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niche [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ecological niche
1, record 1, English, ecological%20niche
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ecologic niche 2, record 1, English, ecologic%20niche
correct
- niche 3, record 1, English, niche
correct
- environmental niche 4, record 1, English, environmental%20niche
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The position of a species within an ecosystem that is determined both by the range of conditions necessary to sustain the population and by the role of the species in the ecosystem. 5, record 1, English, - ecological%20niche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A species with a fairly broad niche is called a generalist, while a species with a narrow niche is called a specialist. 6, record 1, English, - ecological%20niche
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- niche écologique
1, record 1, French, niche%20%C3%A9cologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- niche 2, record 1, French, niche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Position d'une espèce au sein d'un écosystème, qui est déterminée à la fois par l'ensemble des conditions nécessaires au maintien de la population et par le rôle de l'espèce dans l'écosystème. 3, record 1, French, - niche%20%C3%A9cologique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une espèce qui possède une niche étendue est dite généraliste, une autre ayant une niche étroite est dite spécialiste. 2, record 1, French, - niche%20%C3%A9cologique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecosistemas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nicho ecológico
1, record 1, Spanish, nicho%20ecol%C3%B3gico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espacio funcional y topológico de un ecosistema. 2, record 1, Spanish, - nicho%20ecol%C3%B3gico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dos especies que viven en el mismo espacio geográfico no pueden ocupar el mismo nicho ecológico, pues compiten por el mismo alimento y una acaba siempre por desplazar a la otra. 3, record 1, Spanish, - nicho%20ecol%C3%B3gico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nicho ecológico: Es un término más amplio que hábitat, pues designa no solo el lugar donde viven los organismos, sino también el papel funcional que desempeñan como miembros de la comunidad. 4, record 1, Spanish, - nicho%20ecol%C3%B3gico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-10-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Types of Constructed Works
- Funeral Services
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- niche
1, record 2, English, niche
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- urn-niche 2, record 2, English, urn%2Dniche
correct
- urn niche 3, record 2, English, urn%20niche
correct
- cremation urn 4, record 2, English, cremation%20urn
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A space in a columbarium, mausoleum or niche wall to hold an urn. 5, record 2, English, - niche
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Types de constructions
- Pompes funèbres
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- niche
1, record 2, French, niche
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- niche cinéraire 2, record 2, French, niche%20cin%C3%A9raire
correct, feminine noun
- habitacle 3, record 2, French, habitacle
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espace ou compartiment dans un columbarium, un mausolée ou un mur cinéraire dans lequel est placée une urne. 4, record 2, French, - niche
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] l'emploi du mot «habitacle» tend à devenir de plus en plus répandu. 3, record 2, French, - niche
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-12-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Market Structure (Trade)
- Merchandising Techniques
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- market niche
1, record 3, English, market%20niche
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- niche 2, record 3, English, niche
correct, noun
- slot 3, record 3, English, slot
noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small market segment for a given product or service, which is either undeveloped and can be tapped to meet the needs of a particular group of customers. 4, record 3, English, - market%20niche
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Open up new market niches; identifying emerging market niches. 5, record 3, English, - market%20niche
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
- Techniques marchandes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- niche commerciale
1, record 3, French, niche%20commerciale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- créneau commercial 2, record 3, French, cr%C3%A9neau%20commercial
correct, masculine noun
- créneau de marché 3, record 3, French, cr%C3%A9neau%20de%20march%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- créneau 4, record 3, French, cr%C3%A9neau
correct, masculine noun
- niche 5, record 3, French, niche
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit segment de marché d'un produit ou d'un service peu exploité et qui répond aux attentes d'une clientèle particulière. 1, record 3, French, - niche%20commerciale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les PME [petite et moyenne entreprise] ont eu la possibilité d'occuper des créneaux spécifiques, les fameuses «niches» [...] dont parlent tout le temps les experts américains. 6, record 3, French, - niche%20commerciale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Trouver de nouveaux créneaux; occuper des créneaux. 7, record 3, French, - niche%20commerciale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estructura del mercado (Comercio)
- Técnicas mercantiles
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- nicho de mercado
1, record 3, Spanish, nicho%20de%20mercado
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- hueco de mercado 2, record 3, Spanish, hueco%20de%20mercado
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Necesidad de un mercado que no está cubierta satisfactoriamente, [...] permite la entrada de una empresa con un producto, forma de distribución o precio competitivo y original. 3, record 3, Spanish, - nicho%20de%20mercado
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nicho de mercado; hueco de mercado: términos y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 3, Spanish, - nicho%20de%20mercado
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-05-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- aedicule
1, record 4, English, aedicule
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In landscaping and ornamentation, a small niche, often with colonnettes used as a shelter for a statue or the like. 2, record 4, English, - aedicule
Record 4, Key term(s)
- aedicula
- edicule
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- niche
1, record 4, French, niche
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfoncement pratiqué dans l'épaisseur d'une paroi pour abriter un objet décoratif (statue, buste, vase). 1, record 4, French, - niche
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-05-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- niche
1, record 5, English, niche
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- hollow 2, record 5, English, hollow
noun
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cave or reentrant in a rock face or beneath a waterfall. 1, record 5, English, - niche
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- niche
1, record 5, French, niche
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfoncement de forme plus ou moins hémisphérique entaillant une paroi. [Définition recommandée par l'Office de la langue française du Québec.] 2, record 5, French, - niche
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
niche : terme recommandé par l'OLF. 3, record 5, French, - niche
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-10-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- niche
1, record 6, English, niche
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- dove-hole 2, record 6, English, dove%2Dhole
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a cell for pigeons in a dovecot 2, record 6, English, - niche
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- boulin
1, record 6, French, boulin
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- niche 1, record 6, French, niche
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-07-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- bell hole
1, record 7, English, bell%20hole
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hole dug or excavation made at the section joints of a pipeline for the purpose of repairs. 2, record 7, English, - bell%20hole
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- niche
1, record 7, French, niche
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excavation faite dans la terre pour atteindre une canalisation déjà posée [...] 1, record 7, French, - niche
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] elle doit être suffisamment profonde pour permettre l'accès tout autour de la canalisation. 1, record 7, French, - niche
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1998-08-11
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- The Product (Marketing)
- Types of Trade Goods
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- niche product
1, record 8, English, niche%20product
correct, noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The cameras are targeted mainly to young buyers at amusement parks who've left their other cameras at home. "The Fling represents incremental business, pictures that would not be taken otherwise", says a Kodak spokesman. "It's a niche product and not intended to replace pocket cameras". 1, record 8, English, - niche%20product
Record 8, Key term(s)
- niche
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Produit (Commercialisation)
- Types d'objets de commerce
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- produit-créneau
1, record 8, French, produit%2Dcr%C3%A9neau
proposal, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1998-08-04
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Methods
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- nested
1, record 9, English, nested
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes statistiques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- niché
1, record 9, French, nich%C3%A9
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1997-11-17
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Elements
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- niche
1, record 10, English, niche
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A recess in a wall, usually to contain sculpture or an urn; often semicircular in plan, surmounted by a half dome. 2, record 10, English, - niche
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Éléments d'architecture
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- niche
1, record 10, French, niche
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Renfoncement ou cavité ménagés dans l'épaisseur d'un mur pour y loger une statue, des étagères, des bibelots [etc]. 2, record 10, French, - niche
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos arquitectónicos
Record 10, Main entry term, Spanish
- nicho
1, record 10, Spanish, nicho
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 10, Synonyms, Spanish
- hornacina 1, record 10, Spanish, hornacina
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concavidad hecha en el espesor de un muro, donde, generalmente, se coloca una imagen, una figura de adorno, un jarrón, etc. 2, record 10, Spanish, - nicho
Record 11 - internal organization data 1988-11-01
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Construction Works (Railroads)
- Protection of Life
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- refuge bay 1, record 11, English, refuge%20bay
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
PLNO, 053217. 1, record 11, English, - refuge%20bay
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Ouvrages d'art (Voies ferrées)
- Sécurité des personnes
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- refuge
1, record 11, French, refuge
masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plate-forme ménagée au milieu d'un pont ferroviaire, sur le côté, et destinée à servir de refuge aux personnes qui y travaillent, au moment du passage d'un train. 1, record 11, French, - refuge
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le même aménagement, mais dans un tunnel, s'appelle une niche. 1, record 11, French, - refuge
Record 11, Key term(s)
- niche
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1985-04-15
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Office Equipment and Supplies
- Furniture Industries
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- compartment 1, record 12, English, compartment
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
steel telephone cabinet with lower storage compartment [ Four roomy compartments for telephone books.] 1, record 12, English, - compartment
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et fournitures de bureau
- Industrie du meuble
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- niche
1, record 12, French, niche
feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
meuble téléphone. (...) il comporte (...) des niches pour annuaire, reliures et classeurs 1, record 12, French, - niche
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1981-05-08
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Winemaking
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- bottle bin 1, record 13, English, bottle%20bin
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Alcove for the storage of bottled wines. 1, record 13, English, - bottle%20bin
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Industrie vinicole
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- casier à bouteille 1, record 13, French, casier%20%C3%A0%20bouteille
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Petite cavité creusée dans le mur d'une cave où sont rangées des bouteilles de vin. 1, record 13, French, - casier%20%C3%A0%20bouteille
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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