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ERREUR ORIENTATION [4 records]

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Record 1 2016-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
DEF

An error due to inaccuracies of orientation of the north-south diameter of the card relative to the magnetic axis of the magnetic element.

OBS

collimation error: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Erreur due aux inexactitudes d’orientation du diamètre nord-sud de la rose par rapport à l'axe magnétique de l'élément magnétique.

OBS

erreur de collimation : terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ayuda a la navegación marítima y fluvial
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Record 2 2006-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Wind Energy
DEF

A wind turbine deviation which is caused when the rotor is not perpendicular to the wind.

OBS

A yaw error implies that a lower share of the energy in the wind will be running through the rotor area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Déviation du rotor d’une éolienne lorsque celui-ci n’est pas orienté perpendiculairement à la direction du vent.

OBS

[L']erreur d’orientation implique qu'une moindre partie de l'énergie du vent traverse la surface balayée par le rotor.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Productivity and Profitability
CONT

There was no doubt that the taxpayer had committed significant capital investment to the horse-breeding activity. But the Tax Court erred in its assessment of the evidence presented in terms of the taxpayer's occupational direction and the potential profitability of the horse-breeding business.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Productivité et rentabilité
CONT

Il ne faisait aucun doute que le contribuable a investi des montants considérables dans l'élevage des chevaux. Toutefois, la Cour de l'impôt a commis une erreur dans son appréciation de la preuve qui lui a été soumise du point de vue à la fois de l'orientation professionnelle du contribuable et de la rentabilité potentielle de l'entreprise d’élevage de chevaux.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
CONT

Reversed migrations ... are local movements of migrating birds in which they turn and travel in the opposite direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
DEF

Erreur d’orientation des oiseaux en migration.

Spanish

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