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CAPACITE PHYSIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-05-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- physical capacity
1, record 1, English, physical%20capacity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As a requirement to a valid marriage, physical capacity refers to the ability of a spouse to consummate his or her marriage. 2, record 1, English, - physical%20capacity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capacité physique
1, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20physique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour qu’un mariage soit considéré comme valide, il faut encore que les parties aient la capacité physique de le consommer. 2, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20physique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capacité physique : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20physique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Medicine
- Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
- Sociology of persons with a disability
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- physical capacity
1, record 2, English, physical%20capacity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- physical ability 2, record 2, English, physical%20ability
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Physical capacity is an integrated psychological and physical characteristic of the body that reflects the properties of skeletal muscles; autonomic, substrate, and energy supply; nervous and humoral regulation; and neurological and psychological characteristics and individual motivation, which is quantitatively expressed in the amount and/or intensity (power or rate) of work performed. 3, record 2, English, - physical%20capacity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Médecine générale
- Conditionnement physique et culturisme
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capacité physique
1, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20physique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aptitude à accomplir un effort, un travail, une activité qui exige la dépense d'énergie musculaire. 2, record 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20physique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans l'épreuve de Balke, la capacité physique est caractérisée par le temps que met le sujet pour atteindre une fréquence cardiaque de 180 [pulsations par minute] au cours d'un effort standardisé. 3, record 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20physique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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