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Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astronautics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- space transportation system
1, record 1, English, space%20transportation%20system
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plans and programs are being formulated with the goal to ensure the nation is pursuing the best trajectory for the future of human spaceflight—one that is safe, innovative, affordable and sustainable. … it would take a combination of evolutionary and revolutionary space transportation systems to achieve that goal. The latter systems would use revolutionary propulsion systems; they would be reusable; and they would manifest aircraft-like operations for Earth to low Earth orbit (LEO) transportation. 1, record 1, English, - space%20transportation%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astronautique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système de transport spatial
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20transport%20spatial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les systèmes de transport spatial [...] mettent en jeu un nombre important de phénomènes physiques complexes, pluridisciplinaires et dans des conditions de fonctionnement régulièrement aux frontières de la connaissance scientifique et de la maitrise technique de ces phénomènes. [On couvre] les domaines [...] principaux des systèmes de transport spatial : système(y compris interactions entre véhicule et pas de tir), propulsion liquide, propulsion solide, structure et matériaux. 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20transport%20spatial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Astronáutica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema de transporte espacial
1, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20de%20transporte%20espacial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El turismo espacial [...] seguirá expandiéndose a medida que económicamente sea más accesible. Sin embargo, la realización de esta enorme expansión prevista dependerá en gran medida de la seguridad de los sistemas de transporte espacial. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sistema%20de%20transporte%20espacial
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-10-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Chemistry
- Various Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- industrial chemist
1, record 2, English, industrial%20chemist
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Industrial chemists work with chemical engineers to turn breakthroughs in chemical science into mass-produced goods. 1, record 2, English, - industrial%20chemist
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Chimie
- Industries diverses
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chimiste industriel
1, record 2, French, chimiste%20industriel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- chimiste industrielle 2, record 2, French, chimiste%20industrielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une chimiste industrielle doit avoir une solide connaissance des principes chimiques et être capable d’appliquer ces connaissances de manière pratique pour résoudre des problèmes industriels. Elle doit faire preuve d’innovation et de créativité dans la recherche de nouvelles formules ou améliorations de processus. 2, record 2, French, - chimiste%20industriel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-02-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Human Relations
- Language Rights
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- minority environment
1, record 3, English, minority%20environment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Strengthening governance mechanisms adopting a participatory approach towards relations with communities and other interested parties implementing programs and policies based on reliable data and an in-depth knowledge of the minority environment ... 1, record 3, English, - minority%20environment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des relations humaines
- Droit linguistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- milieu minoritaire
1, record 3, French, milieu%20minoritaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Adopter une approche participative dans les rapports avec les communautés et les autres parties prenantes. Mettre en œuvre des programmes ou des politiques en s’appuyant sur des données fiables et une connaissance solide du milieu minoritaire. 1, record 3, French, - milieu%20minoritaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-07-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Police
- Emergency Management
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- crime scene investigation
1, record 4, English, crime%20scene%20investigation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- CSI 1, record 4, English, CSI
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- crime-scene investigation 2, record 4, English, crime%2Dscene%20investigation
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime. 2, record 4, English, - crime%20scene%20investigation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The goal of a crime-scene investigation is to recognize, document, and collect evidence at the scene of a crime. Solving the crime will then depend on piecing together the evidence to form a picture of what happened at the crime scene. 2, record 4, English, - crime%20scene%20investigation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Police
- Gestion des urgences
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- enquête sur une scène de crime
1, record 4, French, enqu%C3%AAte%20sur%20une%20sc%C3%A8ne%20de%20crime
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- enquête sur un lieu de crime 2, record 4, French, enqu%C3%AAte%20sur%20un%20lieu%20de%20crime
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les] deux rapports sont muets sur ce qui fait que certains TSC [techniciens en scènes de crime] excellent dans les enquêtes sur les lieux de crime. [...] Selon nos répondants, le bon TSC comprend parfaitement la place qu'occupe l'enquête sur les lieux de crime dans la procédure judiciaire. Il comprend la valeur légale des prélèvements qu'il fait et il a une solide connaissance scientifique sur laquelle asseoir son travail. 3, record 4, French, - enqu%C3%AAte%20sur%20une%20sc%C3%A8ne%20de%20crime
Record 4, Key term(s)
- enquête sur les lieux d’un crime
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-01-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Thermodynamics
- Plastic Materials
- Space Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- emissivity
1, record 5, English, emissivity
correct, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- emittance 2, record 5, English, emittance
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ratio of the radiation emitted by a body, at a given temperature, to the radiation emitted by a black-body radiator at the same temperature. 3, record 5, English, - emissivity
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a surface with an emissivity equal to 1.0 is a blackbody. All natural surfaces have emissivities less than 1.0, although most earth land surfaces have infrared emissivities between 0.9 and 1.0. 2, record 5, English, - emissivity
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The emissivities of bodies lie between 0 and 1. The long-wave radiation emissivity of water is almost 1, of vegetation 0.95 to 1, and of most soils 0.90 to 0.95. 3, record 5, English, - emissivity
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
emissivity: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 5, English, - emissivity
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Thermodynamique
- Matières plastiques
- Physique spatiale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- émissivité
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9missivit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport de la quantité de rayonnement émise par un corps, à une température donnée, à la quantité de rayonnement émise par un corps noir rayonnant à la même température. 2, record 5, French, - %C3%A9missivit%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'émission de rayonnement thermique d’une surface solide ou liquide dépend de la température, de la longueur d’onde, mais aussi d’un facteur compris entre 0 et 1 appelé émissivité. Les échanges thermiques par rayonnement, les mesures de température par pyrométrie nécessitent donc la connaissance de ce facteur, qui dépend lui-même de la nature du matériau, de l'angle d’émission, de la polarisation du rayonnement émis et enfin de l'état de surface. 3, record 5, French, - %C3%A9missivit%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L’émissivité [...] peut être définie spectralement ou intégrée sur toutes les longueurs d’onde. [...] Météorologie. Dans le domaine de l’infrarouge thermique utilisé en télédétection (8 - 14 mm), les nuages sont pratiquement assimilables à des corps noirs et ont une émissivité de 0.98. [...] La neige et l’eau ont une émissivité à peu près constante et égale à 0.99. En revanche, les sols et les roches ont une émissivité très dépendante de la longueur d’onde. En effet, pour la plupart des minéraux, il se produit des phénomènes de vibrations des liaisons chimiques à certaines longueurs d’onde. Pour ces niveaux d’énergie, l’émissivité est alors réduite. 4, record 5, French, - %C3%A9missivit%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’émissivité des corps se situe entre 0 et 1. Pour le rayonnement à grande longueur d’onde, l’émissivité de l’eau est presque de 1, celle de la végétation de 0,95 à 1, et celle de la plupart des sols de 0,90 à 0,95. 2, record 5, French, - %C3%A9missivit%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
émissivité : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 5, record 5, French, - %C3%A9missivit%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Termodinámica
- Materiales plásticos
- Física espacial
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- emisividad
1, record 5, Spanish, emisividad
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relación entre la radiación emitida por un cuerpo a una temperatura dada y la radiación de un cuerpo negro radiante a la misma temperatura. 1, record 5, Spanish, - emisividad
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La emisividad de los cuerpos es de 0 a 1. En el caso de la emisividad de gran longitud de onda, la emisividad del agua es casi de 1, la de la vegetación de 0,95 a 1 y la de la mayor parte de los suelos de 0,90 a 0,95. 1, record 5, Spanish, - emisividad
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-05-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- fluidized suspension
1, record 6, English, fluidized%20suspension
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A suspension of solids in an upward-moving current of water or air, whereby the support given to the particles reduces the internal friction between them to such an extent that the suspension acquires fluid or partially-fluid properties. 2, record 6, English, - fluidized%20suspension
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Roy Jackson. Princeton University.] My main current interest is in developing equations of change that describe the motion of a granular material and the fluid that occupies its interstices, and using these equations in the solution of problems of practical importance, such as fluidized beds; standpipe flow and particle circulation systems; shear flows, chutes, and landslides; and transport of gas and particles in pipes. We have been successful in elucidating the structures that dominate the behavior of fluidized suspensions and in applying these insights to practical flows. 3, record 6, English, - fluidized%20suspension
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- suspension fluidisée
1, record 6, French, suspension%20fluidis%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 CONT
Nous utilisons depuis un certain nombre d’années le lit fluidisé comme un outil d’étude de la sédimentation de particules macroscopiques(de rayon R >> 1µm) dans un fluide visqueux(sédimentation à faible nombre de Reynolds particulaire). Le lit fluidisé, dans lequel un écoulement ascendant de fluide compense, en moyenne, la sédimentation des particules, permet en effet d’obtenir une suspension stationnaire dans le référentiel du laboratoire(pas de vitesse moyenne des particules), avec de plus une concentration contrôlable simplement par le débit imposé dans le lit. Dans un tel système, la «vitesse de convection» de la suspension(vitesse de la suspension moyennée en volume, indépendamment de la nature de la phase, solide ou liquide) est égale en moyenne à la vitesse débitante imposée dans le lit, mais présente dans une section horizontale, un profil non-trivial, dont la connaissance est une étape clé de la description des suspensions fluidisées. 1, record 6, French, - suspension%20fluidis%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-03-23
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Military Administration
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- complete knowledge
1, record 7, English, complete%20knowledge
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A thorough knowledge of a particular sphere of activity of all techniques and procedures required to fulfil the requirement, and a firm understanding of its application in other fields of endeavor. This level of knowledge usually requires extensive training and previous experience. 1, record 7, English, - complete%20knowledge
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Administration militaire
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- connaissance globale
1, record 7, French, connaissance%20globale
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parfaite connaissance d’une sphère d’activité particulière, de même que de toutes les techniques et procédures nécessaires pour satisfaire à ses exigences. Elle exige également une solide compréhension de ses applications possibles dans d’autres domaines. L'acquisition de ce niveau de connaissance exige habituellement une formation poussée et une grande expérience pratique. 1, record 7, French, - connaissance%20globale
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1997-04-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- loss of service
1, record 8, English, loss%20of%20service
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Loss of functions or services comes about when the organisms or ecosystems providing them become eliminated or replaced by different organisms. 1, record 8, English, - loss%20of%20service
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- perte de service
1, record 8, French, perte%20de%20service
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Normes fonctionnelles des organismes et des écosystèmes. Il y a perte de fonctions ou de services quand les organismes ou les écosystèmes qui assurent ces «écoservices» sont éliminés ou remplacés par d’autres. Pour pouvoir mesurer l'importance de telles pertes, il faudrait disposer de critères d’évaluation et d’une connaissance solide des fonctions écologiques des espèces et écosystèmes que renferme le secteur visé. 1, record 8, French, - perte%20de%20service
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Personnel Management
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- sound knowledge 1, record 9, English, sound%20knowledge
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Gestion du personnel
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- solide connaissance 1, record 9, French, solide%20connaissance
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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