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arch dam [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-08-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Dams and Causeways
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- arch dam
1, record 1, English, arch%20dam
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of dam whose arch design enables the overall cross-section to be reduced as water pressure on the face of the dam is transmitted to the abutments. 2, record 1, English, - arch%20dam
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Examples of arch dams are the Boulder Dam, Colorado, and in the UK the Galloway hydroelectric scheme. 2, record 1, English, - arch%20dam
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- barrage-voûte
1, record 1, French, barrage%2Dvo%C3%BBte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] ouvrage à courbure convexe tournée vers l'amont, permettant d'obtenir un effet de voûte [...] 2, record 1, French, - barrage%2Dvo%C3%BBte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le barrage-voûte [...] peut être cylindrique (les consoles sont verticales) ou à double courbure (les consoles sont courbées). 2, record 1, French, - barrage%2Dvo%C3%BBte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : barrages-voûtes. 3, record 1, French, - barrage%2Dvo%C3%BBte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Presas y calzadas elevadas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- presa de bóveda
1, record 1, Spanish, presa%20de%20b%C3%B3veda
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- presa arqueada 2, record 1, Spanish, presa%20arqueada
correct, feminine noun
- presa de arco 3, record 1, Spanish, presa%20de%20arco
correct, feminine noun
- presa de doble curvatura 3, record 1, Spanish, presa%20de%20doble%20curvatura
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Presa] poco espesa y relativamente ligera, que trabaja como una bóveda de edificio y transmite el empuje a los apoyos laterales. 2, record 1, Spanish, - presa%20de%20b%C3%B3veda
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