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TRACE MARK [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cartography
- Surveying
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pricking
1, record 1, English, pricking
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pricking of a point 2, record 1, English, pricking%20of%20a%20point
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To mark or trace something on(a surface) by pricks or dots. 1, record 1, English, - pricking
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cartographie
- Arpentage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- piquage d'un point
1, record 1, French, piquage%20d%27un%20point
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération qui consiste à piquer, à l'aide d'une pointe d'aiguille très fine, l'emplacement d'un point déterminé par des opérations topographiques. 1, record 1, French, - piquage%20d%27un%20point
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-08-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Trade Names
- Informatics
- Mail Pickup and Distribution
- Postal Transport
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Track and Trace
1, record 2, English, Track%20and%20Trace
correct, trademark, see observation, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A system that [uses] barcode technology to determine the transit and delivery status of an item. 1, record 2, English, - Track%20and%20Trace
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Track and Trace : official mark of Canada Post. The name is followed by the letters "OM" in uppercase and superscript. 2, record 2, English, - Track%20and%20Trace
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appellations commerciales
- Informatique
- Levée et distribution du courrier
- Transports postaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Pistage et repérage
1, record 2, French, Pistage%20et%20rep%C3%A9rage
correct, trademark, see observation, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système qui utilise la technologie du codage à barres pour déterminer à quelle étape du transport et de la livraison est rendu un article. 1, record 2, French, - Pistage%20et%20rep%C3%A9rage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pistage et repérage : marque officielle de Postes Canada. Le nom est suivi des lettres «MO» en majuscules et en exposant. 2, record 2, French, - Pistage%20et%20rep%C3%A9rage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-07-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Road Safety
- Police
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- transfer mark
1, record 3, English, transfer%20mark
standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] trace mark caused by parts of a running vehicle. 1, record 3, English, - transfer%20mark
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Scrape marks, scratch marks and gouge marks are examples of transfer marks. 2, record 3, English, - transfer%20mark
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
transfer mark: term and definition standardized by ISO in 2002. 2, record 3, English, - transfer%20mark
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité routière
- Police
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- trace de déplacement
1, record 3, French, trace%20de%20d%C3%A9placement
feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trace causée par des parties d'un véhicule en mouvement. 1, record 3, French, - trace%20de%20d%C3%A9placement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les éraflures, les rayures et les creux sont des exemples de traces de déplacement. 2, record 3, French, - trace%20de%20d%C3%A9placement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
trace de déplacement : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 2002. 2, record 3, French, - trace%20de%20d%C3%A9placement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-07-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Road Safety
- Police
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- critical speed mark
1, record 4, English, critical%20speed%20mark
standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- critical speed scuff mark 2, record 4, English, critical%20speed%20scuff%20mark
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] trace mark [left] by a tire when the tire does not track parallel to the leading front tire in a turning manoeuvre. 1, record 4, English, - critical%20speed%20mark
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
critical speed mark: term and definition standardized by ISO in 2002. 3, record 4, English, - critical%20speed%20mark
Record 4, Key term(s)
- critical speed scuffmark
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité routière
- Police
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- trace de vitesse critique
1, record 4, French, trace%20de%20vitesse%20critique
feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- marque de vitesse critique 2, record 4, French, marque%20de%20vitesse%20critique
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trace [laissée] par un pneumatique lorsque ce dernier ne suit pas une trajectoire parallèle à celle du pneumatique avant correspondant au cours d'un virage. 1, record 4, French, - trace%20de%20vitesse%20critique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trace de vitesse critique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 2002. 2, record 4, French, - trace%20de%20vitesse%20critique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-07-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Road Safety
- Police
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- trace mark
1, record 5, English, trace%20mark
standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] mark left at the accident scene showing the vehicle trajectory during the road vehicle accident. 1, record 5, English, - trace%20mark
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trace mark : term and definition standardized by ISO in 2002. 2, record 5, English, - trace%20mark
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité routière
- Police
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- trace
1, record 5, French, trace
feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Marque laissée sur le lieu d'un accident et montrant la trajectoire du véhicule pendant l'accident de véhicule routier. 1, record 5, French, - trace
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trace : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 2002. 2, record 5, French, - trace
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-06-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Wood Sawing
- Woodworking
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- revolution mark
1, record 6, English, revolution%20mark
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
cutter marks : Traces of the cutting trajectory left by successive cutters of a peripheral-milling cutterblock.... If the cutters are perfectly jointed at operating speeds, each cutter in the cutterblock will leave an identical trace; otherwise the cutting trajectory of only one(projecting) knife may show at each revolution, its trace then being termed a revolution mark. 1, record 6, English, - revolution%20mark
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sciage du bois
- Travail du bois
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- empreinte cyclique
1, record 6, French, empreinte%20cyclique
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
marque de couteau : Traces du passage successif des couteaux d'une machine à travail tangentiel. [...] si les couteaux sont convenablement ajustés dans les porte-outils, aux vitesses de travail, chaque couteau laisse une trace identique et par conséquent indistincte : s'ils ne le sont pas, la trace de l'un deux est visiblement distincte de celle des autres à chaque tour : c'est une empreinte cyclique [...] 1, record 6, French, - empreinte%20cyclique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1987-03-05
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Law of the Sea
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- low-water mark rule
1, record 7, English, low%2Dwater%20mark%20rule
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The method of the tracé parallèle, that is, drawing a line which is an exact image of the coastline, assumed by the Court to be the normal method of applying the low-water mark rule, did not apply to the type of coast in question, since in this case the baseline could only be determined by means of a geometric construction. 1, record 7, English, - low%2Dwater%20mark%20rule
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la mer
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- règle de la laisse de basse mer
1, record 7, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20la%20laisse%20de%20basse%20mer
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Règle selon laquelle la laisse de basse mer sert de point de départ pour le calcul de l'étendue de la mer territoriale. 1, record 7, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20de%20la%20laisse%20de%20basse%20mer
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1987-03-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography (General)
- Law of the Sea
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- method of the tracé parallèle
1, record 8, English, method%20of%20the%20trac%C3%A9%20parall%C3%A8le
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Three methods have been contemplated to effect the application of the low-water mark rule. The simplest would appear to be the method of the tracé parallèle which consists of drawing the outer limit of the belt of territorial waters by following the coast in all its sinuosities. This method may be applied without difficulty to an ordinary coast, which is not too broken. 1, record 8, English, - method%20of%20the%20trac%C3%A9%20parall%C3%A8le
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
- Droit de la mer
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- méthode du tracé parallèle
1, record 8, French, m%C3%A9thode%20du%20trac%C3%A9%20parall%C3%A8le
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode qui, pour appliquer la règle de la laisse de basse mer (...) à la délimitation de la mer territoriale, trace comme limite extérieure de celle-ci une ligne parallèle à la laisse de basse mer en suivant les sinuosités de la côte. 1, record 8, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20du%20trac%C3%A9%20parall%C3%A8le
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«La méthode du tracé parallèle, qui paraît la plus simple, consiste à tracer la limite extérieure de la ceinture des eaux territoriales en suivant la côte dans tous ses mouvements. Cette méthode peut être appliquée sans difficultés à une côte simple, n'offrant pas trop d'accidents». 1, record 8, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20du%20trac%C3%A9%20parall%C3%A8le
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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