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ATTAQUE SECONDAIRE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Tactics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- secondary attack
1, record 1, English, secondary%20attack
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A commander normally groups his forces so as to provide for a main attack, secondary attack, and reserve. The secondary attack is allocated minimum essential combat power and has the missions of deceiving the enemy as to the location of the main attack, of forcing him to commit his reserve prematurely and at the wrong place, and of fixing enemy troops in position so they cannot be shifted to oppose the main attack. 2, record 1, English, - secondary%20attack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tactique militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- attaque secondaire
1, record 1, French, attaque%20secondaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une attaque secondaire a été lancée au nord-ouest et les parachutistes allemands, qui risquent de se voir couper la retraite, se retirent d’Ortona. 1, record 1, French, - attaque%20secondaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
lancer une attaque secondaire 2, record 1, French, - attaque%20secondaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-07-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Weapon Systems (Land Forces)
- Military Tactics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lift fire
1, record 2, English, lift%20fire
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- stop fire 2, record 2, English, stop%20fire
correct, verb
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To stop and/or switch fire on the patrol commander’s order. 2, record 2, English, - lift%20fire
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'armes (Forces terrestres)
- Tactique militaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- interrompre le tir
1, record 2, French, interrompre%20le%20tir
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- arrêter le tir 2, record 2, French, arr%C3%AAter%20le%20tir
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] à la fin d’une attaque, l'artillerie est contrainte d’interrompre le tir assez tôt, car le contrôle secondaire est divisé et il en résulte un risque de toucher les troupes amies. 1, record 2, French, - interrompre%20le%20tir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Arrêter les tirs ou les rediriger sur les ordres du commandant de patrouille. 2, record 2, French, - interrompre%20le%20tir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Manganese Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gossan
1, record 3, English, gossan
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- gozzan 2, record 3, English, gozzan
correct
- gossan cap 3, record 3, English, gossan%20cap
correct
- capping 4, record 3, English, capping
correct, see observation
- iron hat 5, record 3, English, iron%20hat
correct
- colorados 6, record 3, English, colorados
correct, see observation
- gossan deposit 3, record 3, English, gossan%20deposit
- pacos ore 4, record 3, English, pacos%20ore
see observation
- rabban 7, record 3, English, rabban
rare
- iron gossan 8, record 3, English, iron%20gossan
- iron cap 8, record 3, English, iron%20cap
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An iron-bearing cover overlying a sulfide deposit and consisting essentially of a mass of hydrated iron oxides left by percolating waters. 2, record 3, English, - gossan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Goethite is the major constituent of the gossan at the surface of metalliferous veins ... 9, record 3, English, - gossan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Cornish term "gossan" is applied to chemically weathered, iron-stained outcrops of sulfide mineral deposits. Synonyms include the French "chapeau de fer", the German "eiserner Hut", and the Spanish "colorados". The term "pacos ore" is used in Bolivia for gossans over tin veins that are residually enriched in cassiterite. Most workers reserve the term "capping" for gossans over disseminated sulfide deposits of the porphyry copper type. 4, record 3, English, - gossan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Radioactive, supergene gossan. 3, record 3, English, - gossan
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chapeau de fer
1, record 3, French, chapeau%20de%20fer
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- chapeau d’oxydation 2, record 3, French, chapeau%20d%26rsquo%3Boxydation
correct, masculine noun
- chapeau oxydé 3, record 3, French, chapeau%20oxyd%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- chapeau ferrugineux 4, record 3, French, chapeau%20ferrugineux
correct, masculine noun
- colorados 5, record 3, French, colorados
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone ferrifère recouvrant un gisement sulfuré et constituée d’oxydes de fer laissés par les eaux de percolation. 6, record 3, French, - chapeau%20de%20fer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les constituants ferrugineux, et avant tout la pyrite, minéral dominant dans la plupart des gisements sulfurés, se transforment en limonite, sur place ou avec une certaine migration. Celle-ci mêlée au quartz peu attaqué et surtout à de la silice secondaire précipitée à l'état concrétionné, constitue le classique «chapeau de fer»(«gossan», en anglais) de beaucoup de gîtes métalliques. La structure est souvent cariée et vacuolaire, ou typiquement cloisonnée. 5, record 3, French, - chapeau%20de%20fer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lorsqu’un gisement d’origine magmatique, métamorphique, sédimentaire ou filonienne vient à affleurer, on observe sous l’influence de ces eaux une zone d’oxydation où les sulfures font place aux oxydes ou même aux métaux natifs. L’aspect de cette zone est souvent caractérisé par les oxydes de fer [...] d’où le nom de «chapeau de fer» qui lui a été attribué. 7, record 3, French, - chapeau%20de%20fer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Chapeaux oxydés. Dans la partie supérieure d’un corps minéralisé, par exemple un filon, entre la surface de la nappe phréatique et la surface du sol existe une zone aérée où percolent des eaux chargées d’oxygène et de gaz carbonique. Dans cette zone, le filon est oxydé; il y a formation de sulfates et d’hydroxydes ferriques. 3, record 3, French, - chapeau%20de%20fer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Chapeau de fer radioactif, supergène. 8, record 3, French, - chapeau%20de%20fer
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas de hierro y de manganeso
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- colorados
1, record 3, Spanish, colorados
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- sombrero de hierro 1, record 3, Spanish, sombrero%20de%20hierro
masculine noun
- montera 1, record 3, Spanish, montera
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-10-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Geochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- secondary enrichment
1, record 4, English, secondary%20enrichment
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An enrichment of a vein or orebody by minerals which have been taken into solution from one part of the vein or adjacent rocks and redeposited in another. 2, record 4, English, - secondary%20enrichment
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... groundwater affects the ores rather freely, and in the conversion from sulfide to sulfate, carbonate, oxide and different hydrated forms, there is further opportunity for separation of the metals and concentration of different ores at different levels ("secondary enrichment"). 3, record 4, English, - secondary%20enrichment
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Extreme secondary enrichment of diamonds (grades of 1000 c/m³) have been reported from favourable trap sites in placers and paleoplacers. 4, record 4, English, - secondary%20enrichment
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Secondary enrichment deposit. 4, record 4, English, - secondary%20enrichment
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géochimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- enrichissement secondaire
1, record 4, French, enrichissement%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- concentration secondaire 2, record 4, French, concentration%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'eau d’infiltration attaque assez facilement les minerais et [...] la transformation des sulfures en sulfates, carbonates, oxydes et différentes formes hydratées, apporte des possibilités supplémentaires de séparation des métaux et de concentration de différents minerais à différents niveaux(enrichissement secondaire). 3, record 4, French, - enrichissement%20secondaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Certains pièges dans les placers et les paléoplacers peuvent entraîner une concentration secondaire très élevée de diamants (teneur de 1 000 ct/m³). 2, record 4, French, - enrichissement%20secondaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Gisement d’enrichissement secondaire. 2, record 4, French, - enrichissement%20secondaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas metálicas
- Geoquímica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- enriquecimiento secundario
1, record 4, Spanish, enriquecimiento%20secundario
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-11-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Epidemiology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- secondary attack rate
1, record 5, English, secondary%20attack%20rate
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
attack rate: the rate of which new cases of a specific disease occur. 2, record 5, English, - secondary%20attack%20rate
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Épidémiologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- taux d’attaque secondaire
1, record 5, French, taux%20d%26rsquo%3Battaque%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] taux des nouveaux cas apparus dans une collectivité précise (famille) à la suite du premier cas. 2, record 5, French, - taux%20d%26rsquo%3Battaque%20secondaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Epidemiología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- tasa de ataque secundario
1, record 5, Spanish, tasa%20de%20ataque%20secundario
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-11-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Operations (Air Forces)
- Tactical Operations (Air Forces)
- CBRNE Operations
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- damage limitation
1, record 6, English, damage%20limitation
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
NORAD secondary mission of reducing the destructive effects of an attack. 2, record 6, English, - damage%20limitation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This can be accomplished through direct attrition of attacking forces as well as through passive measures such as civil preparedness, shelters, etc. 2, record 6, English, - damage%20limitation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... provision of warning and attack against Canada and the United States became the primary mission of the air defence system (the primary NORAD mission), the secondary mission being damage limitation and the third, airspace sovereignty. 3, record 6, English, - damage%20limitation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Opérations (Forces aériennes)
- Opérations tactiques (Forces aériennes)
- Opérations CBRNE
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- limitation des dégâts
1, record 6, French, limitation%20des%20d%C3%A9g%C3%A2ts
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mission secondaire du NORAD consistant à limiter les effets destructifs d’une attaque. 1, record 6, French, - limitation%20des%20d%C3%A9g%C3%A2ts
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette mission peut être réalisée par réduction directe des forces attaquantes ou par mise en place de mesures passives telles que protection civile, abris, etc. 1, record 6, French, - limitation%20des%20d%C3%A9g%C3%A2ts
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-03-21
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Advanced Technology Weapons
- Electronic Circuits Technology
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- channel wall
1, record 7, English, channel%20wall
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The curved-channel plates used for space science applications limit the threshold of the onset of ion feedback by limiting the kinetic energy attained by the ions within the channels prior to collision with the channel wall. 1, record 7, English, - channel%20wall
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Armes de haute technicité
- Technologie des circuits électroniques
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- paroi du canal
1, record 7, French, paroi%20du%20canal
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On utilise en recherche spatiale des plaques de microcanaux incurvées qui abaissent le seuil d’attaque des ions rétroactifs en limitant leur énergie cinétique au moment où ils entrent en collision avec la paroi du canal, l'énergie étant contenue au-dessous du seuil qui provoquerait une émission secondaire. 1, record 7, French, - paroi%20du%20canal
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-03-21
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Advanced Technology Weapons
- Electronic Circuits Technology
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- curved-channel plate
1, record 8, English, curved%2Dchannel%20plate
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The curved-channel plates used for space science applications limit the threshold of the onset of ion feedback by limiting the kinetic energy attained by the ions within the channels prior to collision with the channel wall. 1, record 8, English, - curved%2Dchannel%20plate
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Armes de haute technicité
- Technologie des circuits électroniques
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- plaque de microcanaux incurvée
1, record 8, French, plaque%20de%20microcanaux%20incurv%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 CONT
On utilise en recherche spatiale des plaques de microcanaux incurvées qui abaissent le seuil d’attaque des ions rétroactifs en limitant leur énergie cinétique au moment où ils entrent en collision avec la paroi du canal, l'énergie étant contenue au-dessous du seuil qui provoquerait une émission secondaire. 1, record 8, French, - plaque%20de%20microcanaux%20incurv%C3%A9e
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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