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Record 1 2009-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

[Communication in which] an active tag [transmits] a signal to an interrogator, which will cause the interrogator to recognize the tag and respond.

OBS

tag initiated communication: term standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

Key term(s)
  • tag-initiated communication

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Télédétection
DEF

Communication selon laquelle une étiquette active transmet un signal à l'interrogateur, ce qui lui permet de reconnaître l'étiquette et de répondre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-07-15

English

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

A spider of the family Linyphiidae.

French

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

Araignée de la famille des Linyphiidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
Chlorestes notatus
Latin
OBS

A bird of the family Trochilidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Chlorestes notatus
Latin
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Trochilidae.

OBS

colibri à menton bleu : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords

Spanish

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Record 5 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
  • Commercial Aviation
OBS

passenger aeroplane: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
  • Aviation commerciale
OBS

avion de transport de passagers : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ropemaking
DEF

The diameter of the circle circumscribed about the cross-section of the rope, measured under a given tension and by an accepted method. This definition does not apply to eight-strand plaited ropes.

OBS

diameter: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corderie
DEF

Diamètre du cercle circonscrit à la section du cordage, mesuré sous une force de traction déterminée, et selon une méthode admise. Cette définition ne s'applique pas aux cordages tressés à huit torons.

OBS

diamètre : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 1977-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

Projection on hinge line of pedicle valve [of a brachiopod] which fits dental socket of brachial valve, serving as pivot in articulation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

(...) processus calcaire (...) de chaque côté et au-dessous du crochet (...) à la valve ventrale [d'un Brachiopode]

Spanish

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Record 8 2015-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Security

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des sûretés
OBS

document hypothécaire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 9 2012-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
  • Production (Economics)
  • Production Management
DEF

Reduction in the average cost of a product, achieved by increasing the volume of output and in that way using labour, machinery, and other factors of production more efficiently.

CONT

For a smaller country, such as Canada, achieving economies of scale may depend on having access to larger foreign markets, since the Canadian market by itself may be too small to support the most efficient volume of production in many industries. A firm should be able to produce a product more efficiently by making use of modern machinery and equipment, skilled and specialized labour, interchangeable parts, automation and large-scale distribution, and be able as a result to fund on-going research and development.

OBS

At some point, when marginal cost equals average cost, a plant will stop yielding economies of scale; it will then be at a point where diseconomies of scale begin, with each extra unit of output costing more than the average cost and thus being unprofitable. In other words, a plant can produce both too little and too much.

OBS

economy of scale: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • economies of scale

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
  • Production (Économie)
  • Gestion de la production
DEF

Abaissement du coût unitaire de production au fur et à mesure que la production augmente.

OBS

économie d'échelle : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • économies d'échelle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía empresarial
  • Producción (Economía)
  • Gestión de la producción
DEF

Disminución de los costes medios al aumentar la producción y distribuirse los gastos fijos entre mayor número de factores de producción.

Key term(s)
  • economía de escala
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Record 10 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
OBS

Office for Political and General Assembly Affairs and Secretariat Services/Meetings Servicing Branch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
Key term(s)
  • assistante au service des séances

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Reuniones y asambleas (Administración)
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