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Record 1 2023-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
CONT

The radar is ideally sited to provide meteorological coverage for the surrounding area, with an almost unobstructed view in all directions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
CONT

Grâce à la miniaturisation et à l'automatisation, de nombreux capteurs (radiomètres, spectromètres, interféromètres, radars…) peuvent aujourd'hui être embarqués sur satellite, permettant ainsi d'élargir la couverture météorologique à l'ensemble des régions du globe.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Airfields
DEF

A unit established to provide air traffic control service to aerodrome traffic.

OBS

... has an unobstructed view of a landing field and from which air traffic may be controlled usually by radio.

OBS

aerodrome control tower; control tower: terms and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
  • Aérodromes
DEF

Organe chargé d'assurer le service du contrôle de la circulation aérienne pour la circulation d'aérodrome.

OBS

tour de contrôle d'aérodrome; tour de contrôle; TWR : termes et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique - (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes; définition uniformisée par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
  • Aeródromos
DEF

Dependencia establecida para facilitar servicio de control de tránsito aéreo al tránsito de aeródromo.

OBS

torre de control de aeródromo; torre de control: términos y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 3 2016-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
CONT

The compact design of the whole throttle block grants unobstructed view and free access to filling yarns and main nozzles. The semi-automatic filling threading for main and tandem nozzles is operated per push button and integrated into the throttle block, significantly simplifying weaver handling and reducing downtimes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
CONT

La construction compacte permet d’avoir une vue dégagée et d’intervenir facilement sur les fils de trame au niveau des buses principales. Intégré au bloc, l’enfilage semi-automatique des fils de trame dans les buses principales et les buses tandem s’effectue sur simple appui d’une touche, ce qui facilite considérablement l’action.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
  • Tourist Activities
DEF

A circulation route or line along which people move.

CONT

Design of paths may provide [the opportunity to the pedestrian to discover attractive elements of a city] in the following ways : 1) By avoiding long, continuous straight lines and use zig-zag lines instead. 2) By creating variation in the landscape along paths. 3) By making rest areas available along paths with play space for children. 4) By creating points of unobstructed view to the open landscape. 5) By creating "shade stations" along pedestrian paths wherever appropriate for protection.

OBS

pedestrian trail: term used by Parks Canada.

OBS

pedestrian path: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du territoire
  • Activités touristiques
DEF

Endroit réservé à la circulation des piétons d'environ 0,70 m de large, le plus souvent en simple terre battue, sablée ou non.

OBS

sentier piétonnier; sentier piéton : termes en usage à Parcs Canada.

OBS

sentier piétonnier : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación de zonas (Urbanismo)
  • Actividades turísticas
CONT

Inauguran ciclovía y sendero peatonal en Parque Forestal. La pista está hecha de maicillo compactado que mantiene el estilo del Parque Forestal y contempla un bandejón central de plantas que separa el tránsito de bicicletas con el de peatones.

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Record 6 2010-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Probability (Statistics)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

Cloud amounts are expressed in terms of the fraction of the sky covered. For some purposes, tenths of sky are used, and for others, eighths. This part of the observation is almost always entirely non-instrumental. From an observation point commanding an unobstructed view of the sky, the amount of cloud may be determined by estimation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Probabilités (Statistique)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Nébulosité. Fraction de ciel couverte par des nuages, quels qu'ils soient, à un moment donné et sur une station déterminée. (On évalue la nébulosité à l'estime).

Spanish

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Record 7 2005-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
CONT

Beachfront condo with wrap-around balcony and unobstructed view of the Gulf.

Key term(s)
  • wrap around balcony
  • wraparound balcony

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
CONT

Grand balcon panoramique avec vue sur le lac et les montagnes.

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
DEF

A pipe, mounted to the front plate of a combustion chamber, through which an optical flame detector sights the burner flame.

CONT

The Forney Dual Fuel Horn Igniter assembly consists of a mounting plate, combination oil and gas gun, High Energy Spark Igniter(HESI), 6" combustion air tube, flame detector and horn. The mounting plate retains the oil/gas gun, HESI and flame detector guide pipe. The flame detector head is mounted on a 1" sight pipe which provides an unobstructed view of the flame inside the horn.

CONT

This fibre optic viewing head extension is particularly useful for solving the sighting problems associated with tilting or movable burners. The flame envelope from this type of burner can be tilted from a horizontal position up or down as much as 30 degrees. It would be impossible to follow this flame pattern with a fixed sighting through the wind-box. Welding the tip guide(lens end) of this viewing head extension to the movable air compartment nozzle solves this problem. This viewing head extension can also be used for those applications where it is impossible to find a clear unobstructed view of the flame using a standard sight pipe. Here again the viewing head extension is mounted inside the furnace for a clear unobstructed view of the flame.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)

Spanish

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Record 9 1999-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Detection
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

A small building normally constructed with glass walls or windows permitting an unobstructed view on all sides, but not designed for living quarters. It may be located on a lookout tower, or other artificial or natural elevation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Détection des incendies
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Abri normalement pourvu de parois de verre ou de fenêtres permettant une vue libre de tous les côtés, mais non destiné à servir de logement.

OBS

Une telle bâtisse peut être située au haut d'une tour de guet ou sur toute autre élévation naturelle ou artificielle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Detección de incendios
  • Incendio de la vegetación
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Record 10 1999-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Molecular Biology
  • Bioengineering
CONT

One of the most important new designs in the field of laser scanning microscopy is Bio-Rad's new multiphoton microscope. The primary benefit of multiphoton or two-photon microscopy is that it can penetrate much deeper into tissue samples, permitting an unobstructed view of cells such as neurons. The way it accomplishes this feat involves an unusual characteristic of light. When two photons hit a fluorophor simultaneously, it's as if one photon of half the wavelength excited the targeted fluorophor. If two photons of infrared light are directed at a particular sample, they will penetrate to a depth of several millimeters and then combine in the focal plane where the photons are most concentrated, reacting as if one photon of blue light hit the sample. The result is a deep tissue image of superior resolution. Although confocal and multiphoton techniques are generally considered to be overlapping technologies, some enthusiastic supporters consider the multiphoton technique a replacement for confocal microscopy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie moléculaire
  • Technique biologique
CONT

La microscopie multiphotons ou plus précisément deux ou trois photons, peut être considérée comme une évolution de la microscopie confocale [...] Le principe de la microscopie à deux photons consiste à exciter un fluorochrome, non plus au moyen d'un seul photon de haute énergie (E), mais de deux photons dont les énergies sont diminuées de moitié (E/2)[...] la quantité de radicaux libres produits est très nettement réduite. Ce type de microscopie utilise de très courtes émissions de lumière, générées par des lasers infrarouges de puissance élevée.

OBS

Tiré du Technoscope.

Spanish

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Record 11 1993-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recording and Control Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Metering Instruments
CONT

The purchaser’s cumulative register on a key-operated self-serve meter shall be designed so that it is readily visible to the purchaser at the time of delivery and will permit comparison with the quantity indication of the delivery shown by the primary indicator. [Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 259].

CONT

The primary indicator of a [prepacking] machine shall be so located as to allow an unobstructed view of the load-receiving element or the delivery outlet of the machine.... [Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 144]

OBS

primary indicator: Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 144, 259.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de contrôle et d'enregistrement
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Compteurs de consommation et débitmètres
OBS

indicateur principal : Consolidation des Règlements sur les poids et mesures, mars 1990, article 259; élément indicateur principal : Consolidation des Règlements sur les poids et mesures, mars 1990, article 144.

Spanish

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Record 12 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Radiographic projection devised to provide an unobstructed view of the petrous bone, bony labyrinth, internal auditory canal, and meatus, performed by placing the face at a 45 ° angle to the cassette and angling the x-ray tube 12 ° cephalad.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Incidence asymétrique du crâne, utilisée pour radiographier le rocher et l'oreille interne.

Spanish

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Record 13 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

View enframement.... Plant materials may directly focus our attention on a particular point in the landscape by blocking out distractions to either side of the object with their foliage masses, trunks, and branches while providing an open, unobstructed view of the object itself. Used in this fashion, plant materials act as blinders and create a frame around the desired view.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère

Spanish

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Record 14 1989-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
OBS

Speed skating term(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
OBS

Terme(s) de patinage de vitesse.

Spanish

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Record 15 1985-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The pilot's eye position locator is a two-way sighting device mounted below the compass on the windshield center post. It is used to locate the pilot's eyes in the design eye position for optimum runway visibility and an unobstructed view of the instrument panels. The design eye position is attained in two stages. The captain or first officer centers himself in his seat in a comfortably slumped position. He rotates his head to face the locator and uses both eyes for sighting.

Key term(s)
  • eye locator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 16 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
OBS

logement) A.B. 15)

Spanish

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