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POIDS NET EXPLOSIFS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Weapon Systems
- Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- net explosives quantity
1, record 1, English, net%20explosives%20quantity
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- NEQ 2, record 1, English, NEQ
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- net explosive quantity 3, record 1, English, net%20explosive%20quantity
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
- NEQ 4, record 1, English, NEQ
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
- NEQ 4, record 1, English, NEQ
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The total explosives content of ammunition unless it has been determined that the effective quantity is significantly different from the actual quantity. 5, record 1, English, - net%20explosives%20quantity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
NEQ does not include such substances as white phosphorus, war gases or smoke and incendiary compositions unless these substances contribute significantly to the dominant hazard of the hazard division concerned. 6, record 1, English, - net%20explosives%20quantity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
net explosive quantity; NEQ: term and abbreviation standardized by NATO. 7, record 1, English, - net%20explosives%20quantity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
net explosives quantity; net explosive quantity; NEQ: terms and abbreviation officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board. 7, record 1, English, - net%20explosives%20quantity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'armes
- Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- quantité nette d’explosifs
1, record 1, French, quantit%C3%A9%20nette%20d%26rsquo%3Bexplosifs
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- QNE 2, record 1, French, QNE
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- NEQ 3, record 1, French, NEQ
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- quantité nette d’explosif 4, record 1, French, quantit%C3%A9%20nette%20d%26rsquo%3Bexplosif
correct, feminine noun
- poids net d'explosifs 5, record 1, French, poids%20net%20d%27explosifs
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
- NEQ 3, record 1, French, NEQ
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
- NEQ 3, record 1, French, NEQ
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contenu total en explosifs des munitions, à moins qu'il n'ait été établi que la quantité à prendre en compte diffère significativement de la quantité réelle. 6, record 1, French, - quantit%C3%A9%20nette%20d%26rsquo%3Bexplosifs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La QNE ne comprend pas certaines substances comme le phosphore blanc, les gaz de combat et les compositions fumigènes et incendiaires, à moins que ces substances ne contribuent de façon importante au risque dominant de la division de risque pertinente. 7, record 1, French, - quantit%C3%A9%20nette%20d%26rsquo%3Bexplosifs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
poids net d'explosifs; quantité nette d'explosifs; NEQ : termes et abréviation normalisés par l'OTAN. 8, record 1, French, - quantit%C3%A9%20nette%20d%26rsquo%3Bexplosifs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
quantité nette d'explosifs; poids net d'explosifs; QNE; NEQ : termes et abréviations uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense. 8, record 1, French, - quantit%C3%A9%20nette%20d%26rsquo%3Bexplosifs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
quantité nette d'explosifs : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions. 8, record 1, French, - quantit%C3%A9%20nette%20d%26rsquo%3Bexplosifs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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