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Record 1 2008-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Lamiaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Lamiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-11-01

English

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

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Hydrophilidae.

French

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

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Hydrophilidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Press (News and Journalism)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Presse écrite
DEF

nombre de copies selon les différentes régions.

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Periodicals
  • Statistics
OBS

Statistics Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de périodiques
  • Statistique
OBS

Statistique Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Rights and Concessions
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

In a drilling contract, a provision that stipulates that, when chert is encountered, footage rates are replaced by daywork rates, chert being very hard and difficult to drill.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit minier
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Dans un contrat de forage, clause qui stipule que lorsque l'on a atteint le chert, le tarif applicable est le temps passé et non plus le mètre foré.

Spanish

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education
OBS

(of a university)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie

Spanish

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Record 7 2013-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flights (Air Transport)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vols (Transport aérien)

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combined-Events Contests
  • Gymnastics and Trampoline

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compétitions à épreuves combinées
  • Gymnastique et trampoline

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Competiciones de pruebas combinadas
  • Gimnasia y acrobacias sobre cama elástica
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Record 9 2003-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

R bar approach of the space shuttle towards the satellite ... along the radius vector.

OBS

For visualization purposes, the station's direction of motion is called the velocity vector, or V-bar for short. By convention, points in front of the station are said to be on the positive V-bar while points behind are considered negative. The imaginary line connecting the station with the center of the Earth is called the radius vector, or R-bar. Points directly below the station along this line are considered positive while points above are considered negative. Endeavour, then, will approach the station along the plus R-bar. The station will be oriented with its long axis aligned with the velocity vector, with the Unity module in "front" and Zvezda behind. Unity's nadir and zenith ports will be oriented as their names imply. This orientation, or attitude, is known as "XVV," i.e., the station's X axis is aligned with the velocity vector. The terminal rendezvous sequence will begin with a rocket firing (TI) as Endeavour trails the station by about eight nautical miles. Once the shuttle reaches the plus R-bar, commander Brent Jett will guide the ship up from directly below. As he nears the station, he will yaw the shuttle 180 degrees so its tail is pointing in the direction of motion and its nose toward the minus V-bar. Assuming a good linkup, the shuttle will begin controlling the station's orientation for the duration of Endeavour's mission, moving the lab back into an "X-POP" attitude with the station's X axis perpendicular to the plane of its orbit. In this orientation, the long axis of the station is broadside to the velocity vector.

OBS

R-bar approach: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Minus R-bar approach.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
OBS

[L'] alignement du port d'amarrage de Mir avec celui situé dans la soute de la navette [...] doit être positionné sur une ligne imaginaire baptisée «R-bar», allant de Mir au centre de la Terre. Il s'agit de mettre à profit la mécanique céleste, qui veut que plus l'orbite est basse, plus la vitesse de rotation autour de la Terre est rapide. En s'approchant «par en-dessous» de la station, l'avion spatial bénéficie d'un freinage naturel.

OBS

approche en R-bar : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration

Spanish

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