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CAPACITE ECOULEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-04-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Road Traffic
- Military Transportation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- road capacity
1, record 1, English, road%20capacity
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The maximum traffic flow possible on a roadway during a given period. 2, record 1, English, - road%20capacity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Road capacity is] normally expressed in terms of vehicles per hour and/or tonnes per vehicle per hour. 2, record 1, English, - road%20capacity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
road capacity: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel; designation by officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group. 3, record 1, English, - road%20capacity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Circulation routière
- Transport militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capacité routière
1, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20routi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- capacité d'écoulement 2, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20d%27%C3%A9coulement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Débit maximal de circulation d'une route donnée pendant un temps donné. 3, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20routi%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La capacité routière est normalement exprimée en termes de véhicules par heure ou de tonnes par véhicule par heure. 3, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20routi%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
capacité routière : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat. 4, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20routi%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tránsito vial
- Transporte militar
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- capacidad de una vía
1, record 1, Spanish, capacidad%20de%20una%20v%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Facsimile
- Call Distribution Systems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- carrying capacity
1, record 2, English, carrying%20capacity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télécopie
- Distributeurs d'appels (Téléphonie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capacité de transmission
1, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20transmission
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- capacité d'écoulement 2, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20d%27%C3%A9coulement
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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