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ATTAQUE INDIRECTE [5 records]

Record 1 2017-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Plasma Physics
CONT

Indirect drive utilises the heating of the walls of a cavity known as a holraum; the soft x-rays produced at the walls of the cavity are absorbed on the capsule and implode it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Physique des plasmas
DEF

Exposition à des faisceaux laser d'une cible de fusion inertielle constituée d'une cavité contenant un microballon, dont la face interne émet alors un rayonnement X qui provoque l'implosion isotrope de ce microballon.

OBS

attaque indirecte : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 30 septembre 2017.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Techniques
DEF

[An attack that involves] directing fire streams toward the ceiling of a room or building in order to generate a large amount of steam.

OBS

Converting the water to steam absorbs the heat of the fire and cools the area sufficiently for firefighters to safely enter and make a direct attack on the fire.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
DEF

[Attaque qui] consiste à diriger les jets de lance vers le plafond d'une pièce ou d'un bâtiment afin de produire d'énormes quantités de vapeur.

OBS

Lorsque l'eau est convertie en vapeur, celle-ci absorbe la chaleur du feu et refroidit suffisamment l'espace pour permettre aux pompiers d'y pénétrer et d'effectuer une attaque directe sur le foyer.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fencing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escrime

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esgrima
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Record 4 1999-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

(1990) 2 R.C.S. 1421 (R. c. Garofoli, à la p. 1431).

Spanish

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