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BROOMSTICK [4 records]

Record 1 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A bodybuilding exercise performed by completing the following movements: while standing or sitting on a bench, with your arms holding a barbell (or a long stick) on your shoulders, rotate your upper body from side to side while keeping the lower body still.

OBS

This exercise targets the oblique muscles of the abdominals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

Exercice de musculation qui s'exécute en effectuant les mouvements suivants : debout ou assis, les bras en appui sur une barre (ou un bâton) reposant sur les épaules, tournez votre buste d'un côté puis de l'autre sans bouger le bas de votre corps.

OBS

Cet exercice sollicite les muscles abdominaux obliques.

OBS

Le terme «rotation du buste» peut aussi désigner l'exercice lorsqu'il s'effectue à l'aide d'une machine («rotation du buste à la machine "twist"»).

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Meliaceae.

Key term(s)
  • broom stick
  • broom bitter wood
  • white bitter wood

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Meliaceae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Speleology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

Stalagmites generally contain the most traceable time lines and a higher resolution stratigraphy than do stalactites and flowstone. Stalagmites reflect all of the complexity of dripping water and as a result are found in a great variety of shapes ... Tall cylindrical stalagmites (often referred to as "candles" or "broomhandles") are generally the most useful.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Spéléologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Stalagmite très longue, de faible diamètre, de l'ordre de 10 cm, et constant de la base au sommet.

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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