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CHATTER [7 records]

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Record 1 2022-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A person who participates in online chat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Personne qui participe à un chat.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Persona que conversa con otra por Internet.

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Record 2 2007-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

A high-frequency vibration energized by intermeshing gear teeth.

OBS

chattering: term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Fonctionnement saccadé d'une pièce, d'un accouplement.

OBS

broutement : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères et Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

Participant in IRC chats.

CONT

You've decided to try out a chat, but you don't know what type of chat will suit you. This is one very minor problem for first time chatters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Personne participant aux conversations en temps réel sur IRC.

CONT

On reconnaît un opérateur par le @ qu'il porte devant son alias (ou encore de couleur différente) dans la liste des usagers du canal.

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
DEF

The vibration of a blunt, or badly set or insufficiently rigid cutting tool causing an irregular surface finish on the workpiece.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
DEF

Vibrations de l'outil ou de la pièce qui engendrent des défauts (ondulations) sur la surface coupée.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

Vibration of the wood in cutting operations, resulting in corrugation of the surface ... and irregularity in thickness, as in veneers.

OBS

judder: term used in the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Vibration du bois observable à l'occasion du sciage et causant des ondulations de surface et des inégalités d'épaisseurs, comme dans certains placages.

Spanish

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Record 6 1998-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

In sawing with circular saws, jarring of the teeth against the sawn surfaces being generated, owing to vibrations set up perpendicular to the saw plate.

OBS

axial knock: term used in the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
  • Exploitation forestière

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
OBS

Dictionnaire Technique, Énergie, Atomique du Canada Limitée, novembre 73; E.A.

Spanish

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