A small elongate protruding knob or hillock of bedrock, so sculptured by a large glacier as to have its long axis oriented in the direction of ice movement, an upstream... side that is gently inclined, smoothly rounded, and striated, and a downstream... side that is steep, rough, and hackly.

Key term(s)
  • roche moutonée

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Des affleurements sculptés par la glace comme les roches moutonnées (ainsi nommées d'après leur forme de moutons couchés) sont issues de l'érosion, de l'affouillement et de l'arrachement sour le glacier.

OBS

Très souvent, la roche présente un aspect dissymétrique, le glacier ayant chevauché et poli le côté amont tout en provoquant un phénomène de débitage (délogement de blocs) sur le côté aval par rapport à l'écoulement glaciaire.

Key term(s)
  • moutonnée

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Glaciología
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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Record 13 1999-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Transport of Wood
  • Forestry Operations
CONT

Using a sulky makes it possible to increase the hauling distance up to about 500 metres. This axle, equipped with two automobile wheels, is designed to support the ends of the trunks which usually drag on the ground. It consists of an axle about 1. 5 m(5 ft) wide whose rounded surface makes it easier for the trunks to slide. A removable stake is installed on each side of the sulky, to contain the load. A tube welded perpendicular to the front of the axle, with a chain on the end, is used to attach the load firmly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Transport du bois
  • Exploitation forestière
CONT

L'utilisation d'un essieu-porteur permet d'augmenter la distance de débardage jusqu'à environ 500 mètres. Cet essieu, muni de deux roues d'automobiles, est conçu de façon à supporter l'extrémité des troncs qui traîne habituellement au sol. Il se compose d'un essieu d'une largeur d'environ 1.5 m (5 pi) et dont la surface arrondie facilite le glissement des troncs. Deux piquets amovibles sont installés de chaque côté de celui-ci, pour contenir la charge. Un tube, soudé perpendiculairement à l'avant de l'essieu et muni d'une chaîne à son extrémité, sert à attacher solidement la charge.

Spanish

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Record 14 1999-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Hockey
OBS

Rules/refereeing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur gazon
OBS

Règlement/arbitrage.

Spanish

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Record 15 1992-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
DEF

The binding head has a rounded top surface, slightly tapered side undercut adjacent to the shank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)

Spanish

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Record 16 1991-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

The upstream, or stoss, side of a roche moutonnée, smoothed, striated, and rounded by glacial abrasion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Côté amont d'une roche moutonnée qui a été poli, strié, et arrondi par abrasion glaciaire.

Spanish

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Record 17 1991-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowling, Billiards and Other Ball Games
DEF

Bowling. A narrow trough with a rounded bottom that runs along each side of a lane and that catches balls that leave the lane and guides them past the pins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quilles, billards et autres jeux de boules
CONT

Longeant la piste [de quilles] de chaque côté sont taillés en demi-rond des dalots destinés à recevoir la boule qui quitte la piste avant même de rejoindre le quillier, et qui est par le fait même acheminée à la fosse de réception.

Spanish

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Record 18 1989-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
OBS

With the change to SI units a special hardened steel tool(known as the Janka hardness tool) rounded to a diameter of 11. 3 mm(projected area 100 mm2) is embedded to one-half of its diameter into the(20mm) test piece... an electrical contact... rings a signal bell when the correct depth of penetration has been reached... the hardness test is performed... on the static bending specimen.... The rate of penetration of the ball is 0. 11 mm/s... there is a very good correlation between the side hardness of timber, as determined by the Janka hardness tool, and its compression strength perpendicular to the grain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
OBS

Mesure de la dureté des métaux. On applique, sur une surface légèrement polie du métal (...) une bille en acier spécial très dur (...) sous une charge déterminée. Il se forme alors dans la pièce une empreinte permanente, en forme de calotte sphérique [méthode de Brinell] (...)

Spanish

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Record 19 1986-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Notions
CONT

Press mitt, a padded glovelike cushion, is used as pressing surface for small garment areas; is especially handy where tailor's ham cannot reach. Comes with wool on one side, cotton on other, with pockets for slipping over hand. Mitt can also be used over sleeve board... provides rounded surface for molding sleeve cap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles et accessoires de couture
CONT

Le coussin-moufle est un coussin rembourré semblable à une mitaine, qu'on emploie pour repasser les petits éléments. Il est particulièrement utile aux endroits que le coussin de tailleur ne permet pas d'atteindre. Une de ses faces est en laine, l'autre, en coton. Des poches reçoivent la main. Ce coussin s'emploie aussi sur la jeannette (...) il fournit la surface ronde nécessaire au repassage des têtes de manche.

Spanish

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Record 20 1986-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace

Spanish

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Record 21 1978-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Botany
OBS

With an unsymmetrical convexity or umbo, with a convexity on one side, irregularly rounded, gibbose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Botanique
OBS

pourvu d'une ou de plusieurs bosses ou gibbosités (...)

Spanish

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Record 22 1977-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[It is a] rounded or spinelike projection at [the] proximal edge of [the] peristome in some cheilostome [bryozoans], located on [the] proximal side of [the] lyrule(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Il s'agit d'une] saillie du péristome constituant un organe de protection de la compensatrice [d'un Bryozoaire]

Spanish

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Record 23 1977-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Bivalves of the] family Pectinidae(...) [have a] shell varying in size, orbicular to oval, [the] valves of some shells [are] equally convex but usually one valve [is] more inflated than [the] other, [the] margins [are] usually, but not invariably closed; [the] umbos [are] central, on either side of which are triangular auricles(ears), [the] anterior one on [the] RV [is] usually with [a] distinct byssal notch or indentation below it; [the] surface [is] smooth or with radial ribs or folds, some species with concentric sculpture of raised lamellae; [the] interior [is] smooth or with fine radial riblets; [the] hinge line [is] straight; [the] external ligament [is] obsolete or nearly so, [the] resilium internal, amphidetic, in [a] triangular pit below [the] umbones; young shells(...) [have] small taxodont teeth which become obsolete later; cardinal crura or laminae [are] commonly present; diverging from either side of [the] ligamental pit; rounded laminae(auricular crura) [are] present on [the] interior of some shells where [the] auricles join [the] valves; adults [are] monomyarian, with posterior adductors only; [they are] free, attached by [a] byssus or cemented by RV; [the] upper(L) valve [is] usually more brightly colored; [the] margin of [the] mantle(...) [has] short filaments and commonly(...) [has] eyes; dioecious(...). "Trias.-Rec. ".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Pectinidae (...) [ont une] coquille équilatérale, équivalve ou inéquivalve, libre ou fixée, soit par un byssus qui passe dans une échancrure de l'oreillette antérieure de la valve droite, soit par soudure directe de la région umbonale de la valve droite; [des] crochets médians; [un] bord cardinal droit prolongé en deux oreillettes; [une] fossette ligamentaire triangulaire centrale; [un] ligament rarement visible extérieurement; [une] charnière faite (surtout chez le jeune) de lames symétriques par rapport au ligament - charnière de type isodonte -; [une] ligne palléale entière; une seule impression musculaire subcentrale.

Spanish

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