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STONY [5 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

... having the nature of stone ...

OBS

According to the Dictionary of Earth Sciences, J.P. Michel and R.W. Fairbridge, 1992 [source MIEAR], the terms "petrous" and "petrean" are obsolete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Qui est de la nature de la pierre, ressemble à de la pierre.

CONT

Concrétion pierreuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
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Record 2 2014-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
DEF

Containing distinct, hard, gritty granules in the flesh of the fruit.

OBS

stony; granular; sclerified: terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
DEF

Contenant des granules semblables à de petits grains de pierre.

OBS

pierreux; granuleux; sclérifié : termes et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
DEF

Que contiene gránulos semejantes a piedras pequeñas.

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Record 3 2010-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

... full of or containing many stones.

OBS

stony; stoney: These terms do not imply that the size of stones is small.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Se dit d'un lieu recouvert de petites pierres, de cailloux [...]

OBS

rocailleux : Adjectif plus spécifique que «pierreux» qui signifie «recouvert de pierres», quelle qu'en soit la dimension.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

... full of or containing many stones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Couvert, rempli de pierres [...]

CONT

Le ruisseau avait un lit pierreux.

OBS

L'adjectif «rocailleux» signifie plus spécifiquement «recouvert de petites pierres ou de cailloux» et l'adjectif «rocheux», «couvert de roches ou de rochers».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Dícese del terreno cubierto de piedras.

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Record 5 1980-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

Containing sufficient stones to interfere with or prevent tillage.

OBS

To be classified as stony, more than 0.1% of the surface of the soil must be covered with stones. The term is used to modify soil class, as stony clay loam or clay loam, stony phase.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

[Qui] contient suffisamment de pierres pour empêcher ou gêner le travail du sol.

OBS

Pour être qualifiée de pierreuse, la surface d'un sol doit être recouverte au moins à 0.1% de pierres. Ce terme sert à modifier les classes de sols, par exemple dans les expressions loam argileux pierreux, ou loam argileux, phase pierreuse.

Spanish

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