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SEA GATES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- River and Sea Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Northern Sea Route
1, record 1, English, Northern%20Sea%20Route
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- NSR 2, record 1, English, NSR
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] shipping lane officially defined by Russian legislation from the Kara Sea to the Pacific Ocean specifically running along the Russian Arctic coast from Kara Gates strait between the Barents Sea and the Kara Sea, along Siberia, to the Bering Strait. 3, record 1, English, - Northern%20Sea%20Route
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- route maritime du Nord
1, record 1, French, route%20maritime%20du%20Nord
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- RMN 2, record 1, French, RMN
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Voie] maritime qui permet de relier l'océan Atlantique à l'océan Pacifique en longeant la côte nord de la Sibérie. 3, record 1, French, - route%20maritime%20du%20Nord
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Elle] emprunte le cap Nord, le détroit de Kara, le cap Tcheliouskine et aboutit au détroit de Béring, la plupart de son trajet s'effectuant dans les mers arctiques. 3, record 1, French, - route%20maritime%20du%20Nord
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Hardware
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sea of gates
1, record 2, English, sea%20of%20gates
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gate array in which elementary gates are distributed all over the chip without using any specific routing channels. 2, record 2, English, - sea%20of%20gates
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Matériel informatique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mer de portes
1, record 2, French, mer%20de%20portes
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matrice prédiffusée dans laquelle les portes élémentaires sont réparties sur toute la surface de la puce sans utiliser de canaux de routage spécifiques. 2, record 2, French, - mer%20de%20portes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-02-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ports
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sea gate
1, record 3, English, sea%20gate
correct, specific
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gate which serves to protect a harbor or tidal basin from the sea, such as one of a pair of supplementary gates at the entrance of a tidal basin exposed to the sea. 1, record 3, English, - sea%20gate
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Ports
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- porte de bassin
1, record 3, French, porte%20de%20bassin
correct, feminine noun, generic
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
porte permettant de faire communiquer un bassin avec la mer ou avec un fleuve. 1, record 3, French, - porte%20de%20bassin
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-08-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
- Tidal Power Stations
- Wave-Energy Power Plants
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- double basin single effect system 1, record 4, English, double%20basin%20single%20effect%20system
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Double basin single effect incorporates two pools, an upper and a lower. The power house is sited between them. Filling gates are built between the sea and the upper pool, with emptying gates direct to the sea between the lower pool and the sea. This set-up permits continuous power generation proportionate in output to the difference in head between the pools. 1, record 4, English, - double%20basin%20single%20effect%20system
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Centrales marémotrices
- Centrales houlomotrices
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cycle à deux bassins et simple effet
1, record 4, French, cycle%20%C3%A0%20deux%20bassins%20et%20simple%20effet
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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