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MIRE [4 records]

Record 1 2011-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Biogeography
  • Soil Science
OBS

mire: General term which embraces all those peat-forming ecosystems described in English by such other terms as bog, fen, carr, muskeg, moor, and peatland. Does not include marshes since they are, by definition nonpeat-forming and are seasonally flooded.

OBS

mire: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Biogéographie
  • Science du sol
DEF

Nappe d'eau stagnante envasée et partiellement envahie par la végétation, de taille inférieure au marais.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Biogeografía
  • Ciencia del suelo
DEF

Zona con charcos abundantes.

OBS

Terreno pantanoso o anegadizo.

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Record 2 2008-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Wet or soft mud, slush, dirt.

OBS

mire: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
OBS

boue : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Types of Documentation (Library Science)
  • Reprography
  • Micrographics
DEF

A chart for testing the performance of photographic lenses and materials.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Documentation (Bibliothéconomie)
  • Reprographie
  • Micrographie
DEF

Dessin comportant des caractères ou des structures géométriques dont les dimensions progressives et les orientations respectives sont établies en vue d'étudier la limite de résolution des objectifs ou le pouvoir séparateur des couches sensibles.

OBS

mire : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Figure lumineuse utilisée en kératométrie.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

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