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Record 1 2008-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
  • Geochemistry
CONT

... sea-floor spreading centers are ... sites of precipitation of sulfide deposits of copper, iron, lead and zinc, along with sulfate minerals such as barite.

CONT

... the sulphidic deposits have a timing and fluid source identical to that of mesothermal quartz-carbonate vein deposits...

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • sulfide-bearing deposit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
  • Géochimie
CONT

[...] pour de grandes étendues inconnues et difficiles d'accès, notamment en pays couvert, la prospection aéroportée permet de détecter des gisements sulfurés; [...]

CONT

[...] des dépôts sulfurés, sensés présenter certains caractères «hydrothermaux» apparaissent loin de tout granite, dans des couches sédimentaires demeurées très souvent tabulaires, mais en général faillées [...] Les plus remarquables d'entre eux sont d'énormes gisements de zinc et plomb dans des strates carbonatées, calcaires ou dolomitiques [...]

CONT

Vanadium sur gîtes sulfurés.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
DEF

A [meteorological message] issued by [an official source] about conditions which are conductive to the development of severe or hazardous weather.

CONT

Meteorological watch should be maintained continuously; however, in areas with a low density of traffic the watch may be restricted to the period relevant to expected flight operations.

OBS

In Canada, Environment Canada is the official source of watches, warnings and advisories for hazardous weather.

OBS

[In the United States] the National Weather Service(NWS) is the official source of watches, warnings and advisories for hazardous weather. [Following is an explanation of] terms used by the NWS... A WATCH is issued when the risk of hazardous weather has increased significantly but its occurrence, location, and/or timing is still uncertain. It is intended to provide adequate lead time to those people who will be affected so that they may start to prepare for the event. Severe thunderstorm and tornado watches are usually issued 45 minutes before the event. Flood/flash flood watches are usually issued 3 to 24 hours in advance of the event. Hurricane, river flood, and winter storm watches, can be issued as much as 12 to 36 hours in advance.

OBS

meteorological watch : term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

weather watch: term officially recognized by the Emergency Preparedness Committee.

OBS

weather watch: term standardized by the Translation Bureau and the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness (OCIPEP).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
DEF

[Message météorologique] émis par [l'autorité compétente] concernant des conditions météorologiques propices à l'apparition d'un temps violent ou dangereux.

CONT

Il est recommandé que la veille météorologique soit assurée de façon permanente; toutefois, dans les régions à faible densité de trafic, la veille météorologique peut se limiter à la période correspondant à l'exécution des vols prévus.

OBS

Au Canada, Environnement Canada est l'autorité compétente pour émettre les veilles météorologiques.

OBS

veille météorologique : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI); terme adopté par le comité d'uniformisation de la protection civile.

OBS

veille météorologique : terme normalisé par le Bureau de la traduction et le Bureau de la protection des infrastructures essentielles et de la protection civile (BPIEPC).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
OBS

vigilancia meteorológica : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 3 2003-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motors (Machinery)
CONT

Although the design of air starting systems may vary, the function remains the same. In general, such systems must have a source of air... ;a storage tank; air flask(s) ;an air timing mechanism and a valve in the engine cylinder to admit the air during starting and to seel the cylinder while the engine is running.

Key term(s)
  • air-starting system
  • compressed air-starting system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs mécaniques

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
  • Computer Graphics
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

A dedicated track for synchronization pulses or timecode.

OBS

synchronization pulses : Pulses needed by video source equipment for accurate video signal timing.

OBS

timecode: Generally refers to the industry standard of SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) timecode, which is formatted as four numbers separated by colons (e.g., 21:52:31:20). The numbers represent hours, minutes, secondes, and frames, and are added to video to enable precise editing. Since color video runs at 29.97 fps [frames per second] instead of 30 fps, two kinds of timecode have evolved: drop-frame and non-drop-frame.

OBS

cue channel: term linked with the conception and development of large-format film technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Infographie
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
OBS

canal repère : terme établi dans le cadre de la conception et de la mise au point de la technique du cinéma grand format.

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Optical Telecommunications
OBS

optoelectronics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Télécommunications optiques

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

enterprise systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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Record 7 1985-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A computer program that provides statistics on source code statement usage and timing data on program elements during test case executions. The CAPEX Corporation-developed COTUNE analyzer is an example. Cotune monitors the execution of Cobol programs and provides both histogram of source statement utilization and an estimate of source statement execution times. Other examples of flow analyzers are Pet, Pace, and RXVP.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 8 1984-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Control Systems (Electronic Instrumentation)
DEF

The electronic or electric source of timing signals(clock pulses).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes cybernétiques de contrôle et de commande

Spanish

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