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Record 1 2006-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
CONT

The patchy and irregular to erratic distribution of magnetite in skarn deposits is typical, and generally the whole mass, composed of high grade pods, lenses, stringers, and disseminated ore, is mined and processed to produce a magnetite concentrate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
CONT

La répartition irrégulière à erratique de la magnétite dans les skarns ferrifères est typique; on exploite et on transforme généralement toute la masse à forte teneur composée d'amas fusiformes, de lentilles, de filonnets et de disséminations pour produire un concentré de magnétite.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Capparaceae.

Key term(s)
  • smooth caper-bush

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Capparaceae.

OBS

Capparis sandwichiana : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Pression à l'orifice d'alimentation d'un appareil, mesurée dans des conditions déterminées.

OBS

Termes uniformisés par le CUTA Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

A comparison method of measurement in which a known relation between the compared values of the same quantity is obtained when a condition of resonance is attained.

OBS

Example: Reed frequency meter, resonator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Méthode de mesurage par comparaison dans laquelle une relation connue entre les valeurs comparées d'une même grandeur est obtenue lorsqu'on atteint une condition de résonance.

OBS

Exemple : Fréquencemètre à lames vibrantes, résonateur.

OBS

méthode de mesurage par résonance : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Metering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphonométrie

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
  • Concrete Construction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Liants et mastics (Construction)
  • Bétonnage
DEF

Plâtre préparé par déshydratation de gypse chimique.

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Space Centres
CONT

The AMPTE (Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorer) mission was designed to study the access of solar-wind ions to the magnetosphere, the convective-diffusive transport and energization of magnetospheric particles, and the interactions of plasmas in space. The mission consisted of three spacecraft: the CCE; the IRM, which provided multiple ion releases in the solar wind, the magnetosheath, and the magnetotail, with in situ diagnostics of each; and the UKS, which used thrusters to keep station near the IRM to provide two-point local measurements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Centres spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 8 2018-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Finance
OBS

Collection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Finances
OBS

Recouvrement.

Spanish

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Record 9 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Etiquette and Protocol (General)
OBS

--/ b. ways of behaving with reference to polite standards: she has lovely manners.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Étiquette et protocole (Généralités)
OBS

--connaissance des usages de la société. [rubrique éducation]

Spanish

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Record 10 1995-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Industrial Crops
DEF

A method of harvesting cranberries. Berries are combed off the vines, except that the bog is flooded with several inches of water - raising the berries up to make them more accessible to the picker. This method is use in Wisconsin USA to harvest fruit for the produce market.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Culture des plantes industrielles

Spanish

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