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STEADY LIGHT [17 records]

Record 1 2023-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Road Transport)
CONT

A green arrow... indicates [that a person] may turn in the direction of the arrow. A green arrow pointing straight means that no turn is permitted and drivers can only go straight through. A flashing green arrow with a steady green light means drivers may turn in the direction of the arrow or proceed through.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation routière

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Flights (Air Transport)
CONT

About 75 minutes into the flight, and as the instructor was demonstrating approaches into a mountain bowl, at an elevation of about 2 000 ft AMSL(above mean sea level) in a steady turn in light turbulence, both crew members heard a loud bang and a crumpling noise.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Vols (Transport aérien)
CONT

Quelque 75 minutes après le début du vol, au moment où l’instructeur faisait une démonstration d’approche vers une cuvette montagneuse, à une altitude de quelque 2 000 pi AMSL (au-dessus du niveau moyen de la mer), dans un virage stabilisé dans de la turbulence légère, les deux membres de l’équipage ont entendu un grand bruit suivi d’un bruit de froissement.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
  • Wind Energy
CONT

Windpower... Average windspeed for a day is not a good indication that you have adequate wind. A gust followed by hours of very light or no wind will give a false impression of what is available. A steady wind 12-25 mph is a good wind resource.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
  • Énergie éolienne
CONT

La journée est superbe pour naviguer : grand soleil, vent constant entre 5 et 6 beaufort, mer peu agitée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Vela y navegación de placer
  • Energía eólica
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Record 4 2012-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

The reaction of plants to light in which the plants bend toward the light.

CONT

Plant response to light by unequal growth caused by concentration of the plant hormone Indole Acetic Acid (IAA, an auxin) on the darker side of the plant shoot.

CONT

The comparative effects of flash light and steady light in producing phototropism in seedling plants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Mouvement de croissance des tiges et des racines, provoqué par une répartition anisotropique de la lumière.

OBS

Si l'organe s'oriente en direction de la lumière, son phototropisme est dit positif; en sens opposé, il est dit négatif. Chez les végétaux dressés, les tiges et hampes florales ont un phototropisme positif; les racines, lorsqu'elles sont occasionnellement soumises à la lumière, présentent généralement un phototropisme négatif. [...] Certaines feuilles, qui s'orientent perpendiculairement aux rayons du soleil, sont dites «plagiophototropiques».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Tendencia de las plantas a dirigir el crecimiento de los tallos hacia la fuente de luz.

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Record 5 2005-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Psychology (General)
OBS

The decision to establish an International Institute of Child Study(IICS) was taken by the UNESCO General Conference in 1952. The operative decision reads :’In 1953... it is planned to select and train the essential personnel for the establishment in 1954 in Asia of a research and training centre in educational psychology for experienced teachers and an associated field project of educational guidance. The object of this unit and its associated field project is to combine the advanced training of teachers with fundamental and applied research, and to do both in the light of a continuing study of a given culture. It is hoped that the unit will produce a small but steady flow of highly trained educators each year, who will be able practically to apply the findings of psychological research to the educational needs of their own countries. ’

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
OBS

de Bangkok.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

[A standard] testing method measuring flame spread, fuel contribution and smoke density of materials under controlled conditions.

OBS

The test equipment consists of a horizontal tunnel 7. 6 m long, 450 mm wide, and 300 mm deep... The roof is removable and lined with a low density material of mineral composition. The walls and floor are constructed of refractory fire brick. One wall has observation windows along its length. Flames from two burners at one end are forced down the tunnel by a steady draught of air at 1. 2 m/s. These burner flames are about 1. 37 m long, release heat at a steady rate of about 90 kW, and impinge directly on the test specimen, which is mounted either on the floor or on the ceiling of the tunnel. This exposure is similar in intensity to what occurs when a small piece of furniture leaning against a wall is set on fire. The tunnel is calibrated by adjusting the rate of heat release of the burners so that it takes about five and a half minutes for flames to reach the exhaust end of the tunnel when the specimen is 18 mm select-grade red oak. In the exhaust duct at the end of the tunnel are a light source and detector for measuring smoke and a thermocouple for determining heat released.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
OBS

L'appareil consiste en un tunnel horizontal de 7,6 m de long sur 450 mm de large et 300 mm de profondeur [...]. Le couvercle est amovible et est doté d'un revêtement intérieur en matériau de faible densité à base de substances inorganiques. Les parois et le plancher sont fabriqués en briques réfractaires. L'une des parois est dotée de fenêtres d'observation. Des flammes produites par deux brûleurs situés à l'une des extrémités du four d'essai sont soufflées vers l'intérieur par un courant d'air stable de 1,2 m/s. Ces flammes, d'environ 1,37 m de long, ont un dégagement de chaleur stable d'environ 90 kW, et touchent directement l'échantillon qui est monté soit sur le plancher ou au plafond du tunnel. Cette exposition est semblable en intensité à ce qui se produit lorsqu'un meuble de petites dimensions appuyé contre un mur est incendié. Le tunnel est étalonné en ajustant la vitesse de dégagement de la chaleur des brûleurs de sorte qu'il faille environ cinq minutes et demie aux flammes pour atteindre l'extrémité 'évent' du tunnel lorsque l'échantillon est en chêne rouge de 18 mm. Dans le conduit d'évacuation à l'extrémité du tunnel se trouvent une source lumineuse et un détecteur pour mesurer la fumée, ainsi qu'un thermocouple pour déterminer la chaleur dégagée.

Spanish

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Record 7 2003-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Effects of Heat (Energy Transfer)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
CONT

Among the classes of mass-transport phenomena in liquids, thermal diffusion(the Soret effect) is... characterized by the existence of a spontaneous matter flux in an inhomogeneously heated fluid mixture, this flux tending to separate the constituents.... From a more industrial point of view, whenever multiconstituent liquids are submitted to long-lasting temperature gradients, they are liable to experience thermal diffusive flows, modifying the distribution of the species concentration. Among the cases where this effect has been emphasized, we can mention the elaboration of high technology materials(solidification of semiconductors), the production or purification of light metals... and the optimization of petroleum extraction(by modelling of the hydrocarbon distribution in the reservoirs). So, knowledge of quantitative values of the Soret coefficient(which is the parameter characteristic of the phenomenon) for a wide domain of materials, in various thermodynamic conditions and physical configurations is needed for the above-mentioned basic and applied purposes.... The experimental determination of Soret coefficients in binary mixtures, denoted ST, is obtained by measuring the steady concentration gradient produced by the imposition of a constant and uniform temperature gradient. This concentration gradient achieves a stationary state when thermal diffusion and interdiffusion(which tends to rehomogenize the mixture) exactly compensate each other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Effets de la chaleur (Transfert de l'énergie)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
CONT

M. Daguenet, Calcul du flux limite de diffusion en présence d'un gradient thermique sur une surface réactionnelle plane immergée dans une solution en mouvement laminaire. Application à la mesure du coefficient de Soret dans les liquides. C.R.A.S., Paris, 267, pp. 665-668 (1968).

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Thermal Power Stations
CONT

The CALLISTO facility(CApabiLity for Light water Irradiation in Steady state and Transient Operation) is a specialized high-pressure water loop offering a comprehensive range of experimental conditions representative of PWR power reactors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Centrales thermiques

Spanish

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Record 9 1998-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telegraph Codes
CONT

The middle marker indicates a point approximately 3500 feet from the approach end of the runway and is identified by the illumination of the amber middle marker beacon light and a 1300-Hz audio tone keyed with steady alternate dots and dashes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes télégraphiques

Spanish

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Record 10 1997-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Ecosystems
CONT

The boreal forest is divided into two great transcontinental belts of approximately equal size : the subarctic open lichen woodland and the closed crown forest. This major horizontal sectioning of the two areas reflects the steady dropping of temperature from south to north. The more northern subarctic lichen woodland is a handsome landscape mostly unknown to Canadians because of its few settlements and roads(and also very abundant black flies!). Northern stands of scattered spruce and jack pine, accompanied by balsam fir in Quebec, form attractive open-canopied areas carpeted with yellow, green and light grey lichens. Recently burned areas are covered with birch, blueberries and other small evergreen shrubs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Écosystèmes
DEF

Région boisée où croissent des lichens.

OBS

Les lichens vivent sur le sol des forêts (terricoles), sur le tronc ou les rameaux des arbres (corticicoles), à la surface des rochers ou sur les pierres des murs (saxicoles). [Ils] constituent souvent la seule végétation des hautes montagnes.

Spanish

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Record 11 1992-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scaffolding
CONT

The half hitch is used for casual work if the load is light and the pull steady. It depends on binding action at one point only.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Échafaudage
CONT

La demi-clef est utile pour une charge légère lorsque la traction est continue. Le serrage ne se fait toutefois qu'en un seul point.

Spanish

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Record 12 1990-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
OBS

on an aircraft

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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Record 13 1987-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
OBS

Ski jumping terms.

OBS

after 20 seconds, total starting delay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
OBS

Termes de saut à ski.

OBS

après l'écoulement des 20 secondes allouées avant le départ.

Spanish

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Record 14 1987-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
OBS

Ski jumping terms.

OBS

first 10 seconds of countdown.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
OBS

Termes de saut à ski.

OBS

premières 10 secondes du compte à rebours.

Spanish

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Record 15 1986-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Thermal Insulation
CONT

A few parts of the house deserve particular attention... around doors and windows... where the wood-frame wall meets the masonry... around doors into unheated attic... There is an easy way to tell whether or not any of the above areas need work.... make yourself a draft gauge. All you need is a metal clothes hanger, a plastic sandwich bag(or a piece of light tissue paper), a pair of scissors and two clothes pins. Cut the sandwich bag down each side and wrap one end over the cross-bar of the clothes hanger. Use the clothes pins to fasten the bag to the bar. Check for drafts, on a cold day, in all suspected areas. Hold the gauge steady by the handle of the hanger with the plastic bag close to the suspected areas. If any breeze is coming in, the movement of the plastic will show you where.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Isolation thermique

Spanish

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Record 16 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Rail Transport)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par rail)

Spanish

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Record 17 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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