TERMIUM Plus®

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TRI [7 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2003-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Textile Industries
OBS

Founded in 1930, the Textile Research Institute, is an independent, non-profit organization that serves clients in industry, government, and academia throughout the United States and abroad.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Industries du textile

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
OBS

Trilateration. Signals on 3 or 4 separated sensors can be localized by trilateration, using time of arrival (TOA) differences among a number of separated sensors to cross fix the source.

OBS

When all the sides are measured the term used is trilateration. This should not be confused with triangulation, where all angles and one side are measured.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
OBS

trilatération : Procédé de géodésie, de topographie, qui consiste à mesurer les côtés d'un ensemble de triangles.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Chemistry
OBS

The simple numerical prefixes "di-", "tri-", "tetra-", etc. are of Greek derivation (except "nona-" and "undeca-", which are derived from Latin) and are used to indicate, in chemical nomenclature, a multiplicity of substituent suffixes, conjunctive components, replacement affixes, simple (i.e. unsubstituted) substituent prefixes, and simple (i.e. unsubstituted) functional modification terms provided that there is no ambiguity. [Reference: A Guide to IUPAC Nomenclature, p. 4]

OBS

See also "di-" and "bis-".

Key term(s)
  • tri

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Chimie
OBS

Les préfixes numériques simples «di-», «tri-», «tétra-», etc. dérivent du Grec (à l'exception de «nona-» et «undéca-», qui proviennent du Latin); en nomenclature chimique, ils sont utilisés pour indiquer la multiplication de suffixes désignant des substituants, des composants conjonctifs, des affixes de remplacement, des préfixes désignant des substituants simples (c'est-à-dire non substitués) et des modifications fonctionnelles simples à condition qu'il n'y ait pas d'ambiguïté. [Référence : Nomenclature UICPA, page 5]

OBS

Voir aussi «di-» et «bis-».

Key term(s)
  • tri

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

A device that converts data to or from a form suitable for transfer over a channel connecting two computer systems or connecting a computer with its associated data terminals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
DEF

Dispositivo que convierte los datos a o de un formato adecuado para su transferencia por un canal de transmisión de datos.

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Record 5 1997-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Titles
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Materiel Management
Key term(s)
  • total repairable issue

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du matériel militaire

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Scientific Research Facilities
OBS

Utility missions were projected using two models: the Utility Simulation Model (USM) developed and operated by Teknekron Research, Incorporated (TRI), and the Coal and Electric Utilities Model (CEUM) developed and run by ICF Incorporated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Installations de recherche scientifique
OBS

Comme il s'agit d'une société de recherche américaine, il n'existe pas d'appellation ou de sigle français officiels.

Spanish

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