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VALOR UNITARIO [10 records]

Record 1 2014-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Materials
  • Natural Construction Materials
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
DEF

A material used in construction (such as steel, concrete, brick, masonry, glass, wood, etc.)

OBS

building material; construction material; material of construction: terms often used in the plural (materials).

Key term(s)
  • building materials
  • construction materials
  • materials of construction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
DEF

Matière entrant dans la construction de bâtiments ou des voies de communication (par exemple : acier, béton, bois, plastique, terre, verre).

OBS

matériau de construction : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel (matériaux).

Key term(s)
  • matériau à bâtir
  • matériaux de construction
  • matériaux à bâtir

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales de construcción
  • Materiales de construcción naturales
  • Materiales de construcción artificiales
DEF

Productos directos del suelo utilizados en construcción, abundantes y de bajo valor unitario.

Key term(s)
  • materiales de construcción
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Record 2 2005-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 3 2004-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 4 2004-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Quantum Statistics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique quantique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estadística cuántica
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Record 5 2002-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

The ratio to the unit interval of the maximum measured difference, irrespective of sign, between the actual and theoretical intervals separating any significant instant of modulation (or of restitution) from the significant instant of the start element immediately preceding it.

OBS

Degree of distortion of a start-stop modulation (or restitution) is usually expressed as a percentage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Rapport à l'intervalle unitaire du maximum des différences mesurées, prises en valeur absolue, entre les intervalles réels séparant tout instant significatif de la modulation (ou de la restitution) de l'instant significatif de départ qui le précède immédiatement, et les intervalles théoriques correspondants.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
DEF

Razón, con respecto al intervalo unitario, de la diferencia máxima medida, tomada en valor absoluto, entre el intervalo teórico que separa un instante significativo cualquiera de la modulación(o de la restitución), del instante significativo del elemento de arranque que le precede inmediatamente.

OBS

El grado de distorsión de una modulación (o restitución) arrítmica se expresa generalmente en tanto por ciento.

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Record 6 2002-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Pricing Theory
  • Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Théorie des prix
  • Commerce

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
  • Teoría de fijación de precios
  • Comercio
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Record 7 1998-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
DEF

Industrial countries' indices of US dollar unit values of manufactured exports to developing countries. There are two indices-the cif [cost, insurance and freight] index which combines a 90% weight of FOB [free on board] export prices with a 10% weight of transport costs and a FOB index.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Coopération et développement économiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
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Record 8 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Foreign Trade
  • Economic Co-operation and Development

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Coopération et développement économiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Comercio exterior
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
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Record 9 1997-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Economics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie agricole

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía agrícola
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Record 10 1996-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Unit hydrograph resulting from unit amount of effective precipitation applied to a drainage basin in an infinitesimally short time.

CONT

The instantaneous unit graph can be thought of as the hydrograph of surface runoff that would result if one inch of excess rainfall was precipitated instantaneously over the whole basin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Hydrogramme unitaire résultant d'une précipitation efficace de valeur unité sur un bassin pendant un temps infiniment court.

CONT

On peut assimiler l'hydrogramme unitaire instantané à l'hydrogramme du ruissellement de surface qui représenterait une pluie nette de un pouce tombée instantanément sur tout le bassin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Hidrograma unitario que resulta de una precipitación efectiva de valor de la unidad, sobre una cuenca en un tiempo infinitesimal.

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