TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

INERTIE [9 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2005-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
DEF

An equitable defence doctrine, which can be «defined as inexcusable delay in asserting a right, accompanied by some actual or presumable change of circumstances, (rendering it inequitable to grant relief).

CONT

In general, when a party has been guilty of laches in enforcing his right by great delay and lapse of time, this circumstance will at common law prejudice and sometimes operate in bar of a remedy which is discretionary for the court to afford. In courts of equity delay will also generally be prejudicial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reglamento procesal
Save record 1

Record 2 2001-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Investment
  • Economics
DEF

Market situation featuring a lack of activity and reduction in prices.

OBS

market sluggishness: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Investissements et placements
  • Économique
DEF

Situation du marché quand il existe peu de mouvements et que les prix ont une tendance à la baisse.

OBS

lourdeur du marché : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
  • Inversiones
  • Economía
DEF

Situación de mercado caracterizada por pocos movimientos y precios con tendencia a la baja.

OBS

agonía del mercado: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Save record 2

Record 3 2000-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
  • Geophysics
DEF

... the property of matter that keeps an object in uniform motion once given an impetus, until the object is acted upon by some further impetus.

DEF

The tendency of an object having mass to resist a velocity change.

CONT

Inertia is measured by mass when linear velocities and accelerations are considered and by moment of inertia for angular motions (that is, rotations about an axis).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
  • Géophysique
DEF

Propriété de la matière qui fait que les corps ne peuvent d'eux-mêmes modifier leur état de mouvement.

CONT

[...] l'inertie [est] en somme la tendance des corps à persévérer dans leur état de mouvement [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física
  • Geofísica
Save record 3

Record 4 1999-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

Particular value of exposure arrived at by continuing the straight line portion of the characteristic curve to meet the exposure axis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Symbole i. Intensité de lumination exprimée en lux secondes et située au point d'intersection du prolongement de la partie rectiligne d'une courbe caractéristique avec l'axe horizontal du graphique. Ce point peut être utilisé comme base de mesure de la sensibilité d'une émulsion. Il fut à la base du système de Hurter et Driffield, et du système Weston.

Spanish

Save record 4

Record 5 1991-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in straight line, unless that state is changed by external force.

OBS

Term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Principe selon lequel un corps qui n'est soumis à aucune force est au repos ou en mouvement rectiligne uniforme.

OBS

Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

Save record 5

Record 6 1981-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques

Spanish

Save record 6

Record 7 1981-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine Shafts, Journals and Swivels

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arbres et tourillons (Composants mécaniques)

Spanish

Save record 7

Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
OBS

the temperature corves show the order of magnitude of time lag during transient conditions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
OBS

les courbes de température montrent l'ordre de grandeur de l'inertie thermique au cours du régime instable. bull. inst. int. froid, TL11, 1972, no 3, p. 654-655

Spanish

Save record 8

Record 9 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique

Spanish

Save record 9

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2025
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: