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Record 1 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing (Water Transport)
  • Maritime Law

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Transport par eau)
  • Droit maritime

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Wood Industries
OBS

In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), an official occupational title in Group 9614 - Labourers in Wood, Pulp and Paper Processing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Industrie du bois
OBS

Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titre de profession officiel dans le Groupe 9614 - Manœuvres dans le traitement des pâtes et papiers et la transformation du bois.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering
  • Industrial Design
CONT

Engineering work preceding conceptual design would be termed "feasibility studies". Work following conceptual design would be preliminary engineering, final (detailed) design, purchasing, and construction.

CONT

There are basically three levels of engineering and design work ...: Conceptual Design and Feasibility Studies; Preliminary Engineering; Final (Detailed) Design. ... The important aspect to consider is that a study must not be approached the same as a design project. Much less attention must be paid to detail and much more to concepts....

CONT

The objective of this project is to undertake the conceptual design of a prototype Canadian railbus. ... The vehicle must accommodate at least 40 passengers and their baggage, and have a minimum cruising speed of 100 km/h on tangent track.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ingénierie
  • Dessin industriel
CONT

Zone AB [Conception du modèle de produit allant de l'idée aux spécifications] : avant-projet, prédéveloppement, études de définition, conception préliminaire, prédesign.

OBS

Terme normalisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aérospatiale.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Names
  • Health Institutions
Key term(s)
  • Victoria Health Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d'édifices et de bâtiments
  • Établissements de santé

Spanish

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Record 5 2023-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Switching
  • Telephone Switching
CONT

To give telephone users the possibility of opting for a different carrier on a call-by-call basis, carrier access codes (CAC) were devised. These consist of the digits 101 followed by the four-digit CIC [carrier identification code]. The CAC is dialed as a prefix immediately before dialing a long-distance telephone number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commutation (Télécommunications)
  • Commutation téléphonique

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
CONT

Procedures have been or are being prepared for: linear, coal, metal mine and major site-specific developments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
CONT

Sont (...) visés, ou près de l'être, les projets dits linéaires, les projets de valorisation du charbon et des métaux ainsi que les grands projets localisés.

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

C-08-005-120.

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
(K,NH4)H2(PO4)
formula, see observation
(K,NH4)H2PO4
formula, see observation
OBS

Chemical formula: (K,NH4)H2(PO4) or (K,NH4)H2PO4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
(K,NH4)H2(PO4)
formula, see observation
(K,NH4)H2PO4
formula, see observation
DEF

Phosphate du système cristallin quadratique, se présentant en petits cristaux blancs associés à la biphosphammite et à d'autres phosphates présents dans les encroûtements et les stalactites de la grotte de Pétrogula (Australie).

OBS

Formule chimique : (K,NH4)H2(PO4) ou (K,NH4H2PO4

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Forces
DEF

Illumination in the area, extending in depth from the far boundary of the close-in (about 2,000 metres) to the maximum effective range of the bulk of division artillery weapons (about 10,000 metres).

OBS

intermediate area illumination: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces terrestres
DEF

Éclairage de la zone s'étendant en profondeur depuis la limite avant de la zone rapprochée (2,000 m environ) jusqu'à la portée maximale effective du gros de l'artillerie divisionnaire (10,000 mètres environ).

OBS

éclairage de la zone intermédiaire : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ejército de tierra
DEF

Iluminación de la zona que se extiende desde el límite anterior de la zona de combate (unos 2.000 m.) hasta el alcance máximo eficaz de la masa de artillería de la División (1.000 m.).

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Record 10 2022-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Lindernia dubia var. anagallidea
Latin
Lindernia anagallidea
Latin
Lindernia dubia
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Linderniaceae.

Key term(s)
  • moistbank pimpernel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Lindernia dubia var. anagallidea
Latin
Lindernia anagallidea
Latin
Lindernia dubia
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille des Linderniaceae.

Spanish

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