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PLU [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wheels (Mechanical Components)
- General Hardware
- Furniture Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- swivel caster
1, record 1, English, swivel%20caster
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- swivel castor 2, record 1, English, swivel%20castor
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An assembly including one or more wheel(s) on a housing ... which rotates freely around a vertical axis. 2, record 1, English, - swivel%20caster
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Swivel casters ... rotate on their vertical axis and make appliances and machines maneuverable. A swivel caster consists of a swivel bracket and one or two wheels. 1, record 1, English, - swivel%20caster
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
swivel castor: designation and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - swivel%20caster
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Roues (Composants mécaniques)
- Quincaillerie générale
- Industrie du meuble
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roulette pivotante
1, record 1, French, roulette%20pivotante
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble comprenant une ou plusieurs roue(s) sur monture [...] qui tourne librement autour d’un axe vertical. 1, record 1, French, - roulette%20pivotante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
roulette pivotante : désignation et définition normalisées par l’ISO. 2, record 1, French, - roulette%20pivotante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ruedas (Componentes mecánicos)
- Ferretería general
- Industria del mueble
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- rueda giratoria
1, record 1, Spanish, rueda%20giratoria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- rodaja giratoria 2, record 1, Spanish, rodaja%20giratoria
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las ruedas giratorias son fabricadas en acero inoxidable y poliuretano de inyección. Utilizadas para carros en la industria química y alimenticia, poseen excelentes características de deslizamiento y elasticidad [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - rueda%20giratoria
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-12-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nipple retraction
1, record 2, English, nipple%20retraction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nipple retraction when bilateral and lifelong is of no significance but when unilateral and recent indicates withdrawal by inflammatory or malignant tissue. 1, record 2, English, - nipple%20retraction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rétraction du mamelon
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9traction%20du%20mamelon
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rétraction mamelonnaire 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9traction%20mamelonnaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cancer du sein. Rétraction du mamelon : le mamelon est plus élevé que du côté opposé, il n’ occupe plu le centre de l'aréole. Cette rétraction est fixe, non réductible. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9traction%20du%20mamelon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rétraction du mamelon : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9traction%20du%20mamelon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-12-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bridging layer
1, record 3, English, bridging%20layer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rain fell as high as 1700 m in some areas, soaking the upper snowpack. Expect a raincrust to form below this elevation as temperatures begin to cool the next few days, and then expect this to be covered with additional new snow. There are a few weak layers in this storm snow and, while warm temperatures are helping heal these weaknesses, whumpfing and cracking was still reported in the Kootenay Pass area on a north facing slope at 2100 m. For the most part new snow is sticking well to the Christmas crust buried 50-70 cm deep. This crust is providing a good bridging layer for the weak facet and surface hoar crystals below the crust, but this layer still remains a concern. 1, record 3, English, - bridging%20layer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In avalanche forecasting, a bridging layer [= une couche dure] is a layer of strong (hard) snow that is often quick thick. Once a layer gets to a certain thickness and hardness, it has enough strength to absorb the load that is applied from above, thus preventing this load from triggering a weakness underneath this "bridge." If ever the "bridge" fails then the result is normally a very large avalanche. 2, record 3, English, - bridging%20layer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- couche de neige portante
1, record 3, French, couche%20de%20neige%20portante
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- couche portante 2, record 3, French, couche%20portante
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il semble qu'il ait plu très haut la veille(2400 m). Très bon regel jusqu'au lac [...] puis quelques centimètres de neige fraîche sur couche portante jusqu'au pas de l'Enchastraye. 3, record 3, French, - couche%20de%20neige%20portante
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En France, un manteau neigeux ou une couche de neige portante n’est pas nécessairement stable. Quand on dit, en France que «la neige porte», cela signifie qu’on ne s’y enfonce pas, notamment à pied. Ainsi une plaque de neige dure est portante, mais elle peut être instable. En France : on n’utilise pas le terme «portance». Ceci dit, s’il était utilisé, il serait relatif à la couche de surface du manteau neigeux. [source : spécialiste des risques d’avalanche, France.] 1, record 3, French, - couche%20de%20neige%20portante
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-08-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
- Regulations (Urban Studies)
- Environmental Law
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- land use plan
1, record 4, English, land%20use%20plan
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- land-use plan 2, record 4, English, land%2Duse%20plan
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plan that regulates the use of land with regard to the purpose, the place and the extent, and that is binding on every landowner. 3, record 4, English, - land%20use%20plan
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The concept of "set value" ... has direct application to determining impact significance on the basis of magnitude. Examples of these values include air or water quality standards, land use plans or other statutory environmental goals. If a variable is predicted to exceed, or is measured in excess of, a set value, then presumably the impact would be considered significant. 4, record 4, English, - land%20use%20plan
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Aménagement du territoire
- Réglementation (Urbanisme)
- Droit environnemental
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plan d'occupation du sol
1, record 4, French, plan%20d%27occupation%20du%20sol
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- plan d'occupation des sols 2, record 4, French, plan%20d%27occupation%20des%20sols
correct, masculine noun
- POS 3, record 4, French, POS
correct, masculine noun
- P.O.S. 4, record 4, French, P%2EO%2ES%2E
correct, masculine noun
- POS 3, record 4, French, POS
- plan d'utilisation des terres 5, record 4, French, plan%20d%27utilisation%20des%20terres
correct, masculine noun
- plan local d'urbanisme 6, record 4, French, plan%20local%20d%27urbanisme
correct, see observation, masculine noun, France
- PLU 6, record 4, French, PLU
correct, see observation, masculine noun, France
- PLU 6, record 4, French, PLU
- plan d'urbanisme directeur 7, record 4, French, plan%20d%27urbanisme%20directeur
see observation, masculine noun, France, obsolete
- P.U.D. 7, record 4, French, P%2EU%2ED%2E
see observation, masculine noun, France
- P.U.D. 7, record 4, French, P%2EU%2ED%2E
- plan d'aménagement 7, record 4, French, plan%20d%27am%C3%A9nagement
see observation, masculine noun, France, obsolete
- plan d'affectation 8, record 4, French, plan%20d%27affectation
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plan qui détermine le type, le lieu et le degré de l’utilisation du sol, parcelle par parcelle, et ayant force obligatoire pour chaque propriétaire foncier. 8, record 4, French, - plan%20d%27occupation%20du%20sol
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi [les] instruments [réglementaires et techniques à la disposition des élus et responsables locaux pour leur permettre de reconstruire la ville après le séisme], il y a lieu de citer le plan directeur d’aménagement et d’urbanisme et le plan d’occupation du sol. Le premier détermine l’usage des sols avec des structurations améliorées de l’organisation fonctionnelle et spatiale des zones urbaines et rurales alors que le second fixe la définition des droits d’usage du sol avec la nature et la destination des constructions autorisées et celles interdites. 1, record 4, French, - plan%20d%27occupation%20du%20sol
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le POS est composé au minimum d’un document graphique permettant d’identifier le parcellaire foncier, et d’un règlement qui définit les conditions de construction dans les différentes parties du territoire concerné. 8, record 4, French, - plan%20d%27occupation%20du%20sol
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Quand le POS devient PLU [...] la Ville de Versailles s’est engagée dans l'élaboration d’un Plan local d’Urbanisme(PLU), nouveau document d’urbanisme des communes qui a vocation à se substituer au Plan d’occupation des sols(POS). 9, record 4, French, - plan%20d%27occupation%20du%20sol
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Pour les communes le Plan Local d’Urbanisme(PLU) succède au Plan d’Occupation des Sols(POS). 10, record 4, French, - plan%20d%27occupation%20du%20sol
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
La loi Solidarité et Renouvellement Urbain(dite loi SRU) du 13 décembre 2000 a substitué le PLU au POS. 11, record 4, French, - plan%20d%27occupation%20du%20sol
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 OBS
D'après la Loi sur la solidarité et le renouvellement urbains(SRU), en France dans les communes, le plan d’occupation des sols(POS) est graduellement remplacé par le plan local d’urbanisme(PLU). 12, record 4, French, - plan%20d%27occupation%20du%20sol
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 6 OBS
Plan d’occupation des sols (P.O.S.) [...] Ce type de document a été institué en 1967 en remplacement des «Plans d’Urbanisme Directeur» (P.U.D.) qui avaient eux-mêmes succédé en 1958 aux anciens «Plans d’Aménagement». 7, record 4, French, - plan%20d%27occupation%20du%20sol
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Planificación de zonas (Urbanismo)
- Reglamentación (Urbanismo)
- Derecho ambiental
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- plan de ocupación de los suelos
1, record 4, Spanish, plan%20de%20ocupaci%C3%B3n%20de%20los%20suelos
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- plan de utilización de tierras 2, record 4, Spanish, plan%20de%20utilizaci%C3%B3n%20de%20tierras
masculine noun
- plan de aprovechamiento de la tierra 3, record 4, Spanish, plan%20de%20aprovechamiento%20de%20la%20tierra
masculine noun
- plan de uso de la tierra 3, record 4, Spanish, plan%20de%20uso%20de%20la%20tierra
masculine noun
- plan de ordenación territorial 3, record 4, Spanish, plan%20de%20ordenaci%C3%B3n%20territorial
masculine noun
- plan regulador de desarrollo 1, record 4, Spanish, plan%20regulador%20de%20desarrollo
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-01-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
- Regulations (Urban Studies)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- general land destination
1, record 5, English, general%20land%20destination
proposal
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One of the market problems is the variety of land destination in urbanized territories and suburban areas. The main reason is insufficient detail planning of these territories and cadastral measurement of land plots. In addition, it would be necessary to inventory land plots again and renew cartographic material - that would speed up land plot formation process. One probable solution is the participation of clearly outlined state and private capital in the processes mentioned abobe. 2, record 5, English, - general%20land%20destination
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Aménagement du territoire
- Réglementation (Urbanisme)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- destination générale des sols
1, record 5, French, destination%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20des%20sols
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- destination générale du sol 2, record 5, French, destination%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20du%20sol
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Plan Local de l'Urbanisme(PLU) devra être un document plus souple et plus simple que les Plans d’Occupation des Sols(POS). Il définira plus simplement la destination générale des sols et comportera moins de mentions obligatoires.-Le PLU présentera le projet urbain de la ou les commune(s), en particulier en matière de traitement des espaces publics, de paysage, d’environnement, et de renouvellement urbain.-Ainsi, les Plans Locaux de l'Urbanisme ne définiront plus simplement la destination générale des sols mais deviendront le cadre de référence des différentes actions d’aménagement d’une commune(ou de plusieurs communes). 3, record 5, French, - destination%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20des%20sols
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La carte régionale de destination générale des sols ne constitue qu’une représentation graphique à l’échelle du 1/150 000 des orientations et principes d’utilisation des sols exprimés dans le rapport du Schéma Directeur. 4, record 5, French, - destination%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20des%20sols
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] ces schémas directeurs déterminent, en particulier, la destination générale des sols, le tracé des équipements d’infrastructure, l’organisation général des transports. 5, record 5, French, - destination%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20des%20sols
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1992-10-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Surveying
- Mathematical Geography
- Arithmetic and Number Theory
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- modulus
1, record 6, English, modulus
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The absolute value of a complex number. 1, record 6, English, - modulus
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Arpentage
- Géographie mathématique
- Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- module
1, record 6, French, module
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre imaginaire. De tels nombres peuvent s’exprimer sous la forme trigonométrique pratique: ’ro’ (cos «omega» ’plus’ i sin «omega») où (...) ’ro’ est le module du nombre imaginaire. 1, record 6, French, - module
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1987-01-21
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Holidaying
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- vacation exchange program
1, record 7, English, vacation%20exchange%20program
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- vacation exchange programme 2, record 7, English, vacation%20exchange%20programme
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... they liked the Bahamas so much that they invested n a timesharing/time-exchange vacation plan. With the timesharing plan they could return to the Bahamas every year; with the optional exchange program they could go to another vacation resort instead. 1, record 7, English, - vacation%20exchange%20program
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Villégiature
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- programme d'échange de vacances
1, record 7, French, programme%20d%27%C3%A9change%20de%20vacances
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) leur séjour aux Bahamas leur a tellement plu qu'ils ont souscrit à un plan de vacances leur permettant de retourner aux Bahamas chaque année; et avec le programme d’échange facultatif qui accompagnait ce plan, ils pouvaient également se rendre à un autre lieu de villégiature. 1, record 7, French, - programme%20d%27%C3%A9change%20de%20vacances
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1986-03-04
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Group Dynamics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- insidious criticism
1, record 8, English, insidious%20criticism
proposal
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- masked criticism 1, record 8, English, masked%20criticism
proposal
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
masked, adj.: concealed, disguised, not apparent, etc. 2, record 8, English, - insidious%20criticism
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
insidious, adj.: operating in a slow or not easily apparent manner. 2, record 8, English, - insidious%20criticism
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Dynamique des groupes
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- critique larvée
1, record 8, French, critique%20larv%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
larvé, e, adj. : Qui ne s’est pas encore manifesté de manière nette : Voilà ce qui fit perdre toute vergogne aux augures de l’opposition ouverte ou larvée (Mauriac). 2, record 8, French, - critique%20larv%C3%A9e
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bien heureux encore si des critiques ouvertes ou larvées n’ ont pas plu sur lui une fois la décision prise. 1, record 8, French, - critique%20larv%C3%A9e
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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