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Record 1 2001-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

The liquid of which seas, lakes, and rivers are composed, and which falls as rain and issues from springs.

OBS

When pure, it is transparent, colourless (except as seen in large quantity, when it has a blue tint), tasteless, and inodorous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Corps incolore, inodore, liquide à la température ordinaire, résultat de la combinaison d'un volume d'oxygène et de deux volumes d'hydrogène.

OBS

À l'état pur, l'eau est sans saveur. C'est le seul corps que l'on trouve en permanence à la surface de la terre sous les trois états : solide (glace, neige), liquide (eau), et gazeux (vapeur d'eau).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
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