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regimen [4 records]

Record 1 2011-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

The change in mass (the difference between total accumulation and gross ablation) of a glacier over some defined interval of time, or the total mass change for the glacier.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
CONT

Le bilan massique d'un glacier correspond à la différence entre les accumulations hivernales (alimentation nivale) et les pertes dues à la fonte estivale (ablation).

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

The flow characteristics of a stream; specif. the habits of an individual stream (including low flows and floods) with respect to such quantities as velocity, volume, form of and changes in the channel, capacity to transport sediment, and amount of material supplied for transportation.

Key term(s)
  • river regimen
  • flow characteristics
  • stream regimen
  • regime of a river
  • river regime

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Ensemble des caractéristiques de l'écoulement d'un cours d'eau : variations du débit en fonction du temps, périodicité des crues et des étiages, stabilité du lit, etc.

DEF

Condition de l'écoulement dans un cours d'eau. Il existe deux régimes d'écoulement nettement différents, l'écoulement laminaire et l'écoulement turbulent. Le passage de l'un à l'autre se fait suivant un régime transitoire.

Key term(s)
  • régime d'un cours d'eau

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 3 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

Adherence to regimen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

Se soumettre à un régime de vie.

Spanish

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