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RAISON FONDAMENTALE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
- Military Strategy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- strategic aerospace doctrine
1, record 1, English, strategic%20aerospace%20doctrine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Strategic aerospace doctrine in the CF [Canadian Forces] expresses fundamental and enduring principles that describe and guide the proper application of aerospace power. Because of its fundamental and enduring nature, strategic doctrine provides broad and continuing guidance on how aerospace forces are best organized and employed. 1, record 1, English, - strategic%20aerospace%20doctrine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
- Stratégie militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- doctrine aérospatiale stratégique
1, record 1, French, doctrine%20a%C3%A9rospatiale%20strat%C3%A9gique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La doctrine aérospatiale stratégique des FC [Forces canadiennes] se veut l'expression des principes fondamentaux et durables qui décrivent et guident l'utilisation adéquate de la puissance aérospatiale. En raison de sa nature fondamentale et durable, la doctrine stratégique assure un encadrement flexible et permanent de l'organisation et de l'emploi optimal des forces aérospatiales. 1, record 1, French, - doctrine%20a%C3%A9rospatiale%20strat%C3%A9gique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-04-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Rights and Freedoms
- Constitutional Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- principles of fundamental justice
1, record 2, English, principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fondamental justice principles 2, record 2, English, fondamental%20justice%20principles
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The Supreme] Court has often stated that in discerning the principles of fundamental justice governing a particular case, it is helpful to look at the common law and legislative history of the offence in question. 3, record 2, English, - principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... in the context of a detention review, fundamental justice principles must be kept in mind ... 4, record 2, English, - principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The principles of fundamental justice require that each person, considered individually, be treated fairly by the law. 3, record 2, English, - principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
principles of fundamental justice; fundamental justice principles: terms usually used in the plural. 5, record 2, English, - principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
Record 2, Key term(s)
- principle of fundamental justice
- fundamental justice principle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Droits et libertés
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- principes de justice fondamentale
1, record 2, French, principes%20de%20justice%20fondamentale
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les principes de justice fondamentale exigent que chacun, pris individuellement, soit traité équitablement par la loi. 2, record 2, French, - principes%20de%20justice%20fondamentale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pour définir les principes de justice fondamentale qui régissent un cas particulier, il est utile de se reporter à la common law et à l'historique législatif de l'infraction en cause et, en particulier, à la raison d’être de la pratique [...] et les principes qui la sous-tendent. 2, record 2, French, - principes%20de%20justice%20fondamentale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
principes de justice fondamentale : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 3, record 2, French, - principes%20de%20justice%20fondamentale
Record 2, Key term(s)
- principe de justice fondamentale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-12-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Management (General)
- Management Theory
- Psychology (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- appreciative inquiry
1, record 3, English, appreciative%20inquiry
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- AI 1, record 3, English, AI
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Appreciative inquiry is a particular way of asking questions and envisioning the future that fosters positive relationships and builds on the basic goodness in a person, a situation, or an organization. In so doing, it enhances a system's capacity for collaboration and change... The basic idea is to build organizations around what works, rather than trying to fix what doesn't. It is the opposite of problem solving. Instead of focusing gaps and inadequacies to find blame and remediate skills or practices, AI focuses on how to create more of the occasional exceptional performance that is occurring because a core of strengths is aligned. 1, record 3, English, - appreciative%20inquiry
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
- Théories de la gestion
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- interrogation appréciative
1, record 3, French, interrogation%20appr%C3%A9ciative
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- IA 1, record 3, French, IA
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'interrogation appréciative désigne une manière particulière de poser des questions et d’envisager l'avenir, qui favorise les relations positives et repose sur la bonté fondamentale chez une personne, dans une situation ou dans une organisation. Ce faisant, elle renforce la capacité d’un système sur le plan de la collaboration et du changement [...] Il s’agit de s’organiser selon ce qui fonctionne, plutôt que d’essayer de corriger ce qui ne fonctionne pas. C'est à l'opposé de la résolution de problèmes. Au lieu de mettre l'accent sur les écarts et faiblesses pour trouver ce qui ne va pas et remédier aux lacunes liées aux compétences ou aux pratiques, l'IA s’efforce de reproduire davantage le rendement exceptionnel atteint occasionnellement en raison de l'alignement de composantes de base. 1, record 3, French, - interrogation%20appr%C3%A9ciative
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-07-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- gyroscopic inertia
1, record 4, English, gyroscopic%20inertia
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- rigidity in space 2, record 4, English, rigidity%20in%20space
correct
- rigidity 3, record 4, English, rigidity
correct
- gyro's rigidity in space 4, record 4, English, gyro%27s%20rigidity%20in%20space
correct
- gyroscopic rigidity in space 5, record 4, English, gyroscopic%20rigidity%20in%20space
correct
- fixity 3, record 4, English, fixity
correct
- principle of rigidity in space 6, record 4, English, principle%20of%20rigidity%20in%20space
correct
- gyroscopic effect 7, record 4, English, gyroscopic%20effect
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The tendency of any rotating body, if undisturbed, to maintain its plane of rotation. 5, record 4, English, - gyroscopic%20inertia
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rigidity in space. The gyroscope resists turning. When it is "gimbaled" (free to move in a given direction) such that it is free to move either in 1, 2 or 3 dimensions, any surface such as an instrument dial attached to the gyro assembly will remain rigid in space even though the case of the gyro turns. The attitude indicator (AI) and the heading indicator (HI) use this property of rigidity in space for their operation. 6, record 4, English, - gyroscopic%20inertia
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The turning of the frisbee mostly produces "stability", that is the spinning keeps the frisbee level in flight due to the "gyroscopic" effect, i.e. any spinning disc likes to stay spinning at the same angle. 8, record 4, English, - gyroscopic%20inertia
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
A gyroscope is any rotating body that exhibits two fundamental properties: gyroscopic inertia, or rigidity in space, and precession, the tilting of the axis at right angles to any force tending to alter the plane of rotation. These properties are inherent in all rotating bodies, including the earth itself. 9, record 4, English, - gyroscopic%20inertia
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
To remain rigid in space. 6, record 4, English, - gyroscopic%20inertia
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- inertie gyroscopique
1, record 4, French, inertie%20gyroscopique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- effet gyroscopique 2, record 4, French, effet%20gyroscopique
correct, masculine noun
- principe de la fixité dans l'espace 3, record 4, French, principe%20de%20la%20fixit%C3%A9%20dans%20l%27espace
correct, masculine noun
- fixité 4, record 4, French, fixit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- fixité dans l'espace 5, record 4, French, fixit%C3%A9%20dans%20l%27espace
correct, feminine noun
- immobilité dans l'espace 6, record 4, French, immobilit%C3%A9%20dans%20l%27espace
correct, feminine noun
- loi de fixité 7, record 4, French, loi%20de%20fixit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- inertialité 8, record 4, French, inertialit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- fixité dans l'espace absolu 8, record 4, French, fixit%C3%A9%20dans%20l%27espace%20absolu
correct, feminine noun
- fixité de l'axe propre du gyroscope 9, record 4, French, fixit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27axe%20propre%20du%20gyroscope
feminine noun
- rigidité dans l'espace 3, record 4, French, rigidit%C3%A9%20dans%20l%27espace
see observation, feminine noun
- principe de la rigidité dans l'espace 3, record 4, French, principe%20de%20la%20rigidit%C3%A9%20dans%20l%27espace
see observation, masculine noun
- principe de la rigidité gyroscopique dans l'espace 3, record 4, French, principe%20de%20la%20rigidit%C3%A9%20gyroscopique%20dans%20l%27espace
see observation, masculine noun
- rigidité gyroscopique 10, record 4, French, rigidit%C3%A9%20gyroscopique
see observation, feminine noun
- fixité gyroscopique 11, record 4, French, fixit%C3%A9%20gyroscopique
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tendance qu’a un corps en rotation de maintenir son plan de rotation s’il n’est pas dérangé. 3, record 4, French, - inertie%20gyroscopique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'inertie gyroscopique, appelée aussi effet gyroscopique, constitue la propriété fondamentale des gyroscopes. [...] Il s’agit d’un principe selon lequel tous les objets résistent naturellement à l'accélération ou au changement de direction.(Par exemple, les occupants d’une voiture sont projetés vers l'avant quand celle-ci s’arrête brusquement parce qu'en raison de leur inertie, les corps continuent leur mouvement vers l'avant même si la voiture s’est arrêtée.) Lorsqu'on parle d’inertie gyroscopique, on fait allusion à l'inertie que possède un corps qui tourne. Tous les objets tournant autour d’un axe ont tendance à maintenir une orientation fixe, c'est-à-dire une direction de rotation et une position fixes, si aucune force n’ intervient. En d’autres mots, un objet qui tourne a tendance à rester dans la même position. 2, record 4, French, - inertie%20gyroscopique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un gyroscope [...] utilise [...] la propriété caractéristique d’inertialité (fixité dans l’espace absolu), totale ou partielle de certains phénomènes physiques. 8, record 4, French, - inertie%20gyroscopique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certains spécialistes contestent l’emploi du terme «rigidité» qui semble être un calque de l’anglais occasionnant un non-sens en français. 11, record 4, French, - inertie%20gyroscopique
Record 4, Key term(s)
- fixité gyroscopique
- propriété de fixité de l'axe propre du gyroscope
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-08-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Protection of Life
- Petroleum Technology - Safety
- Research and Development (Petroleum Tech.)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- escape, evacuation and rescue
1, record 5, English, escape%2C%20evacuation%20and%20rescue
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- EER 1, record 5, English, EER
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As the offshore oil industry continues to grow in eastern Canada, both government and industry recognize the need for continuous research and information dissemination in safety issues for the offshore oil industry. As well, it has become imperative that offshore escape, evacuation and rescue (EER) standards are developed and implemented. 1, record 5, English, - escape%2C%20evacuation%20and%20rescue
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des personnes
- Sécurité (Technologie pétrolière)
- Recherche et développement (Technol. pétrol.)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- sortie, évacuation et sauvetage
1, record 5, French, sortie%2C%20%C3%A9vacuation%20et%20sauvetage
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- SES 1, record 5, French, SES
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En raison de l'augmentation soutenue du forage marin, le gouvernement et l'industrie du pétrole reconnaissent l'importance fondamentale de la recherche continue et de la diffusion de renseignements sur la sécurité de l'industrie pétrolière en mer. L'élaboration et la mise en place de normes de sortie, d’évacuation et de sauvetage(SES) en mer sont également devenues essentielles. 1, record 5, French, - sortie%2C%20%C3%A9vacuation%20et%20sauvetage
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-05-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
- Thermonuclear fusion
- Atomic Physics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- plasma confinement
1, record 6, English, plasma%20confinement
correct, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- plasma containment 2, record 6, English, plasma%20containment
correct, standardized
- confinement of a plasma 3, record 6, English, confinement%20of%20a%20plasma
correct
- containment of a plasma 3, record 6, English, containment%20of%20a%20plasma
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Operation in plasma physics or nuclear fusion experiments intended to prevent, in an effective and sufficiently prolonged manner, the particles of a plasma from striking the walls of the container in which this plasma is produced. 4, record 6, English, - plasma%20confinement
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plasma confinement; plasma containment: terms and definition standardized by ISO. 5, record 6, English, - plasma%20confinement
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Fusion thermonucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- confinement d'un plasma
1, record 6, French, confinement%20d%27un%20plasma
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- confinement du plasma 2, record 6, French, confinement%20du%20plasma
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans les expériences de physique des plasmas ou de fusion nucléaire, opération destinée à empêcher, de manière efficace et suffisamment prolongée, les particules d’un plasma de frapper les parois du conteneur dans lequel ce plasma est produit. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO.] 3, record 6, French, - confinement%20d%27un%20plasma
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le confinement du plasma est une exigence fondamentale pour obtenir une énergie nette d’un plasma de fusion. La raison est que la diffusion est d’au moins un ordre de grandeur plus probable que les réactions de fusion. Par suite le plasma se disperserait sans confinement avant que des réactions de fusion en nombre suffisant prennent place. 3, record 6, French, - confinement%20d%27un%20plasma
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
confinement d’un plasma : terme normalisé par l’ISO. 4, record 6, French, - confinement%20d%27un%20plasma
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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