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TYPE QUEUE [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
- Trucking (Road Transport)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- double road train
1, record 1, English, double%20road%20train
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- doubles 2, record 1, English, doubles
correct
- double-trailer 3, record 1, English, double%2Dtrailer
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] vehicle combination consisting of a road tractor and two semi-trailers. 2, record 1, English, - double%20road%20train
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. The semi-trailers are called lead trailer and second trailer. 2. A dolly can be used to convert the second semi-trailer to a trailer; the combination is then referred to as an A-train or C- train. 2, record 1, English, - double%20road%20train
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
double road train: term standardized by ISO in 1977. 4, record 1, English, - double%20road%20train
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
- Camionnage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- train double
1, record 1, French, train%20double
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- train routier double 2, record 1, French, train%20routier%20double
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- train routier 1, record 1, French, train%20routier
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de véhicules constitué d’un tracteur routier attelé à deux semi-remorques. 1, record 1, French, - train%20double
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. La première semi-remorque est appelée semi-remorque de tête et la seconde semi-remorque de queue. 2. La seconde semi-remorque peut être convertie en remorque par un diabolo convertisseur, pour former un train double de type A ou C. 1, record 1, French, - train%20double
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
train routier : Au Québec, le terme «train routier» est abusivement utilisé pour désigner le train double. 1, record 1, French, - train%20double
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
train routier double : terme normalisé par l’ISO en 1977. 3, record 1, French, - train%20double
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
- Transporte por camión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tren de doble semirremolque
1, record 1, Spanish, tren%20de%20doble%20semirremolque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Combinación de vehículos integrada por un tractor de carretera y dos semirremolques. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tren%20de%20doble%20semirremolque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. El primer semirremolque se llama semirremolque de cabeza y el segundo, semirremolque de cola. 2. Acoplando un convertidor al segundo semirremolque se lo convierte en remolque para formar un tren doble tipo A o C. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tren%20de%20doble%20semirremolque
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-09-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- deer mouse
1, record 2, English, deer%20mouse
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Peromyscus maniculatus 2, record 2, English, Peromyscus%20maniculatus
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The deer mouse derives its name from its bi-coloured coat, rufus above and white below, which resembles the coat of a deer. This is the ubiquitous native mouse. Away from city centres it may be found practically everywhere in Canada from Nova Scotia to Vancouver Island and from the international boundary north to Yukon Territory and Hudson Bay. ... The form of the deer mouse is typically murine, with a slender body, well-developed hind legs and a moderately long tail. 3, record 2, English, - deer%20mouse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mammal of the family Muridae. 4, record 2, English, - deer%20mouse
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- souris sylvestre
1, record 2, French, souris%20sylvestre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Peromyscus maniculatus 2, record 2, French, Peromyscus%20maniculatus
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le groupe des souris sylvestres, répandu sur tout le continent nord-américain, comprend au moins quarante sous-espèces dont six se rencontrent au Québec. La forme type [...] habite vers le nord jusqu'à la limite de la forêt septentrionale. Facile à identifier par ses quatre pattes blanches, ses parties supérieures grisâtres et sa queue bicolore, elle a la taille d’une souris ordinaire, de grandes oreilles et des yeux dont l'immensité trahit des habitudes nocturnes. 3, record 2, French, - souris%20sylvestre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère de la famille des Muridae. 4, record 2, French, - souris%20sylvestre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-09-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- black rat
1, record 3, English, black%20rat
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- house rat 2, record 3, English, house%20rat
correct
- roof rat 3, record 3, English, roof%20rat
correct
- Rattus rattus 4, record 3, English, Rattus%20rattus
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The roof rat, typical of the climbing rats, is smaller and more slender than the Norway rat and has a longer tail. The adult is about 38 centimetres long and weighs, on average, 225 grams. The naked tail exceeds the length of the head and the body. Roof rats are nimble climbers that can negotiate rough outer walls, and small diameter pipes, electric wires, telephone cables, vines and trees. By such means they gain access to building in various places, such as unscreened windows, roof ventilators, and unused chimneys. Their litter size numbers about seven young and their gestation period parallels that of the Norway rat. 5, record 3, English, - black%20rat
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mammal of the family Muridae. 6, record 3, English, - black%20rat
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rat noir
1, record 3, French, rat%20noir
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Rattus rattus 2, record 3, French, Rattus%20rattus
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le rat noir, rongeur type des rats grimpeurs, est plus petit et plus élancé que le surmulot, et sa queue est plus longue. Adulte, il mesure environ 38 cm de longueur et pèse, en moyenne, 225 g. La queue, nue, est un peu plus longue que la tête et le corps. Le rat noir est un grimpeur agile qui peut se déplacer sur des murs extérieurs rugueux, des tuyaux de petit diamètre, des fils électriques, des câbles téléphoniques, des vignes et des arbres. Grâce à cette agilité, il peut pénétrer dans les immeubles par divers endroits, comme les fenêtres non grillagées, les ventilateurs de toit et les cheminées non utilisées. La portée du rat noir comprend environ sept jeunes, et la période de gestation est semblable à celle du surmulot. 3, record 3, French, - rat%20noir
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère de la famille des Muridae. 4, record 3, French, - rat%20noir
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-05-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- classic supercell
1, record 4, English, classic%20supercell
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A supercell with "text-book" like features such as a well-defined hook echo on a radar scope and the precipitation core downwind of the wall cloud and rain free storm base. 2, record 4, English, - classic%20supercell
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Supercell [is] a thunderstorm with a persistent rotating updraft. Supercells are rare, but are responsible for a remarkably high percentage of severe weather events - especially tornadoes, extremely large hail and damaging straight-line winds. They frequently travel to the right of the main environmental winds (i.e., they are right movers). Radar characteristics often (but not always) include a hook or pendant, bounded weak echo region (BWER), V-notch, mesocyclone, and sometimes a TVS [Tornado Vortex Signature]. Visual characteristics often include a rain-free base (with or without a wall cloud), tail cloud, flanking line, overshooting top, and back-sheared anvil, all of which normally are observed in or near the right rear or southwest part of the storm. Storms exhibiting these characteristics often are called classic supercells; however HP (High Precipitation) storms and LP (Low Precipitation) storms also are supercell varieties. 3, record 4, English, - classic%20supercell
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The severe version of a worst-last storm is also a supercell type, and is either called a "classic supercell" (the standard supercell type) or an "LP (low-precipitation) supercell" - a dry-weather, high wind shear version. ... The classic supercell has a larger, darker appearance and accounts for most of the major tornado events everywhere. 4, record 4, English, - classic%20supercell
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- orage supercellulaire classique
1, record 4, French, orage%20supercellulaire%20classique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les orages de queue qui sont violents sont aussi de type supercellulaire; on les appelle des orages supercellulaires classiques ou à faibles précipitations(caractérisés par la présence d’air sec et d’un fort cisaillement du vent). [...] Les orages supercellulaires classiques sont de plus grande étendue et plus sombres; ce sont eux qui produisent la plupart des tornades, quelle que soit la région. 1, record 4, French, - orage%20supercellulaire%20classique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-01-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- theropod
1, record 5, English, theropod
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of various large carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs of the suborder Theropoda of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, characterized by bipedal locomotion, large jaws, and short forelimbs. 2, record 5, English, - theropod
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- théropode
1, record 5, French, th%C3%A9ropode
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- dinosaure thérapode 2, record 5, French, dinosaure%20th%C3%A9rapode
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À l'inverse des [Sauropodes], les théropodes(de «thêr», bête sauvage) sont bipèdes et carnivores. L'un d’eux, le cératosaure [...] mesure 5 mètres du bout du museau au bout de la queue. Ses membres postérieurs puissants lui permettaient de bondir sur des proies auxquelles il s’agrippait par les griffes recourbées de ses pattes. Sa tête, d’aspect féroce, est armée d’une soixantaine de dents coupantes et d’une corne nasale en fer de hache. Des protubérances frontales protègent ses yeux. À côté de ce type moyen existent des géants redoutables, les tyrannosaures, qui ont 15 mètres de long et possèdent un crâne plus grand et plus puissamment armé que celui d’aucun autre dinosaurien. Leurs dents crénelées atteignent 20 centimètres. 3, record 5, French, - th%C3%A9ropode
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-11-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Anoplotheridae
1, record 6, English, Anoplotheridae
correct, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Collective term not used in the singular. 2, record 6, English, - Anoplotheridae
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- anoplothéridés
1, record 6, French, anoploth%C3%A9rid%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Famille de mammifères fossiles de l’ordre des artiodactyles, dont le type est le genre anoplotherium. 2, record 6, French, - anoploth%C3%A9rid%C3%A9s
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'anoplotherium commun [...] était de la taille d’un tapir et montrait des caractères mixtes : un crâne de chameau, une dentition complète, des membres courts à 3 doigts armés d’ongles, faisant le passage entre la griffe et le sabot, et une longue queue. Il sert de type à la famille des anoplothéridés. 3, record 6, French, - anoploth%C3%A9rid%C3%A9s
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel d’usage (terme collectif). 4, record 6, French, - anoploth%C3%A9rid%C3%A9s
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1995-01-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- pelvic ring fracture type C2 1, record 7, English, pelvic%20ring%20fracture%20type%20C2
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
3 patients, injured after hand-gliding fall, presented at their admission, a fracture of the pelvis with associated lesions: - the first one had a pelvic ring fracture type C2 (according to TILE classification), several associated fractures (femur, ankle, wrist), and brain trauma. After ten days of coma, he complained of severe bilateral sciatica and deficit of the cauda equina... 1, record 7, English, - pelvic%20ring%20fracture%20type%20C2
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- fracture du bassin type C2
1, record 7, French, fracture%20du%20bassin%20type%20C2
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[M. X présentait] une fracture de la diaphyse fémorale droite, une fracture du pilon tibial gauche, une fracture du poignet droit, un traumatisme crânien avec coma vigil sans lésion intracrânienne au scanner et une fracture du bassin type C2(lésions bilatérales à instabilité rotatoire et verticale) dans la classification de Tile avec syndrome de la queue de cheval sévère et sciatique bilatérale hyperalgique. 1, record 7, French, - fracture%20du%20bassin%20type%20C2
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1991-03-07
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- demi-block
1, record 8, English, demi%2Dblock
correct, officially approved
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type of barrel construction in which two barrels are fastened together at the breech by a vertical dovetail. 1, record 8, English, - demi%2Dblock
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group. 2, record 8, English, - demi%2Dblock
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- demi-bloc
1, record 8, French, demi%2Dbloc
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de montage dans lequel deux canons sont assemblés au niveau de la chambre par une queue d’aronde verticale. 1, record 8, French, - demi%2Dbloc
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 2, record 8, French, - demi%2Dbloc
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1978-04-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- ichthyostega
1, record 9, English, ichthyostega
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The story of apsidospondyls began with the fishlike "Ichthyostega" and its relatives of Greenland. All were labyrinthodonts, having teeth with deeply crumpled enamel and thick skulls completely covered by bone. 1, record 9, English, - ichthyostega
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Ichthyostega
1, record 9, French, Ichthyostega
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est le "plus ancien Tétrapode" que nous connaissons.(...) Les dents sont aiguës; en section, l'ivoire forme des replis complexes : elles sont du "type labyrinthodonte".(...) Les "membres pairs" ont la même conformation que ceux des Amphibiens typiques(...) Une "nageoire impaire", soutenue par des rayons dermiques semblables à ceux des poissons, ainsi que par les épines neurales, les épines hémales et l'urostyle, borde la queue. 1, record 9, French, - Ichthyostega
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1978-01-24
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- plesiosaur
1, record 10, English, plesiosaur
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- plesiosauria 2, record 10, English, plesiosauria
Latin
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amphibious or marine reptiles of the Triassic Period and later, having a long neck and two pairs of five-toed paddles with many phalanges. 2, record 10, English, - plesiosaur
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] any of an extinct order (Plesiosauria) of large water reptiles of the Mesozoic Era, characterized by a small head, long neck, short tail, and four paddlelike limbs. 1, record 10, English, - plesiosaur
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Most were purely aquatic but a few with more elongated limbs could probably also move on land. 2, record 10, English, - plesiosaur
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- plésiosaure
1, record 10, French, pl%C3%A9siosaure
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- plesiosauria 2, record 10, French, plesiosauria
Latin
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le second type de reptiles nageurs est représenté par les plésiosaures(de «plêsios», voisin; «sauros», lézard) [...] Leur corps a la forme d’un tonnelet que limitent des côtes robustes et que prolongent un long cou et une longue queue. La tête est petite. [...] Les ceintures des membres forment bouclier sur la face ventrale et portent des nageoires égales, allongées et toujours à cinq doigts [...] 1, record 10, French, - pl%C3%A9siosaure
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1978-01-13
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
- Paleontology
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- stereospondylous
1, record 11, English, stereospondylous
correct, adjective
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single whole ... 1, record 11, English, - stereospondylous
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
- Paléontologie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- stéréospondyle
1, record 11, French, st%C3%A9r%C3%A9ospondyle
correct, adjective
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On a [...] distingué trois types de Vertèbre temnospondyle :[...] [troisième] type Stéréospondyle(étymologiquement :[...] solide; [...] vertèbre), chaque vertèbre ne comprend que l'intercentre et l'arc neural. On observe souvent, dans les vertèbres de la queue ou de l'arrière du corps, un intercentre voûté en demi-lune autour de la notochorde comme chez les Rachitomes [...]. Les stéréospondyles sont triasiques. A l'Éotrias, on assiste à la transformation de la vertèbre rachitome en vertèbre stéréospondyle [...] 1, record 11, French, - st%C3%A9r%C3%A9ospondyle
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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