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Record 1 2014-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

A permanent, maintained strip of planted or indigenous vegetation located between nonpoint sources of pollution and receiving water bodies for the purpose of removing or mitigating the effects of nonpoint source pollutants such as nutrients, pesticides, sediments, and suspended solids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Variable force solenoids control pressure proportionally or inversely proportionally to a current driven input signal from the vehicle’s powertrain computer.

Key term(s)
  • variable-force solenoid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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