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Record 1 2011-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Chronology
DEF

A time-stratigraphic unit next in rank below a series and corresponding to an age.

OBS

[A stage] generally consists of several biostratigraphic zones. It is the most important unit for long-range correlation.

OBS

The American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature rejects the use of the term "stage" to designate a major subdivision of a glacial epoch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Chronologie
DEF

Division chronostratigraphique immédiatement inférieure à la série.

OBS

L'équivalent géochronologique de l'étage est l'âge.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
  • Cronología
CONT

Numerosos estratos representativos de fenómenos, que se han prolongado durante un tiempo más o menos largo, constituyen un piso. Varios pisos constituyen una serie y varias series forman un sistema; por último, una eratema abarca varios sistemas.

OBS

En otra escala cronológica, fundada en la duración de fases geológicas, se adoptan otros nombres: edad (por piso), época (por serie), período (por sistema) y era (por eratema).

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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

Cylindrical drum, which rotates slowly through trough-shaped bath fed continuously with thickened ore pulp.

OBS

Segments of drum are successively connected to vacuum tank, low-pressure compressed air, etc., to aid formation and discharge of filter cake and removal of filtrate.

PHR

Compartment of a drum filter.

Key term(s)
  • rotary drum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Filtre à vide dont la surface filtrante est disposée sur un tambour cylindrique tournant autour de son axe horizontal.

OBS

filtre rotatif : Improprement utilisé pour désigner un filtre à vide à disques ou à tambour.

PHR

Cellule de filtre à tambour.

Key term(s)
  • filtre à vide rotatif

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Preparación de los productos mineros
  • Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
  • Pasta y papel
CONT

El filtro rotativo consiste en un tambor horizontal perforado y revestido de fieltro, que gira parcialmente sumergido en el líquido. Se halla dividido en varios compartimientos limitados interiormente por la superficie de un cilindro fijo.

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