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WS [9 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2021-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

Apply wind spirals for late-turn outer boundary construction using the following calculations, construction techniques and 15-degree bank angles.

PHR

wind spiral construction, WS construction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
CONT

Appliquer les spirales de vent à la construction des limites extérieures de virage tardif en utilisant les calculs suivants, les techniques de construction et des angles d'inclinaison de 15 degrés.

PHR

construction de spirale de vent, construction WS

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
WS
classification system code, see observation
WSM
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A country in the central South Pacific Ocean, in Oceania.

OBS

Capital: Apia.

OBS

Inhabitant: Samoan.

OBS

Samoa: common name of the country.

OBS

WS; WSM: codes recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
WS
classification system code, see observation
WSM
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Pays d'Océanie.

OBS

Capitale : Apia.

OBS

Habitant : Samoan, Samoane.

OBS

Samoa : nom usuel du pays.

OBS

WS; WSM : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

PHR

aller au Samoa, visiter le Samoa

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
WS
classification system code, see observation
WSM
classification system code, see observation
OBS

País de Oceanía.

OBS

Capital: Apia.

OBS

Habitante: samoano, samoana.

OBS

Samoa: nombre usual del país.

OBS

WS; WSM: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

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Record 3 2014-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Wind Energy
DEF

A change in wind speed and/or wind direction in a short distance.

CONT

Most winds travel horizontally, as does most wind shear, but under certain conditions, including thunderstorms and strong frontal systems, wind shear will travel in a vertical direction. Microburst wind shear ... can cause an aircraft to lose lift and crash, especially during takeoff or landing, when the slower speeds and closeness to the ground make altitude correction more difficult. Since 1996 all U.S. airliners have been required to be equipped with instruments that provide the pilot with advance warning of wind shear.

OBS

wind shear. ... Shear usually refers to vertical wind shear (i.e., the change in wind with height) but the term also is used in Doppler radar meteorology to describe changes in radial velocity over short horizontal distances. Moderate to strong wind shear is required for supercell development.

OBS

[Wind shear] can exist in a horizontal or vertical direction and occasionally in both.

OBS

wind shear; WS: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee; term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Changement, sur une courte distance, de la vitesse ou de la direction du vent, ou des deux à la fois.

CONT

Le cisaillement de vent est particulièrement dangereux pour les [avions] au décollage et à l'atterrissage, car il peut, en provoquant de grandes variations de vitesse relative et de vitesse verticale, projeter l'appareil au sol.

OBS

Ce phénomène peut se produire sur le plan vertical ou horizontal et quelquefois sur les deux.

OBS

cisaillement du vent; WS : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne; terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Energía eólica
DEF

Variación en el espacio del vector velocidad del viento, o de una de sus componentes, en una dirección determinada.

OBS

cizalladura del viento; WS: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 4 2013-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
DEF

A powder to be dispersed at high concentration in water before application as a slurry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux
DEF

Poudre applicable sur semences sous forme de bouillie aqueuse concentrée.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

The basic monetary unit of Samoa.

CONT

The currency abbreviation for the Samoan tala (WST), the currency for Samoa. The Samoan tala is made up of 100 sene and is often presented with the symbol WS$, but is also represented by SAT, ST or T. The words "tala" and "sene" are Samoan equivalents to the English words "dollars" and "cents".

OBS

Same spelling in singular and plural.

OBS

WST: standardized code for the representation of this currency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
OBS

Unité monétaire (Samoa).

OBS

Pluriel : Tala.

OBS

WST : code normalisé pour la représentation de cette monnaie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
OBS

Moneda de Samoa. Unidad fraccionaria: 100 sene.

OBS

Plural: tala.

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Record 6 2011-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
WS
occupation code
OBS

WS: trade specialty qualification code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
WS
occupation code
OBS

WS : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers).

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Classical Music
OBS

Organization which is established in Windsor, Ontario.

Key term(s)
  • Symphony Society of Windsor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Musique classique
OBS

Organisme établi à Windsor (Ontario).

Spanish

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Record 8 1988-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Energy (Physics)
DEF

Amount of energy corresponding to one watt acting for one second; 1 watt-second is equal to 1 joule.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Énergie (Physique)

Spanish

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Record 9 1985-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Officers
Universal entry(ies)
WS
occupation code
OBS

WS: classification specialty qualification code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires des officiers
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
WS
occupation code
OBS

WS : code de qualification de spécialiste (classifications).

Spanish

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