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Record 1 2022-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Elateridae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Elateridae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Low, perennial herb, with slender roots and creeping rhizome of the family Liliaceae, e. Asia, Alaska to Idaho and central California.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de faible taille à rhizome et tige grêles, de la famille des Liliacées, ouest de l'Amérique, Asie orientale.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingenieria química
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Record 4 1993-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Detection
OBS

aero: trade name for a system of pneumatic tubing used to detect fire by using expansion of air in the tubing to operate an electrical alarm diaphragm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Détection des incendies
OBS

tube détecteur dans lequel l'air se dilate en cas d'élévation brusque de la température, développant sur un diaphragme une pression suffisante pour rompre le circuit électrique, ce qui a pour effet d'actionner les appareils de signalisation.

Spanish

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Record 5 1981-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Camionnage

Spanish

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