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CIRCULATION DROITE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cardiovascular System
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- duct of Arantius
1, record 1, English, duct%20of%20Arantius
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the embryo, a vessel that connects the left umbilical vein with the inferior vena cava, enabling blood to bypass the developing venous system in the liver. 1, record 1, English, - duct%20of%20Arantius
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
After birth, the ductus venosus is obliterated and forms the ligamentum venosum. 1, record 1, English, - duct%20of%20Arantius
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système cardio-vasculaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- canal veineux d'Arantius
1, record 1, French, canal%20veineux%20d%27Arantius
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Dans la circulation fœtale] le sang oxygéné venant du placenta, passe par la veine ombilicale puis le canal veineux d’Arantius avant de rejoindre la veine cave inférieure, puis l'oreillette droite. 1, record 1, French, - canal%20veineux%20d%27Arantius
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- right heart
1, record 2, English, right%20heart
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The right atrium and right ventricle. 1, record 2, English, - right%20heart
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cœur droit
1, record 2, French, c%26oelig%3Bur%20droit
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cœur droit assure la circulation pulmonaire et reçoit le sang désaturé(bleu) des veines caves inférieure et supérieure à l'oreillette droite. Celle-ci remplira à son tour le ventricule droit pour l'éjecter dans le réseau pulmonaire via l'artère pulmonaire principale et ses deux branches. 1, record 2, French, - c%26oelig%3Bur%20droit
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corazón
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- corazón derecho
1, record 2, Spanish, coraz%C3%B3n%20derecho
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- corazón pulmonar 1, record 2, Spanish, coraz%C3%B3n%20pulmonar
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aurícula y ventrículo derechos; porción del corazón correspondiente a la circulación pulmonar. 2, record 2, Spanish, - coraz%C3%B3n%20derecho
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-03-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Road Safety
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- blind spot accident
1, record 3, English, blind%20spot%20accident
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The concept of [the] system is to detect infrared radiation emitted by the human body or other objects with the aim of helping to prevent blind spot accidents by alerting the driver to be careful and by preventing the vehicle from moving in the direction of a detected person. 2, record 3, English, - blind%20spot%20accident
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
blind spot accident: term proposed by the World Road Association. 3, record 3, English, - blind%20spot%20accident
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité routière
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- accident dû à l'angle mort
1, record 3, French, accident%20d%C3%BB%20%C3%A0%20l%27angle%20mort
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le risque d’accident dû à l'angle mort est réel chaque fois que le véhicule se déporte sur la droite pour tourner ou changer de bande de circulation. Aussi attentif soit le chauffeur, il existe toujours un risque qu'il n’ aperçoive pas un autre usager. 2, record 3, French, - accident%20d%C3%BB%20%C3%A0%20l%27angle%20mort
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
accident dû à l’angle mort : terme proposé par l’Association mondiale de la route. 3, record 3, French, - accident%20d%C3%BB%20%C3%A0%20l%27angle%20mort
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-01-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Freeways and Expressways
- Road Networks
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- diverging diamond interchange
1, record 4, English, diverging%20diamond%20interchange
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- DDI 1, record 4, English, DDI
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- double crossover diamond interchange 1, record 4, English, double%20crossover%20diamond%20interchange
correct
- DCD 1, record 4, English, DCD
correct
- DCD 1, record 4, English, DCD
- DCD interchange 2, record 4, English, DCD%20interchange
correct
- double crossover interchange 3, record 4, English, double%20crossover%20interchange
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
What sets DCD design apart from the conventional diamond interchange is that it combines left-turning traffic with through traffic. This is accomplished by directing left-turning and through vehicles to the opposite side of the road at ramp terminals. The result is that, between ramp terminals, both directions of traffic travelling over the bridge switch from the right-hand side to the left-hand side of the road. 4, record 4, English, - diverging%20diamond%20interchange
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Autoroutes et voies rapides
- Réseaux routiers
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- échangeur avec sens de circulation inversés
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9changeur%20avec%20sens%20de%20circulation%20invers%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- échangeur avec sens de circulation doublement inversés 1, record 4, French, %C3%A9changeur%20avec%20sens%20de%20circulation%20doublement%20invers%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La différence de conception entre l'échangeur avec sens de circulation inversés et l'échangeur en losange classique réside dans l'association d’un mouvement de tourne-à-gauche et d’un mouvement de tout-droit. Ceci est obtenu, au niveau des extrémités de bretelles, en orientant vers la gauche les véhicules tournant à gauche ou allant tout droit. Par conséquent, entre les extrémités de bretelles, l'ensemble de ces véhicules, dans l'un et l'autre sens de circulation, passent de la droite à la gauche pour emprunter le pont. Deux phases de feux sont nécessaires, à la place des trois ou quatre phases habituelles. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9changeur%20avec%20sens%20de%20circulation%20invers%C3%A9s
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-05-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Road Traffic
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- right turn on red
1, record 5, English, right%20turn%20on%20red
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- RTOR 1, record 5, English, RTOR
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unless otherwise specified by traffic signal control signage, this practice permits a driver to proceed with a right turn on a red signal after stopping at signalized intersections. 2, record 5, English, - right%20turn%20on%20red
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It provides increased capacity and operational efficiency at a low cost. 2, record 5, English, - right%20turn%20on%20red
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Circulation routière
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- virage à droite au feu rouge
1, record 5, French, virage%20%C3%A0%20droite%20au%20feu%20rouge
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- VDFR 2, record 5, French, VDFR
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'entrée en vigueur du virage à droite au feu rouge permet au Québec d’harmoniser ses règles sur la circulation routière avec celles des autres administrations routières nord-américaines. [...] Le virage à droite au feu rouge est autorisé sur l'ensemble du territoire québécois, sauf sur l'île de Montréal et aux intersections où il y a un panneau d’interdiction. 3, record 5, French, - virage%20%C3%A0%20droite%20au%20feu%20rouge
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
virage à droite au feu rouge; VDFR : terme et abréviation surtout utilisés dans le contexte de l’entrée en vigueur du virage à droite au feu rouge au Québec. 4, record 5, French, - virage%20%C3%A0%20droite%20au%20feu%20rouge
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1995-02-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mesoanticyclone
1, record 6, English, mesoanticyclone
proposal
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- mésoanticyclone
1, record 6, French, m%C3%A9soanticyclone
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
circulation [...] anticyclonique à l’échelle d’un orage. 1, record 6, French, - m%C3%A9soanticyclone
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les valeurs de vorticité cyclonique et anticyclonique atteignent leurs maximums en moyenne ou haute troposphère, au niveau de plus forte vitesse verticale où la convergence s’annule. Le poids des précipitations formées à partir des gouttelettes de nuage diminue bientôt l'intensité des mouvements verticaux au centre du courant ascendant, il va alors se séparer en deux parties : celle située sur la droite par rapport au déplacement emporte une circulation cyclonique appelée mésocyclone, celle sur la gauche une circulation anticyclonique, le mésoanticyclone. 1, record 6, French, - m%C3%A9soanticyclone
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1995-02-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- mesocyclone
1, record 7, English, mesocyclone
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rotating thunderstorm updraft that may give rise to a tornado. Scientific American, April 1984. 1, record 7, English, - mesocyclone
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Doppler radars at King City and Carvel have gust front and microburst (applies only to the immediate 40 km from the radar) algorithms, in addition to the mesocyclone algorithm, which are helpful for real time diagnosis of radial velocity imagery. 2, record 7, English, - mesocyclone
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- mésocyclone
1, record 7, French, m%C3%A9socyclone
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
circulation cyclonique [...] à l’échelle d’un orage. 1, record 7, French, - m%C3%A9socyclone
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les valeurs de vorticité cyclonique et anticyclonique atteignent leurs maximums en moyenne ou haute troposphère, au niveau de plus forte vitesse verticale où la convergence s’annule. Le poids des précipitations formées à partir des gouttelettes de nuage diminue bientôt l'intensité des mouvements verticaux au centre du courant ascendant, il va alors se séparer en deux parties : celle située sur la droite par rapport au déplacement emporte une circulation cyclonique appelée mésocyclone, celle sur la gauche une circulation anticyclonique, le mésoanticyclone. 1, record 7, French, - m%C3%A9socyclone
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1982-05-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Road Traffic
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- platoon dispersion 1, record 8, English, platoon%20dispersion
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Circulation routière
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- dispersion d'un peloton 1, record 8, French, dispersion%20d%27un%20peloton
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Grâce aux modèles de simulation, on étudie la possibilité de résorber les pelotons de circulation, ou du moins de les répartir de façon plus lâche sur la voie congestionnée. Certaines variables entrent en jeu dans ce calcul, telles que les changements de direction(à droite et à gauche), le comportement des véhicules de tête et de queue du peloton(...) 1, record 8, French, - dispersion%20d%27un%20peloton
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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