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SEUIL ALARME [9 records]

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Record 1 2008-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Components
  • Measurements of Electricity
DEF

A warning signal that the output voltage of a rectifier is slightly lower than the normal floating voltage of the batteries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants électrotechniques
  • Mesures de grandeurs électriques
DEF

Signal pour avertir que la tension de sortie d'un redresseur est légèrement inférieure à la tension d'entretien normale des accumulateurs.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Components
  • Measurements of Electricity
DEF

A warning signal that the output voltage of a rectifier is slightly higher than the normal floating voltage of the batteries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants électrotechniques
  • Mesures de grandeurs électriques
DEF

Signal pour avertir que la tension de sortie d'un redresseur est légèrement supérieure à la tension d'entretien normale des accumulateurs.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollution (General)
  • Effects of Pollution
DEF

The level (of water, pollution) above which a warning is issued because of danger to the population.

CONT

The national warning level is fixed arbitrarily as having been reached sometime during the 1940's when major difficulties occurred in Los Angeles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution (Généralités)
  • Effets de la pollution
CONT

Le seuil d'alarme a été atteint par l'ozone et approché par les oxydes d'azote durant des smogs intenses.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación (Generalidades)
  • Efectos de la polución
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Record 4 2002-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Safety
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

For a given parameter measurement, the error tolerance not to be exceeded without issuing an alert. [Definition officially approved by ICAO.]

OBS

alert limit: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Limite au-delà ou en deçà de laquelle la valeur mesurée d'un paramètre donné provoque le déclenchement d'une alarme. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

seuil d'alarme : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Margen de tolerancia de error que no debe excederse en la medición de determinado parámetro sin que se expida una alerta. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

límite de alerta: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 5 1997-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Telecommunications
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
OBS

optoelectronics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications optiques
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique

Spanish

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Record 7 1994-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Security
  • Fire Warning Devices
  • Security Devices
CONT

If the threshold is set just above the normal background sounds, exterior noises might exceed the alarm threshold and cause false alarms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
  • Alarme-incendie
  • Dispositifs de sécurité

Spanish

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Record 8 1989-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

... As far as teaching strategies are concerned, all the tutor can do is to give advice according to its own approach probabilities. However, it momentarily accepts unexpected or unusual approaches (such as) the mean and variance of problem length (number of steps) determining a time threshold. In addition, an "alarm" threshold leads to occasional remedial phases, which take the form of the problem solved by the expert ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
OBS

perturbation : en modèle d'élève (macrocomposante d'un tuteur artificiel) représentation des comportements erronés possibles.

Spanish

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Record 9 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
CONT

The photocolorimetric TH-meter. This instrument measures the hardness of the softened water every ten minutes; this hardness can be recorded. It is also equipped with a variable-threshold alarm relay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
CONT

Thmètre photocolorimètre. - Cet appareil mesure toutes les dix minutes la dureté de l'eau adoucie, dureté dont la valeur peut être enregistrée. Il est également muni d'un relais d'alarme à seuil de déclenchement réglable.

Spanish

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