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Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Airframe
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- blended winglet
1, record 1, English, blended%20winglet
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Boeing Company and Aviation Partners, Inc., of Seattle, Wash., are forming Aviation Partners Boeing, a new joint venture that offers blended winglet technology for in-service Boeing commercial aircraft. Blended winglets are upward-swept tip extensions to aircraft wings. 2, record 1, English, - blended%20winglet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Winglets were common on business and commercial jets before Aviation Partners arrived on the scene. But those traditional winglets, found on all Airbus models and the Boeing 747-400, rise at a sharp angle from the wing. ... The winglets weigh about 120 pounds each. They are made of high-tech carbon graphite, an advanced aluminum alloy and titanium. The winglet is eight feet long and tapers from its four-foot wide base to a width of two feet at the tip. Unlike traditional winglets typically fitted at abrupt angles to the wing, this new advanced "blended" design gently curves out and up from the wing tip, reducing aerodynamic drag and boosting performance. 3, record 1, English, - blended%20winglet
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cellule d'aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ailette en boucle sur l’extrémité de l’aile
1, record 1, French, ailette%20en%20boucle%20sur%20l%26rsquo%3Bextr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Baile
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ailette en boucle en bout d’aile 2, record 1, French, ailette%20en%20boucle%20en%20bout%20d%26rsquo%3Baile
proposal, feminine noun
- ailette en boucle d’extrémité d’aile 2, record 1, French, ailette%20en%20boucle%20d%26rsquo%3Bextr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Baile
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Boeing s’associe à la société Aviation Partners pour transformer les bouts d’aile de ses avions. Les «winglets» ou ailettes sont des extensions, flèche en haut, qui améliorent les performances aérodynamiques de l'avion. [...] La réduction de traînée ainsi induite se traduit par une augmentation des performances de vol en croisière, une réduction de carburant, une capacité de charge utile accrue, ou l'accès à des itinéraires aériens jusque-là non autorisés. [...] Cette ailette présente une forme incurvée sur 360° afin de reboucler sur l'aile. Le produit n’ apparaîtra pas sur les avions avant trois ans. Les pièces sont en matériau composite et en aluminium. De taille variable, elles peuvent atteindre 2, 5 m de haut et augmenter l'envergure de la voilure de 1, 5 m. [...] En boucle sur l'aile, les ailettes, en cours de certification, équiperont bientôt les Boeing. [suivi d’une illustration] 3, record 1, French, - ailette%20en%20boucle%20sur%20l%26rsquo%3Bextr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Baile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les ailettes («winglets») expérimentées en bout d’aile par la NASA réduisent la traînée induite de l’aile. 4, record 1, French, - ailette%20en%20boucle%20sur%20l%26rsquo%3Bextr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Baile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
L’appareil qui sortit des bureaux d’études fut un avion à ailes hautes supercritiques, dotées notamment de «winglettes» (ailettes d’extrémité d’ailes) avec des moteurs sous voilure, d’une rampe d’accés arrière, des trains d’atterrissage logés sur les cotés du fuselage, ainsi que des turboréacteurs doubles flux à haute performance. 5, record 1, French, - ailette%20en%20boucle%20sur%20l%26rsquo%3Bextr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Baile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-07-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Customs and Excise
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nature of duties 1, record 2, English, nature%20of%20duties
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nature of duties or the duty nature refers to the different kinds of customs duty. The duty nature can be an ad valorem, specific, compound, mixed, variable, "tariffied" or unclassified duty. 1, record 2, English, - nature%20of%20duties
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Douanes et accise
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nature du droit
1, record 2, French, nature%20du%20droit
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les droits de douane peuvent être de plusieurs natures : ad valorem, spécifique, composite, mixte, variable, «tarifée» ou non spécifiée. 1, record 2, French, - nature%20du%20droit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s) : Guide de l’utilisateur de la base de données intégrées de l’OMC [Organisation mondiale du commerce] - Glossaire (IDB/URM/2). 1, record 2, French, - nature%20du%20droit
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-08-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Stars (Astronomy)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- spectroscopic binary star
1, record 3, English, spectroscopic%20binary%20star
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- spectroscopic binary 2, record 3, English, spectroscopic%20binary
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A binary star in which the orbital motions of the components give rise to detectable variations in radial velocity, revealed by changes in Doppler shift in their spectral lines. 3, record 3, English, - spectroscopic%20binary%20star
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Étoiles (Astronomie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- binaire spectroscopique
1, record 3, French, binaire%20spectroscopique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- étoile double spectroscopique 2, record 3, French, %C3%A9toile%20double%20spectroscopique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étoile double spectroscopique : étoile qui se révèle double par la seule analyse du spectre(spectre composite, raies dédoublées, vitesse radiale variable). 2, record 3, French, - binaire%20spectroscopique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au point de vue des possibilités d’observation on peut classer les étoiles doubles en deux catégories : les «systèmes binaires visibles», [...] et les «binaires spectroscopiques», dont les mouvements relatifs ne sont décelables que par le déplacement de leurs raies spectrales (effet Doppler). 3, record 3, French, - binaire%20spectroscopique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-04-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Methods
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- composite variable 1, record 4, English, composite%20variable
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes statistiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- variable composée
1, record 4, French, variable%20compos%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- variable composite 2, record 4, French, variable%20composite
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variable composée de différentes variables constitutives, pondérées au jugé ou par calcul. 3, record 4, French, - variable%20compos%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un tableau est une variable composée d’une suite séquentielle d’éléments de même type. 1, record 4, French, - variable%20compos%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-04-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mobilizate
1, record 5, English, mobilizate
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
English translation of the German word "Mobilisat", introduced to refer to the mobile phase, of any consistency, that existed during migmatization. 1, record 5, English, - mobilizate
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- milieu mobilisé
1, record 5, French, milieu%20mobilis%C3%A9
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le granite a probablement une origine composite, à un degré variable suivant les granites différents et suivant les moments d’un même granite. Le milieu évoluant vers le granite reflète des effets de transport de matière à diverse concentration et de diverses amplitudes spatiales. C'est un tel milieu que nous appellerons "milieu mobilisé". Sa mobilité peut être à divers degrés plus ou moins chimique et plus ou moins mécanique. 1, record 5, French, - milieu%20mobilis%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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