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UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE [9 records]

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Record 1 2019-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

[A significant or unusual] event or occurrence...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Fait marquant.

OBS

évènement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
DEF

... the unit first receiving information concerning an accident or incident that results in unusual occurrence casualties.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
DEF

(...) l'unité qui reçoit la première les renseignements sur un accident ou un incident qui provoque des pertes tombant dans la catégorie des "pertes résultant d'un accident inhabituel".

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Form Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Communication and Information Management
OBS

In many instances Cabinet Ministers are asked questions in the House of Commons as a result of news reports or information derived from other sources. Therefore, in this order, "unusual incident" means any occurrence, major or minor, including news reports, that will or may create public interest, or is likely to be the subject of questions to the Minister or Associate Minister directly or in the House of Commons. Incidents that fall within the "may" aspects of this definition are anticipatory and as such must be assessed against the criteria :"is it possible that the incident will create public interest and form the subject of question to NDHQ or Ministers? As a general rule, any unusual incident that involves or could involve the public should be assessed as a possible subject for a Significant Incident Report or an Item of Possible Interest to Ministers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
  • Economic Geology
DEF

An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock.

CONT

The nickel occurs in both the laterite and the weathered rock zone. In the latter it forms distinct masses, veins, veinlets or pockets rich in garnierite ...

OBS

... term used in such a phrase as a rich pocket of ore to describe an unusual concentration in the lode.

Key term(s)
  • ore nest

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
  • Géologie économique
DEF

Petite concentration irrégulière de minerai à l'intérieur d'un filon ou dans une roche d'une autre nature.

CONT

Dans la zone profonde, on trouve la magnétite [...] surtout dans les roches éruptives acides [...] où elle forme des amas et des poches.

CONT

Ces minéralisations peuvent se présenter en mouches sulfurées dans les dolomies ou en petits amas [...] qui tendent à s'aligner suivant la stratification [...]

CONT

Les mouches de baryte et de galène sont disséminées partout dans les couches d'arkose; ces minerais [...] ne sont en relation avec aucun système de failles [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Minas metálicas
  • Geología económica
DEF

Acumulación de un mineral que se halla aislada en el seno de una roca de naturaleza diferente.

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Record 5 2005-07-19

English

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

Different from normal in whatever sense the latter term is used. When normal signifies typical, abnormal means unusual, lying outside the range of common occurrence. When normal signifies a mean or median value, abnormal implies a deviation, however slight, from the mean or median.

PHR

Abnormal amounts of rain.

French

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

Contraire à normal, peu importe le sens de ce dernier mot. Si normal signifie typique, anormal veut dire inhabituel; s'il signifie une valeur moyenne ou médiane, anormal implique une déviation importante de la moyenne ou de la médiane.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A low that may be completely encircled by an isobar or contour line.

OBS

Strictly, all lows are closed. However, in weather-map analysis terminology, this designation is used commonly in two respects : 1) on surface charts, to distinguish a low from a trough, especially as a low develops within the trough; and 2) on upper-level charts, to accentuate the fact that the circulation is closed, especially at levels and over latitudes where such an occurrence is unusual.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Aire de basse pression complètement encerclée par une isobare.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
OBS

Applies to (1) members of the Regular Force (serving and NES), (2) members of the Reserve Force on Class "A", "B" or "C" Reserve Service, (3) DND civilian employees, (4) members of DND school staff, and (5) other individuals travelling or engaged under DND sponsored activities, or both who are killed or injured or subsequently die as a result of an accident or incident that results in death or injury to several such persons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
OBS

S'applique (1) aux militaires de la Force régulière (en service actif ou en non-activité), (2) aux militaires de la force de réserve en service de réserve de classe "A", "B" ou "C", (3) aux employés civils du MDN, (4) au personnel enseignant du MDN, (5) aux autres personnes voyageant en service commandé pour le MDN, ou participant à des activités organisées par le MDN, ou les personnes à leur charge, ou les deux, qui sont tuées ou blessées dans un accident ou un incident où plusieurs personnes décèdent ou sont blessées, ou meurent des suites de leurs blessures.

Spanish

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Record 8 1991-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Serv. de trad., Solliciteur gén., Ottawa.

Spanish

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Record 9 1980-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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