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PWP [7 records]

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Record 1 2021-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
CONT

Pore water pressure (sometimes abbreviated to pwp) refers to the pressure of groundwater held within a soil or rock, in gaps between particles (pores).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Sociology of the Family
OBS

A large international organization founded in 1957, [whose mission is] to provide single parents and their children with an opportunity for enhancing personal growth, self-confidence and sensitivity towards others by offering an environment for support, friendship and the exchange of parenting techniques.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Sociologie de la famille

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Scholarships and Research Grants
OBS

A Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada program that was renamed in 2010.

Key term(s)
  • Partnership Workshops Programme
  • Strategic Workshops Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Bourses d'études et subventions de recherche
OBS

Programme du Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada qui a été renommé en 2010.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Amount of soil moisture, expressed as a percentage of the mass of dry soil, below which a plant dies by wilting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Teneur en eau du sol, exprimée en pour cent de la masse du sol sec, au moment où les feuilles d'une plante qui pousse sur ce sol commencent à subir une réduction permanente de leur teneur en eau par suite d'une alimentation insuffisante.

OBS

Le flétrissement est dit [...] permanent lorsqu'il atteint un stade irréversible, la plante ne pouvant reprendre sa turgescence quelles que soient les conditions ultérieures d'alimentation hydrique et d'évaporation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Porcentaje de humedad de un suelo en el que las plantas se marchitan y no mejoran, aunque se las coloque en una atmósfera saturada de vapor de agua.

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Record 5 2004-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Orbital Stations
DEF

[A platform which serves as] an astronaut toolholder and positioning aid.

CONT

The Portable Work Platform (PWP) ... is a mobile base of operations that will enable EVA [Extravehicular Activity] crew members to reach various parts of the station. It is designed to attach to the end of the space station's mechanical arm ... The PWP offers greater movement with a swiveling foot restraint, a storage location for tools, and temporary storage for large space station ORUs [Orbital Replaceable Units]. The platform comprises several components: an articulating portable foot restraint (APFR), a tool stanchion, and a temporary equipment restraint aid (TERA).

OBS

portable work platform; PWP: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

plateforme de travail mobile; PWP : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Key term(s)
  • plate-forme de travail mobile

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Plant Diseases
  • Plant Biology
DEF

The soil water content at which healthy plants can no longer extract water from the soil at a rate fast enough to recover from wilting.

OBS

The permanent wilting point is considered the lower limit of plant-available water ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Seuil en dessous duquel les racines ne peuvent plus extraire l'eau du sol.

OBS

Les racines exercent une succion jusqu'à 1500 kPascal pour puiser l'eau.

CONT

Le flétrissement est dit temporaire lorsqu'il est limité aux heures les plus chaudes de la journée; il correspond au fait que, pendant un certain intervalle de temps, l'absorption d'eau dans le sol étant restée inférieure à la transpiration, la plante perd de l'eau, puis reprend sa turgescence au cours de la nuit suivante; il est dit permanent lorsqu'il atteint un stade irréversible, la plante ne pouvant reprendre sa turgescence quelles que soient les conditions ultérieures d'alimentation hydrique et d'évaporation. [...] On désigne par «point de flétrissement permanent» l'humidité critique du sol entraînant le flétrissement permanent de la plante.

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Program Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
Key term(s)
  • Partnership Work Program

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes (Forces armées)
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix

Spanish

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