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RETURNING MOVEMENT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- haptic interface
1, record 1, English, haptic%20interface
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a haptic interface is a device comprising sensors and actuators for sensing movement or force applied by a user and returning the appropriate force or movement in response. 1, record 1, English, - haptic%20interface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
haptic interface: data validated by Canadian subject-field experts from École Polytechnique de Montréal, MasterpieceVR and McGill University. 2, record 1, English, - haptic%20interface
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- interface haptique
1, record 1, French, interface%20haptique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une interface haptique est un dispositif permettant de restituer à une personne une sensation tactile ou une sensation kinesthésique issue d'un élément distant, [c’est-à-dire] physiquement séparé de la personne (l'élément, réel ou virtuel, n'est plus directement en contact avec la personne). 1, record 1, French, - interface%20haptique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- interfaz háptica
1, record 1, Spanish, interfaz%20h%C3%A1ptica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] una interfaz háptica […] es aquel dispositivo que se encarga de reproducir en el usuario lo captado por la sensación de contacto y manipulación de un objeto que se encuentra dentro de un ambiente virtual o en un entorno remoto, simulando las características esenciales al tacto y sujeción de un objeto real, tales como temperatura, textura, peso, contorno, entre otros […] 2, record 1, Spanish, - interfaz%20h%C3%A1ptica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-11-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ultrasonography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- display mode
1, record 2, English, display%20mode
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are several options(modes) available for the display, or presentation of the echoes returning to the ultrasound transducer. The most common display modes encountered in rehabilitation applications are B(brightness, brilliance) and M(motion, movement). 1, record 2, English, - display%20mode
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ultrasonographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mode d'affichage
1, record 2, French, mode%20d%27affichage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mode de présentation 2, record 2, French, mode%20de%20pr%C3%A9sentation
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- modo visualización
1, record 2, Spanish, modo%20visualizaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-06-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- seasonal range
1, record 3, English, seasonal%20range
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Moose were assumed to have left a seasonal range when the distance between sequential relocations increased and the direction of travel suggested movement away from a cluster of locations without returning. 1, record 3, English, - seasonal%20range
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- aire de répartition saisonnière
1, record 3, French, aire%20de%20r%C3%A9partition%20saisonni%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au Québec, à quelle échelle devrions-nous associer l’habitat de survie et de rétablissement du caribou forestier (aire de répartition provinciale, harde locale, aire de répartition saisonnière, certains habitats particuliers, etc.)? 1, record 3, French, - aire%20de%20r%C3%A9partition%20saisonni%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-03-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- National Policies
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sovereignist movement
1, record 4, English, sovereignist%20movement
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- sovereigntist movement 2, record 4, English, sovereigntist%20movement
correct
- sovereignty movement 2, record 4, English, sovereignty%20movement
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For English Canadians, it can look like blatant opportunism, shifting to the separatist camp when it was in the ascendancy, then back towards federalism when former prime minister Brian Mulroney invited Bouchard first to come as ambassador to France and then federal minister of the environment, and finally returning to the sovereigntist movement as founder of the Bloc in 1990. 2, record 4, English, - sovereignist%20movement
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Politiques nationales
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mouvement souverainiste
1, record 4, French, mouvement%20souverainiste
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
René Lévesque [...] demanda en 1980 aux Québécois de lui donner un mandat de négocier la souveraineté-association. Ce fut NON à 60 %. Le mouvement souverainiste, sous l'impulsion de Jacques Parizeau, a ensuite fait disparaître le trait d'union (dans souveraineté-association) lors même que l'opinion s'apprivoisait à l'idée. 1, record 4, French, - mouvement%20souverainiste
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-01-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Rail Traffic Control
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- returning movement
1, record 5, English, returning%20movement
officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When... a portion of a train is left on the main track every precaution must be taken to protect the remaining portion against the returning movement. 2, record 5, English, - returning%20movement
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
returning movement : term officially approved by CP Rail. 3, record 5, English, - returning%20movement
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Circulation des trains
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- retour de l'autre partie
1, record 5, French, retour%20de%20l%27autre%20partie
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque (...) une partie détachée d'un train reste sur la voie principale, on doit exercer la plus grande vigilance pour protéger cette partie du train au retour de l'autre partie. 2, record 5, French, - retour%20de%20l%27autre%20partie
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
retour de l'autre partie : terme uniformisé par CP Rail. 3, record 5, French, - retour%20de%20l%27autre%20partie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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