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polished surface [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research Equipment
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polished surface
1, record 1, English, polished%20surface
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue. 1, record 1, English, - polished%20surface
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
- Chimie analytique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surface lisse
1, record 1, French, surface%20lisse
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 1, French, - surface%20lisse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- slickenside
1, record 2, English, slickenside
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- slickensided surface 2, record 2, English, slickensided%20surface
correct
- polished surface 3, record 2, English, polished%20surface
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
slickenside: Originally, a polished fault surface formed by frictional shear during sliding, but now used to denote any of several types of lineated fault surfaces. 4, record 2, English, - slickenside
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
slickenside; polished surface: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - slickenside
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- miroir de faille
1, record 2, French, miroir%20de%20faille
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Section du plan de faille ayant subi par frottement un polissage mécanique ou affecté de stries, de rayures, de cannelures orientées dans le sens du déplacement. 2, record 2, French, - miroir%20de%20faille
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quant aux linéations de type discontinu, ce sont, par exemple, les stries bien visibles sur les surfaces de glissement (miroirs de faille) ou les lignes d'intersection de diaclases ou de surfaces de glissement. 3, record 2, French, - miroir%20de%20faille
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
miroir de faille : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - miroir%20de%20faille
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-03-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- polished surface
1, record 3, English, polished%20surface
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
glacially polished surface: A polished rock surface created by the glacial abrasion of the underlying substrate. 2, record 3, English, - polished%20surface
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Smooth, ... abraded rock. Most polished surfaces bear ... visible scratches [due to] the fragments in the base of the glacier. 3, record 3, English, - polished%20surface
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- surface polie
1, record 3, French, surface%20polie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches moutonnées sont des surfaces polies par le glacier et formées par des roches cohérentes, [...] à la fois très lisses et très émoussées. 2, record 3, French, - surface%20polie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-10-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- polished surface
1, record 4, English, polished%20surface
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Frost point. The highest temperature at which atmospheric moisture will sublimate in the form of hoar frost on a cooled polished surface. 1, record 4, English, - polished%20surface
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- surface polie
1, record 4, French, surface%20polie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
point de gelée. Température maximale de formation de gelée blanche par sublimation de l'humidité atmosphérique sur une surface polie refroidie. 1, record 4, French, - surface%20polie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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