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PENETRATION RATE [6 records]

Record 1 2004-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacia
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Record 2 2003-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
DEF

A measure of the speed with which the bit drills into formations; usually expressed in terms of feet per hour.

CONT

Drilling rates can often be increased by using water to circulate the cuttings from the hole; when feasible, the use of gas as a drilling fluid can lead to drilling rates as much as 10 times those attained with mud.

CONT

Improved lubricity by addition of oil and special proprietary additives can contribute to longer bit-life and increased rate of penetration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Sondage et forage miniers
DEF

Taux d'avancement, taux de pénétration. C'est, mesurée en mètres, la longueur de puits, forée en une heure : m/h.

CONT

[...] pour forer une r oche dure [...] la vitesse de pénétration ne dépasse pas 1 m/h. En revanche, dans un terrain tendre, il n'est pas rare d'obtenir un avancement de 100 m/h.

CONT

Vitesse de pénétration du trépan.

CONT

Vitesse d'avancement des trépans.

OBS

La mesure de l'avancement se fait [...] par [...] la descente de la tige carrée à travers la table de rotation [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
  • Sondeo y perforación (Minas)
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Record 3 2003-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
CONT

For example, there are close to 11 million cellular phone subscribers in Australia, a penetration rate of almost 57%; and a 2000 survey found that 65% of the population aged 16 and over have Internet access, giving Australia a global ranking of sixth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
CONT

Par exemple, on compte près de 11 millions d'abonnés au téléphone cellulaire en Australia, un taux de pénétration de presque 57 %; et un sondage de 2000 a révélé que 65 % de la population âgée de 16 ans et plus ont accès à l'Internet, ce qui classe l'Australie au sixième rang mondial.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
DEF

The distance, per unit of time, by which a material is penetrated.

OBS

penetration rate: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
DEF

Profondeur de pénétration du matériau par unité de temps.

OBS

taux de pénétration : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
OBS

Lexique de l'assurance-chômage, Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1992.

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

In connection with the Alcohol Rehab. Program; it refers to the number of alcoholics treated in relation to their total number.

OBS

From text on alcohol abuse

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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