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TORR [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hooker’s orchis
1, record 1, English, Hooker%26rsquo%3Bs%20orchis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Authors :Torr. ex A. Gray; a plant of the family Orchidaceae(Orchis family). The scientific name Lysias hookeriana is obsolete. Habitat : Nova Scotia to Penn. and Iowa. 2, record 1, English, - Hooker%26rsquo%3Bs%20orchis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- habénaire de Hooker
1, record 1, French, hab%C3%A9naire%20de%20Hooker
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Auteur : Torr; plante de la famille des Orchidacées. Le nom scientifique Lysias hookeriana est caduc. Habitat : général dans le Québec. 2, record 1, French, - hab%C3%A9naire%20de%20Hooker
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Petalostemon oligophyllum
1, record 2, English, Petalostemon%20oligophyllum
Latin
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For Petalostemon oligophyllum(Torr.) Rydb. see record white prairie clover/petalostemon blanc. 2, record 2, English, - Petalostemon%20oligophyllum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Petalostemon oligophyllum
1, record 2, French, Petalostemon%20oligophyllum
Latin
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-02-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- torr
1, record 3, English, torr
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unit of pressure used in vacuum technology. 2, record 3, English, - torr
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A torr] is equal to 1/760 standard atmosphere pressure(very closely, 1 millimetre of mercury, or 133. 322 newtons per square metre). 2, record 3, English, - torr
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- torr
1, record 3, French, torr
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité auxiliaire pour l'évaluation des faibles pressions : c'est la pression d'une colonne de mercure de 1 mm de haut, l'accélération de la pesanteur ayant sa valeur «normale». 2, record 3, French, - torr
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1 torr = 133,3 N/m² (pascals) = 1,316.10-3 atm. 2, record 3, French, - torr
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
1 torr + 1/760 atm + 1 333 baryes. 3, record 3, French, - torr
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- torr
1, record 3, Spanish, torr
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unidad de presión equivalente a la presión de un milímetro de mercurio, o sea a 0,75 bares. 2, record 3, Spanish, - torr
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-01-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Vacuum Machines
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ultrahigh-vacuum pump 1, record 4, English, ultrahigh%2Dvacuum%20pump
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
from these characteristics of the ion pump of Foster. Lawrence, and Lofgren cannot be classed as an--since the typical base pressure was about 1 x 10 exponent-6 torr. 1, record 4, English, - ultrahigh%2Dvacuum%20pump
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Machines à vide
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pompe à ultravide
1, record 4, French, pompe%20%C3%A0%20ultravide
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
si l'utilisation des pompes à sorption comme pompes primaires est limitée par la nécessité de régénérer [...] la zéolithe en l'étuvant, ce processus est [...] moins fréquent lors de l'emploi en --. 1, record 4, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20ultravide
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- tor
1, record 5, English, tor
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock outcrop formed by weathering, usually found on or near the summit of a hill. 2, record 5, English, - tor
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many features in the park are typical of non-glaciated landscapes. V-shaped valleys, isolated conical hills and sideslope rock outcrops called "tors" are the most obvious ones. 3, record 5, English, - tor
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the South West of England, where the term originated, it is also a word used for the hills themselves-particularly the high points of Dartmoor in Devon and Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The word "tor" is also used in southern Wales, particularly on the rocky coastlines such as the Vale of Glamorgan and the Gower peninsula;... The term is notable for being, along with crag, one among a mere handful of Celtic loan-words(Cornish tor, Old Welsh twrr, Scots Gaelic tòrr). 2, record 5, English, - tor
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tor: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 5, English, - tor
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- ostanet
1, record 5, French, ostanet
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De nombreux éléments du parc sont représentatifs des paysages non englacés. Les vallées en V, les collines coniques isolées et les promontoires rocheux de talus de bas nommés ostanets sont les plus évidents. 1, record 5, French, - ostanet
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-07-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Orbital Stations
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- waste gas exhaust system
1, record 6, English, waste%20gas%20exhaust%20system
correct, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- waste gas system 2, record 6, English, waste%20gas%20system
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vacuum Exhaust System(Waste Gas). All of the laboratory modules contain the plumbing to support a waste gas exhaust system that is vented to space. A 2. 5 cm(1 in.) diameter gas line connected to this exhaust system is provided at each of the ISPR [International Standard Payload Racks] locations. The pressure allowed into the waste gas line is 275. 8 kPa(40 psia). The temperature of the exhaust waste gas is allowed to be be between 15. 6-45°C(60-113°F). The waste gas system can reach pressures of 1 x 10 [minus³] torr(1. 9 x 10minus 5 psia) in less than two hours for a single payload volume of 100 liters(3. 5 ft³) at an initial pressure of 101. 4 kPa(14. 7 psia). The waste gas system is a shared and scheduled resource that can only be operated at one ISPR location within each module at a time. This requirement is to prevent cross contamination of payloads and incompatible mixtures of waste gas constituents. The types of waste gas constituents allowed must be compatible with the wetted materials of the module waste gas system. 3, record 6, English, - waste%20gas%20exhaust%20system
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
waste gas exhaust system: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 4, record 6, English, - waste%20gas%20exhaust%20system
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Module waste gas system. 5, record 6, English, - waste%20gas%20exhaust%20system
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Stations orbitales
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- système d'évacuation des gaz usés
1, record 6, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27%C3%A9vacuation%20des%20gaz%20us%C3%A9s
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
système d'évacuation des gaz usés : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 1, record 6, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27%C3%A9vacuation%20des%20gaz%20us%C3%A9s
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-06-08
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Orbital Stations
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- vacuum environment
1, record 7, English, vacuum%20environment
correct, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vacuum Resource. At selected locations within the U. S. Lab(9 ISPRs), JEM-PM(4 ISPRs), and Columbus(8 ISPR s), a 2. 5 cm(1 in.) vacuum resource line is provided via a quick-disconnect for those payloads requiring a vacuum environment. Each module contains the plumbing to produce this vacuum resource by connection to space. The vacuum is provided at a pressure of 10[ minus³] torr(1. 9 x 10minus 5 psia). Multiple payload locations may be connected to the vacuum resource at a time. 2, record 7, English, - vacuum%20environment
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vacuum environment: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 3, record 7, English, - vacuum%20environment
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Stations orbitales
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- environnement sous vide
1, record 7, French, environnement%20sous%20vide
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] analyse de roches lunaires dans un environnement sous vide. 1, record 7, French, - environnement%20sous%20vide
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
environnement sous vide: terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 2, record 7, French, - environnement%20sous%20vide
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1986-03-27
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- gettering 1, record 8, English, gettering
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(Berlin conf., Abstracts 156/USA(2. 7) Method of reducing gas pressure, in an enclosure in which a vacuum process is to take place, to hardvacuum level(i. e. about 10-5 torr) ;removes gas by reaction with a heated metal charge, normally molybdenum or titanium.(Semiconductors 1877). 1, record 8, English, - gettering
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
- Techniques industrielles
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- usage de getter
1, record 8, French, usage%20de%20getter
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Semicond. 1877). 1, record 8, French, - usage%20de%20getter
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Vacuum Machines
- Scientific Instruments
- Measuring Instruments
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- photocurrent-suppressor gauge 1, record 9, English, photocurrent%2Dsuppressor%20gauge
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Schuemann states that this arrangement completely suppres-ses the <hotocurrent and thus removes the X-ray limit entirely. Pressures as low as 2 x 10 exponent 12 torr have been measured with the--. 1, record 9, English, - photocurrent%2Dsuppressor%20gauge
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Machines à vide
- Instruments scientifiques
- Appareils de mesure
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- manomètre à suppresseur 1, record 9, French, manom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20suppresseur
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
le -- de Schue<aann (...) la structure de B.A. est (...) modifiée (...) par l'introduction d'un anneau (suppresseur) porté à un potentiel négatif élevé (-300V) qui empêche la sortie ou la capture de photo-électrons sur le collecteur. 1, record 9, French, - manom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20suppresseur
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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