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CENTAUR [2 records]

Record 1 2006-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Air Pollution

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
  • Pollution de l'air
OBS

ultraviolet : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

OBS

Source [SD-200/80]

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Police
  • Emergency Management
DEF

System developed for remote disruption of improvised explosive devices. Uses the momentum of a jet of water to enter and rapidly displace the contents of the package.

OBS

Centaur is the code name for this device.

Key term(s)
  • Centaur

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police militaire
  • Gestion des urgences
Key term(s)
  • Centaur
  • appareil Centaur

Spanish

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