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DIFFUSION CAPILLAIRE [2 records]

Record 1 2003-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Movement of water by capillarity in a porous medium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Mouvement de l'eau par capillarité dans un milieu poreux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Movimiento de agua, por capilaridad, en un medio poroso.

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Record 2 2000-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Engineering (Military)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

The rise of subsoil water above the water table through the channels connecting the pores in the soil, which can be regarded as a mass of irregular capillary tubes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie (Militaire)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Soulèvement des eaux du sous-sol au-dessus du niveau de la nappe aquifère par des voies liant les pores du sol, considérées comme une masse de tubes capillaires irréguliers.

OBS

diffusion capillaire : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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