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Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Real Estate
OBS

AFD [alternative forms of delivery].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immobilier
OBS

AFPS [autres formes de prestation de services].

Key term(s)
  • Bien AFPS
  • Biens AFPS

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-02-20

English

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

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Scarabaeidae.

French

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

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

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Universal entry(ies)
as
correct, symbol
DEF

... an SI [International System] unit of time equal to 10−18 of a second (one quintillionth of a second).

CONT

An attosecond is equal to 1000 zeptoseconds, or 1⁄1000 of a femtosecond.

OBS

The word "attosecond" is formed by the prefix "atto" and the unit "second." "Atto-" was made from the Danish word for eighteen ("atten").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
as
correct, symbol
DEF

Unité de mesure de temps du Système international d'unités (SI) qui est de 10−18 s.

OBS

L'attoseconde correspond à un trillionième de seconde.

Spanish

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Record 4 1983-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
CONT

Gas bottles with large autonomy. Aluminium gas bottles reinforced with a composite structured binder, made of Kevlar 49 and realized by filament winding, have been developed by the firm Société Métallurgique de Gerzat ... This new structure allows a weight gain for an equivalent resistance: thus the new SMG six litre bottle weighs less than seven kg for 300 bars, an autonomy 50% higher than the conventional 200 bar aluminium bottle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
DEF

Frette. Armature [...] (tubes, cercles, fils, tôles, etc.) assurant le frettage d'une pièce.

CONT

Frettage. Opération visant à renforcer la résistance d'une pièce ou d'un ensemble de pièces en l'entourant d'une armature métallique externe, appelée frette.

CONT

Des bouteilles de gaz plus légères. Des bouteilles d'oxygène en aluminium renforcées d'une frette en structure composite à base de Kevlar 49 réalisée par enroulement filamentaire ont été mises au point par la Société Métallurgique de Gerzat (SMG) [...] Cette nouvelle structure permet un gain de poids: à résistance égale, la nouvelle bouteille SMG de six litres, sous 300 bars, pèse moins de sept kilos, pour une autonomie de 50% supérieure à la bouteille de 200 bars en aluminium.

Spanish

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Record 6 1990-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 7 2022-10-26

English

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

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Corylophidae.

French

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

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

Spanish

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Record 8 2007-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Sociology (General)
OBS

YAN (Youth Action Network) is dedicated to helping youth become more informed and actively involved in order to move towards a just and sustainable society. We strongly believe in the ability of youth to affect change in the world. We understand the need for a stronger voice and for greater participation in our local and global communities. The main functions of YAN are to provide information and promote action. YAN is a national non-profit youth organization based in Toronto.

OBS

Information confirmed by the organization, Toronto.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
OBS

Information confirmée par l'organisme, à Toronto.

Spanish

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Record 9 2016-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
Crypturellus boucardi
Latin
OBS

A bird of the family Tinamidae.

OBS

In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Crypturellus boucardi
Latin
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Tinamidae.

OBS

tinamou de Boucard : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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Record 10 2022-07-19

English

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

A caddisfly of the family Polycentropodidae.

French

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

Trichoptère de la famille des Polycentropodidae.

Spanish

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