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Record 1 2016-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies)
Panopea generosa
Latin
Panopea abrupta
Latin
DEF

A very large edible clam [of the family Hiatellidae,] that weighs over 5 pounds, has siphons ... and is found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America.

OBS

The clam's name, pronounced "gooey-duck" is of Native American origin and means "dig deep." It is variously spelled "goeduck," "goiduck," or "gweduck."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Panopea generosa
Latin
Panopea abrupta
Latin
OBS

Mollusque bivalve de la famille des Hiatellidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

control: term standardized by AFNOR.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Droit, dans un dialogue donné, pour un TPSUI [invocation de l'utilisateur de service de traitement transactionnel] de communiquer avec son partenaire.

OBS

contrôle : terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • Radio Transmission and Reception

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Émission et réception radio
OBS

moyenne distance

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
OBS

Theme of the Symposium 1995 FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
OBS

Thème du Symposium 1995 de la FAO (Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture).

Spanish

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Record 5 1997-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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Record 6 1984-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Facilities

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de télécommunications

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 8 2004-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Storage Facilities
  • Materials Handling
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
DEF

A conveyor usually placed flush on the ground to receive and convey material from a self-unloading wagon, dump truck, etc.

Key term(s)
  • receiving bin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entreposage des récoltes
  • Manutention
  • Minoterie et céréales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Almacenamiento de las cosechas
  • Manipulación de materiales
  • Molinería y cereales
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Record 9 1998-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances

Spanish

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Record 10 2011-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
DEF

A ceiling covered with or built of material with special acoustical properties.

CONT

The sound transmission loss through an acoustical ceiling ... when the ceiling is used as a continuous membrane is often an important rating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
DEF

Plafond en général suspendu, dont les panneaux formant parement sont constitués d'éléments absorbants phoniques, soit par la nature fibreuse du matériau qui les compose, soit par leurs perforations étudiées pour jouer le rôle de pièges à sons.

Spanish

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