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PKP [3 records]

Record 1 2024-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Demolition (Military)
CONT

When the missile is being tracked, the missile tracking radar provides the computer with the missile present position information needed for the computer to determine the predicted kill point. The missile tracking radar continues to supply the computer with missile present position information and transmits the commands from the computer necessary to guide the missile to the kill point and cause warhead detonation.

OBS

predicted kill point; PKP: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Destruction (Militaire)
OBS

point d'impact prévu : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
CONT

A passenger-kilometre is performed when a passenger is carried one kilometre. Calculation of passenger-kilometres equals the sum of the products obtained by multiplying the number of revenue passenger carried on each flight stage by the stage distance. The resultant figure is equal to the number of kilometres travelled by all the passengers.

OBS

passenger-kilometre performed; PKP: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • passenger kilometre performed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
CONT

Un passager-kilomètre est réalisé lorsqu'un passager est transporté sur une distance d'un kilomètre. Le nombre de passagers-kilomètres réalisés équivaut à la somme des produits du nombre de passagers payants transportés sur chaque étape par la longueur de l'étape. Le total obtenu est égal au nombre de kilomètres parcourus par l'ensemble des passagers.

OBS

passager-kilomètre réalisé; PKR : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • passager kilomètre réalisé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte aéreo
CONT

Se efectúa un pasajero-kilómetro cuando un pasajero es transportado un kilómetro. El total de pasajeros-kilómetros es igual a la suma de los productos obtenidos al multiplicar el número de kilómetros recorridos por todos los pasajeros.

OBS

pasajero-kilómetro efectuado; PKE: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • pasajero kilómetro efectuado
  • PKP
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Record 3 2001-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

A body wave which has undergone reflection at the boundary between the mantle and the core.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
OBS

Fascicule no 2, NY, 1990.

OBS

Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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