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Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Glues and Adhesives (Industries)
DEF

The maximum length of time after which an adhesive coat which has been applied to an adherend loses its bonding ability.

OBS

maximum open time: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Colles et adhésifs (Industries)
DEF

Intervalle de temps maximal après lequel un enduit adhésif appliqué sur un support perd son aptitude d'adhésion.

OBS

temps d'assemblage ouvert maximal : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Power Distribution
  • Protection and Safety (Electrical Engineering)
CONT

Manual Electric Shutdown. Manual shutdown shall be accomplished by either of the following: (a) Operation of the main switch inside the controller. (b) Operation of a stop button on the outside of the controller enclosure. ... The stop button shall cause engine shutdown through the automatic circuits only if all starting causes have been returned to normal.

CONT

There will be a possible power shut-off in the building over the weekend.

OBS

electrical shutdown: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • power shutoff
  • electrical shut-down
  • electric shut-down

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distribution électrique
  • Protection et prévention (Électrotechnique)
DEF

Rupture du courant électrique dans un circuit ou une ligne de transmission.

OBS

coupure de courant : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 3 1989-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Packaging
DEF

A skin package which consists of a card and a sheet of stretchy film folded over the product.

OBS

Obviously the term "stretch pack" seems to be derived from the trademark "Stretch-Pak".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages spéciaux
DEF

conditionnement sous carte avec visibilité totale de l'objet, composé d'une plaquette carton pliée en deux avec fenêtres thermocollées d'un film rétractable [après étirement].

OBS

"Stretch-Pak" est une marque de commerce de la firme allemande Mead-Habermacher.

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Form Titles (Armed Forces)
Universal entry(ies)
CF 359
form code, see observation
OBS

CF 359: Code of a form used by the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CF 359
form code, see observation
OBS

CF 359 : code d'un formulaire employé par les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 5 1982-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

Element which is added to a metal to effect changes in properties and which remains within the metal.

DEF

Metallic or non-metallic elements intentionally added to, or retained by, a basic metal for the purpose of giving that metal certain special properties.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
DEF

Elément résiduel ajouté à un métal dans le but de changer ses propriétés.

DEF

Elément métallique ou non, intentionnellement ajouté à, ou conservé dans, un métal de base en vue de conférer à celui-ci des propriétés particulières.

OBS

[Elément d'alliage] Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Materials

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction

Spanish

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Record 9 1999-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
CONT

Ice segregation can occur in a number of ways ranging from coatings or films on individual soil particles and minute hairline lenses scarcely visible to the naked eye to large inclusions up to several feet thick.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

[...] accumulation dans le sol, sous l'effet du gel, de masses de glace pure, remplissant des fentes ou disposées en forme de lentilles et de lits.

CONT

Les ségrégations de glace, en gonflant le sol, jouent un grand rôle dans la cryoturbation.

Spanish

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Record 10 1989-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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