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CESTO [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
DEF

A hollow cylinder of wickerwork or strap iron like a basket without a bottom that is filled with earth ... and sunk to assist in forming a bar, dike or similar structure (as in harbor works).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
DEF

Cylindre de clayonnage, de branchages tressés, de grillage, destiné à être rempli de terre, etc., pour servir de protection.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería civil
DEF

Gran cesto de alambre, relleno de grava o piedras, empleado para colocar diques de defensa.

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Record 2 2005-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A graphic symbol, displayed on a screen, to which a user can point with a device, such as a mouse, in order to select a particular function or software application.

OBS

The graphic symbol is usually a pictorial representation.

OBS

pictogram; icon: terms standardized by CSA International and ISO.

Key term(s)
  • ikon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Symbole graphique affiché sur un écran et que l'utilisateur peut désigner au moyen d'un dispositif tel qu'une souris afin de sélectionner une fonction ou une application logicielle particulière.

OBS

Le symbole graphique est généralement un dessin figuratif stylisé.

OBS

icône; pictogramme : termes normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA International.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gráficos de computadora
DEF

En la interfaz de gráficos del usuario, es un pequeño símbolo en la pantalla que simplifica el acceso a un programa de datos, a una instrucción o un archivo (fichero) de datos.

CONT

Por ejemplo, un pequeño cesto de basura puede representar la instrucción para suprimir un archivo(fichero). El ícono se activa poniéndose el cursor sobre el ícono y oprimiendo un botón del ratón o una tecla del teclado.

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Record 3 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

A basket for holding fish that have been caught.

OBS

Source: A Guide to the Freshwater Sport Fishes of Canada, p. 81.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
OBS

publication des Musées nationaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Caza y pesca deportiva
DEF

Cesto de mimbre, estrecho de boca y ancho de base, que utilizan los pescadores para conservar la pesca en buenas condiciones.

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Record 4 2002-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Basketball
CONT

The system on the under edge of the ring for attaching the nets shall be such that fingers are prevanted from being trapped.

CONT

Net: The cord, 15 to 18 inches long, that hangs from the rim of the basket.

OBS

FIBA's Basketball Equipment Appendix.

OBS

The term "rim" can also have the meaning of "edge of the hoop".

PHR

basket ring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Basket-ball
CONT

Le système d'attache du filet sous la partie inférieure de l'anneau doit être conçu de manière à ce qu'il empêche tout doigt d'y être pris.

OBS

Annexe Équipement de Basketball de FIBA.

PHR

anneau du panier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Básquetbol
PHR

aro del cesto

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Record 5 1999-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Scientific Research Equipment
CONT

in the basket type evaporator, the liquid is inside the tubes, the steam is outside the tubes, but the downtake instead of being central is annular.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
CONT

l'évaporateur à panier est d'un principe identique à l'évaporateur Robert, la différence est que la descente du liquide s'effectue [entre le corps de l'appareil et l'élément chauffant.]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingenieria química
  • Material y equipo (Investigación científica)
DEF

Tipo de evaporador que consta de un conducto de descenso periférico en lugar de un conducto central.

CONT

[...] en el evaporador de cesto [...] el elemento de calefacción forma un cuerpo compacto, que puede sacarse del evaporador para la limpieza.

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