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BALLOONING [5 records]

Record 1 2020-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

The dispersal of animals, especially young or small spiders, by means of floating in the air on a thread or web of gossamer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
CONT

La technique permettant à l'araignée de prendre son envol s'appelle, en anglais, le ballooning ou la montgolfière, en français.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
CONT

El vuelo arácnido o ballooning es un modo de transporte que usan las arañas para recorrer grandes distancias y colonizar nuevos territorios.

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Record 2 2017-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
DEF

Ascension rapide et incontrôlée d'un scaphandrier dont l'habit étanche, à la suite d'une fausse manœuvre ou d'une défaillance du matériel, s'est trop gonflé et a acquis une flottabilité excessive.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Buceo (Deportes)
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Record 3 2003-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

Entrapment of air by a circular knit fabric to reduce crease formation during wet processing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing Theory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des prix

Spanish

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