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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-12-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- monopolar magnetic head
1, record 1, English, monopolar%20magnetic%20head
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- unipolar magnetic head 1, record 1, English, unipolar%20magnetic%20head
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tête magnétique monopolaire
1, record 1, French, t%C3%AAte%20magn%C3%A9tique%20monopolaire
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
Tête magnétique ne comportant qu'une seule pièce polaire active au voisinage de laquelle passe le support magnétique d’enregistrement. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation. ] 1, record 1, French, - t%C3%AAte%20magn%C3%A9tique%20monopolaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tête magnétique monopolaire : terme normalisé par l’AFNOR. 2, record 1, French, - t%C3%AAte%20magn%C3%A9tique%20monopolaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-08-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
- Indigenous Arts and Culture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pebble tool
1, record 2, English, pebble%20tool
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The earliest and most primitive type of recognizable artifact made by striking a few flakes from the edge of a pebble or nodule to produce an irregular working edge. 1, record 2, English, - pebble%20tool
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
- Arts et culture autochtones
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- outil sur galet
1, record 2, French, outil%20sur%20galet
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Outil sur galet : base négative façonnée en vue de l'établissement d’une partie active, sans que la morphologie générale de la pièce s’éloigne réellement de celle du support. 2, record 2, French, - outil%20sur%20galet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-03-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Medical Instruments and Devices
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- contra-angle
1, record 3, English, contra%2Dangle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A handpiece] in which the shaft of the rotary instrument is set at a desire angle through the use of two, or sometimes more, bends or angles, used to reach areas in the oral cavity that are difficult to access. 1, record 3, English, - contra%2Dangle
Record 3, Key term(s)
- contra-angle handpiece
- contra angle handpiece
- contra angle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et appareillages médicaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contre-angle
1, record 3, French, contre%2Dangle
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pièce à main à contre-angle 1, record 3, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20%C3%A0%20main%20%C3%A0%20contre%2Dangle
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce à main à angle droit comportant en outre un ou plusieurs angles disposés de façon à ramener la partie active de l'outil approximativement dans le prolongement de l'axe principal de la pièce à main. 1, record 3, French, - contre%2Dangle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contre-angle; pièce à main à contre-angle : termes normalisés par l’AFNOR. 2, record 3, French, - contre%2Dangle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - external organization data 2002-02-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Security
- Radiation Protection
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- safe state 1, record 4, English, safe%20state
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Every room in which Class II prescribed equipment is located shall be equipped with emergency stop buttons located as specified in subsection (9) that, when any one of them is pressed, cause all Class II prescribed equipment in the room to automatically revert to a safe state until the pressed button is reset and a switch on the control console of the equipment is activated. 1, record 4, English, - safe%20state
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Regulation cited: Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations. 2, record 4, English, - safe%20state
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité
- Radioprotection
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- état sécuritaire
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9tat%20s%C3%A9curitaire
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pièces dans lesquelles se trouve de l'équipement réglementé de catégorie II sont munies de boutons d’arrêt d’urgence placés aux endroits prévus au paragraphe(9) qui, lorsque l'un d’eux est activé, font en sorte que tout équipement réglementé de catégorie II se trouvant dans la pièce retourne à l'état sécuritaire et ne peut être réutilisé avant que le bouton ait été relancé et qu'un commutateur du pupitre de commande ait été activé. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9tat%20s%C3%A9curitaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Règlement cité : Règlement sur les installations nucléaires et l’équipement réglementé de catégorie II. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%A9tat%20s%C3%A9curitaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - external organization data 2002-02-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Security Devices
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Radiation Protection
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- emergency stop button 1, record 5, English, emergency%20stop%20button
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Every room in which Class II prescribed equipment is located shall be equipped with emergency stop buttons located as specified in subsection (9) that, when any one of them is pressed, cause all Class II prescribed equipment in the room to automatically revert to a safe state until the pressed button is reset and a switch on the control console of the equipment is activated. [Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations] 2, record 5, English, - emergency%20stop%20button
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Dispositifs de sécurité
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Radioprotection
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bouton d’arrêt d’urgence
1, record 5, French, bouton%20d%26rsquo%3Barr%C3%AAt%20d%26rsquo%3Burgence
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pièces dans lesquelles se trouve de l'équipement réglementé de catégorie II sont munies de boutons d’arrêt d’urgence placés aux endroits prévus au paragraphe(9) qui, lorsque l'un d’eux est activé, font en sorte que tout équipement réglementé de catégorie II se trouvant dans la pièce retourne à l'état sécuritaire et ne peut être réutilisé avant que le bouton ait été relancé et qu'un commutateur du pupitre de commande ait été activé. [Règlement sur les installations nucléaires et l'équipement réglementé de catégorie II] 2, record 5, French, - bouton%20d%26rsquo%3Barr%C3%AAt%20d%26rsquo%3Burgence
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-01-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Remote Sensing
- Spacecraft
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- transmit/receive module
1, record 6, English, transmit%2Freceive%20module
correct, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- TRM 2, record 6, English, TRM
correct, officially approved
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- transmit-receive module 3, record 6, English, transmit%2Dreceive%20module
correct
- T/R module 4, record 6, English, T%2FR%20module
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The SAR contains sophisticated electronics that feed a state-of-the-art distributed active phased-array antenna consisting of 512 transmit/receive modules (TRMs) with radio frequency (RF) and power distribution networks. Each TRM feeds a dual-polarization patch radiated subarray. This provides increased flexibility and capability over other commercial SAR remote sensing satellites. Thus, RADARSAT-2 will offer high quality products, including selectable polarization and fully polarimetric data, ultra-fine images with spatial resolution of 3 m, and a moving object detection experiment (MODEX) imaging mode. 2, record 6, English, - transmit%2Freceive%20module
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transmit/receive module; TRM: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 5, record 6, English, - transmit%2Freceive%20module
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Télédétection
- Engins spatiaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- module d’émission et de réception
1, record 6, French, module%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9mission%20et%20de%20r%C3%A9ception
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- TRM 2, record 6, French, TRM
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- module E/R 3, record 6, French, module%20E%2FR
correct, masculine noun
- TRM 4, record 6, French, TRM
correct, masculine noun
- TRM 4, record 6, French, TRM
- module de transmission-réception 2, record 6, French, module%20de%20transmission%2Dr%C3%A9ception
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le SAR comprend un système électronique sophistiqué qui alimente une antenne active à réseau d’éléments en phase qui consiste en 512 modules de transmission-réception(TRM) avec des réseaux de distribution de puissance et fréquences radio. Chaque TRM alimente une pièce à polarisation double du sous-réseau. Ceci permet une flexibilité et une capacité accrues par rapport aux satellites SAR commerciaux existants. RADARSAT-2 sera donc en mesure de générer des produits de très haute qualité incluant une sélection de polarisation et des données polarimétriques, un mode d’imagerie ultra-fin d’une résolution spatiale de trois mètres, ainsi qu'un mode expérimental de détection des objets en mouvements(MODEX). 2, record 6, French, - module%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9mission%20et%20de%20r%C3%A9ception
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
module d’émission et de réception; TRM : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 2, record 6, French, - module%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9mission%20et%20de%20r%C3%A9ception
Record 6, Key term(s)
- module émission-réception
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-01-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Protection of Life
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- tracking transmitter 1, record 7, English, tracking%20transmitter
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des personnes
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- émetteur sonore
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9metteur%20sonore
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Petit appareil, de la grosseur d’une pièce de monnaie, que les enfants portent à la ceinture et qui émet un signal sonore de détresse lorsqu'il est activé. 1, record 7, French, - %C3%A9metteur%20sonore
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1990-03-06
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- working part 1, record 8, English, working%20part
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- pièce mobile
1, record 8, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20mobile
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- élément travaillant 2, record 8, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20travaillant
masculine noun
- pièce travaillante 2, record 8, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20travaillante
feminine noun
- pièce active 2, record 8, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20active
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1986-10-20
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- parting tool
1, record 9, English, parting%20tool
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- cutting-off tool 1, record 9, English, cutting%2Doff%20tool
correct
- cut-off tool 2, record 9, English, cut%2Doff%20tool
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A narrow-bladed cutting tool which is used to cut off work while it is rotating in a lathe chuck. 3, record 9, English, - parting%20tool
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Tournage sur métaux
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- outil à tronçonner
1, record 9, French, outil%20%C3%A0%20tron%C3%A7onner
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil à arête tranchante de faible largeur utilisé pour sectionner une pièce en rotation. Dans la plupart des cas, il s’agit d’un outil à saigner dont la partie active est de longueur suffisante. 2, record 9, French, - outil%20%C3%A0%20tron%C3%A7onner
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Définition rédigée par le comité interentreprises de la terminologie de l’usinage et des machines-outils. 2, record 9, French, - outil%20%C3%A0%20tron%C3%A7onner
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1980-10-16
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- contra-angle handpiece 1, record 10, English, contra%2Dangle%20handpiece
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A right-angle handpiece with one or more additional angles so placed as to bring the working head of the tool approximately into line with the main axis of the handpiece. 1, record 10, English, - contra%2Dangle%20handpiece
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- pièce à main à contre-angle 1, record 10, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20%C3%A0%20main%20%C3%A0%20contre%2Dangle
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(dite [contre-angle]) :Pièce à main à angle droit comportant, en outre, un ou plusieurs angle(s) disposé(s) de façon à ramener approximativement la partie active de l'outil dans le prolongement de l'axe principal de la pièce à main. 1, record 10, French, - pi%C3%A8ce%20%C3%A0%20main%20%C3%A0%20contre%2Dangle
Record 10, Key term(s)
- contre-angle
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1980-10-16
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- power-operated burnisher 1, record 11, English, power%2Doperated%20burnisher
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A rotary instrument with a smooth or ribbed working head used in a handpiece for polishing a metal surface and for the spinning of thin metallic margins at the cavo-surface angle. 1, record 11, English, - power%2Doperated%20burnisher
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- brunissoir rotatif 1, record 11, French, brunissoir%20rotatif
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Outil rotatif, à partie active lisse ou côtelée, se montant sur une pièce à main et destiné à égaliser les surfaces métalliques et à améliorer l'adaptation des obturations métalliques aux bords de la cavité. 1, record 11, French, - brunissoir%20rotatif
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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