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SAILLIE VERS [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- eye ridge
1, record 1, English, eye%20ridge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ocular ridge 1, record 1, English, ocular%20ridge
correct
- eye list 1, record 1, English, eye%20list
correct
- ocular band 1, record 1, English, ocular%20band
correct
- paired eye ridges 1, record 1, English, paired%20eye%20ridges
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[In a trilobite, the eye ridge is a] Raised band extending from [the] anterior end of [an] eye to or just back of [the] anterolateral angles of [the] glabella, usually simple, but may be bifid ... or trifid ... 1, record 1, English, - eye%20ridge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crête oculaire
1, record 1, French, cr%C3%AAte%20oculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ligne oculaire 1, record 1, French, ligne%20oculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La joue fixe [d’un Trilobite] est fréquemment traversée, au moins chez les formes primitives, par une saillie linéaire transversale ou oblique vers l'arrière, la «crête oculaire»(ligne oculaire), reliant l'œil à l'angle antéro-latéral de la glabelle. 1, record 1, French, - cr%C3%AAte%20oculaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lateral geniculate body
1, record 2, English, lateral%20geniculate%20body
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- optic thalamus 2, record 2, English, optic%20thalamus
correct
- corpus geniculatum externum 3, record 2, English, corpus%20geniculatum%20externum
Latin
- corpus geniculatum laterale 4, record 2, English, corpus%20geniculatum%20laterale
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An eminence of the metathalamus produced by the underlying lateral geniculate nucleus, just lateral to the medial geniculate body. It relays visual impulses from the optic tract to the calcarine cortex. 2, record 2, English, - lateral%20geniculate%20body
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- corps genouillé externe
1, record 2, French, corps%20genouill%C3%A9%20externe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- corps géniculé latéral 2, record 2, French, corps%20g%C3%A9nicul%C3%A9%20lat%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
- corps genouillé latéral 3, record 2, French, corps%20genouill%C3%A9%20lat%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
- CGL 4, record 2, French, CGL
correct, masculine noun
- CGL 4, record 2, French, CGL
- corpus geniculatum laterale 5, record 2, French, corpus%20geniculatum%20laterale
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Noyau du thalamus, situé dans le diencéphale au-dessous du pulvinar. 1, record 2, French, - corps%20genouill%C3%A9%20externe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il se présente sous forme d’une saillie arrondie et sert de relais synaptique aux voies optiques se dirigeant vers le cortex visuel. 1, record 2, French, - corps%20genouill%C3%A9%20externe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 5, record 2, French, - corps%20genouill%C3%A9%20externe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-11-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Textiles: Preparation and Processing
- Thread Spinning (Textiles)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- air jet texturing
1, record 3, English, air%20jet%20texturing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- air texturing 2, record 3, English, air%20texturing
correct
- air jet texturising 3, record 3, English, air%20jet%20texturising
correct
- air texturising 4, record 3, English, air%20texturising
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Texturising of continuous filament yarns by overfeeding into a high-pressure jet of air, to create a looped and more natural appearance yarn. 3, record 3, English, - air%20jet%20texturing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The filaments become entangled and form a yarn with high bulk and a soft surface. [Air jet texturising] can be used to combine two or more ends of different filaments or multiple ends of the same filaments to make a single end of yarn. 3, record 3, English, - air%20jet%20texturing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
- Filature (Textiles)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- texturation par jet d'air
1, record 3, French, texturation%20par%20jet%20d%27air
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- texturation par air 2, record 3, French, texturation%20par%20air
correct, feminine noun
- bouclage par jet d'air 3, record 3, French, bouclage%20par%20jet%20d%27air
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé [qui] consiste à acheminer deux ou plusieurs fils à différentes vitesses vers un jet d’air spécial pour former un seul fil maintenu par un écheveau de fibres dont certaines parties sont en saillie. 2, record 3, French, - texturation%20par%20jet%20d%27air
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un fil POY (fil partiellement étiré) trilobé brillant, à 26 filaments et 96 décitex, destiné à la texturation par jet d’air. 4, record 3, French, - texturation%20par%20jet%20d%27air
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’aspect obtenu est très similaire au coton. 2, record 3, French, - texturation%20par%20jet%20d%27air
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-03-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- flat iron
1, record 4, English, flat%20iron
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- flat-iron 2, record 4, English, flat%2Diron
correct
- flatiron 1, record 4, English, flatiron
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chevron
1, record 4, French, chevron
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- fer à repasser 2, record 4, French, fer%20%C3%A0%20repasser
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les ravins cataclinaux qui incisent les flancs d’un mont sont des rûs ou ruz. Entre deux ruz se dégage parfois un chevron(Angl. : flat-iron), saillie de forme triangulaire à pointe dirigée vers le sommet. 3, record 4, French, - chevron
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le Chasseral dont l’arête est séparée par le Val-de-Ruz comme la trace d’un fer à repasser sur un pli de nappe trop grand pour lui. 4, record 4, French, - chevron
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- chevron
1, record 4, Spanish, chevron
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-12-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hammer spur
1, record 5, English, hammer%20spur
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rearward projection on the top portion of an exposed hammer and which acts as a cocking aid. 2, record 5, English, - hammer%20spur
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the [hammer extension] is quite simple. It's ... a piece of rectangular stock with the hammer spur passing through a properly sized hole. 3, record 5, English, - hammer%20spur
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- crête de chien
1, record 5, French, cr%C3%AAte%20de%20chien
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- ergot 2, record 5, French, ergot
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Saillie pointée vers l'arrière sur la partie supérieure d’un chien externe et qui sert de prise pour l'armement. 1, record 5, French, - cr%C3%AAte%20de%20chien
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crête de chien : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 3, record 5, French, - cr%C3%AAte%20de%20chien
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1994-04-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- undercling hold
1, record 6, English, undercling%20hold
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- undercut hold 2, record 6, English, undercut%20hold
correct
- undercling 3, record 6, English, undercling
correct
- undercut 4, record 6, English, undercut
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... holds formed by solid flakes or undercut ledges [which] provide good upward pulls for the hands while the body leans out, "pushing" the feet against the rock. 5, record 6, English, - undercling%20hold
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- prise inversée
1, record 6, French, prise%20invers%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute prise dont l'aspérité ou la saillie est dirigée vers le bas au lieu de l'être vers le haut [...] 2, record 6, French, - prise%20invers%C3%A9e
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les prises inversées [...] ne s’utilisent qu’en opposition : les mains tirent dessus par un effort dirigé vers soi, tandis que les pieds exercent une poussée en sens contraire [...] 3, record 6, French, - prise%20invers%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-01-23
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- exsertile
1, record 7, English, exsertile
correct, adjective
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Possible to exsert or extrude. 1, record 7, English, - exsertile
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
exsertile vesicles; exsertion. 1, record 7, English, - exsertile
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- exsertile
1, record 7, French, exsertile
correct, adjective
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capable de faire saillie par dévagination, comme la trompe des vers marins. 1, record 7, French, - exsertile
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- trident acetabulum
1, record 8, English, trident%20acetabulum
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- triradiate acetabulum 2, record 8, English, triradiate%20acetabulum
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A flat acetabular roof with downward spike-like projections at its medial, lateral, and, sometimes, central aspects, seen in chondroectodermal dysplasia and asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia. [From REBON, 1988, pp. 3455, 3456.] 3, record 8, English, - trident%20acetabulum
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- aspect en trident
1, record 8, French, aspect%20en%20trident
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aspect du toit cotyloïdien, qui est horizontal avec deux éperons latéraux et parfois une saillie médiane convexe vers le bas, observé dans la dysplasie chondroectodermique et la dysplasie thoracique asphyxiante. [D'après EMSQU, 21132, B10, s. d., p. 8. ] 2, record 8, French, - aspect%20en%20trident
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aspect en trident (du cotyle). 2, record 8, French, - aspect%20en%20trident
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
source d : EMSQU, 31132, B10, s.d., p. 8. 2, record 8, French, - aspect%20en%20trident
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1988-11-08
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- milk vein
1, record 9, English, milk%20vein
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- subcutaneous abdominal vein 2, record 9, English, subcutaneous%20abdominal%20vein
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of two large veins visible on a cow's belly running from the udder. 3, record 9, English, - milk%20vein
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The milk veins are large and crooked and lead to large milk wells. 4, record 9, English, - milk%20vein
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- veine mammaire antérieure sous-abdominale
1, record 9, French, veine%20mammaire%20ant%C3%A9rieure%20sous%2Dabdominale
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- veine abdominale superficielle 2, record 9, French, veine%20abdominale%20superficielle
correct, feminine noun
- veine du lait 3, record 9, French, veine%20du%20lait
correct, feminine noun
- veine abdominale sous-cutanée 3, record 9, French, veine%20abdominale%20sous%2Dcutan%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- VEna subcutanea abdominis 4, record 9, French, VEna%20subcutanea%20abdominis
Latin
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les 2 veines mammaires antérieures sous-abdominales, recueillent le sang d’un réseau veineux superficiel, sous-cutané; ce sont ces veines qu'on devine par la saillie qu'elles font sur la peau de l'abdomen lorsqu'on observe une vache de profil et dont on peut suivre le trajet, au toucher, jusqu'au point où chacune pénètre dans la cavité abdominale, le point de pénétration étant un trou [dénommé] «fontaine du lait»(...) ;les veines mammaires antérieures sous-abdominales évacuent le sang vers la veine thoracique interne et la veine cave antérieure(...) 1, record 9, French, - veine%20mammaire%20ant%C3%A9rieure%20sous%2Dabdominale
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1981-11-06
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Fences and Enclosures
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- barbed wire supporting arm
1, record 10, English, barbed%20wire%20supporting%20arm
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- barbed wire extension arm 2, record 10, English, barbed%20wire%20extension%20arm
correct
- extension arm 3, record 10, English, extension%20arm
correct, see observation
- barbed wire arm support 2, record 10, English, barbed%20wire%20arm%20support
correct, see observation
- projection 4, record 10, English, projection
see observation
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Barbed wire supporting arm. Fabricated of heavy pressed steel, with provisions for attachment to corner and line posts. Arm usually supports three rows of barbed wire. 1, record 10, English, - barbed%20wire%20supporting%20arm
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for "extension arm" : This term occurs in Section 2.13Uni of Sweet's Catalog (Architectural). 5, record 10, English, - barbed%20wire%20supporting%20arm
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
for "barbed wire arm support" : The terms "barbed wire arm support" and "barbed wire extension arm" occur in Section 2.13Ch of Sweet's Catalog (Engineering). 5, record 10, English, - barbed%20wire%20supporting%20arm
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 3 OBS
for "projection" : This term occurs in Section HC02711 of the Government Master Specifications. 5, record 10, English, - barbed%20wire%20supporting%20arm
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Enceintes et clôtures
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- tige en saillie 1, record 10, French, tige%20en%20saillie
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- support 2, record 10, French, support
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lisière en surplomb(...), munie d’oeillets destinés à assujettir les traverses supérieures, et de tiges en saillie vers(l'extérieur)(l'intérieur) pour soutenir le fil barbelé en surplomb. Les tiges en saillie doivent être munies d’attaches à(100) mm d’intervalle permettant de maintenir 3 rangs de fil barbelé(...) 1, record 10, French, - tige%20en%20saillie
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce terme et son contexte se trouvent à la section Gc02711 des Devis Directeurs. 3, record 10, French, - tige%20en%20saillie
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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