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CATARACT [3 records]

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Record 1 2004-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Series of major unnavigable rapids.

CONT

Kodak Cataract, B.C.

OBS

Rare; used in B.C.

OBS

cataract: term and definition validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

Non attesté en français au Québec.

OBS

cataracte : terme uniformisé par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire BT-176 faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Caída del agua de un río de gran caudal en un fuerte desnivel.

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Record 2 2003-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A waterfall, especially one of great volume in which the vertical descent has been concentrated in one sheer drop over a precipice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Chute d'eau sur le cours d'un fleuve [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Gran salto de agua.

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Record 3 - external organization data 2003-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

An opacity of the lens of the eye [which] is painless and often affects visual acuity.

CONT

Cataracts may be congenital or secondary to chronic inflammatory processes in the eye (e.g., uveitis), old age, or drugs (e.g., corticosteroids).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Opacité congénitale ou acquise du cristallin qui résulte en une baisse progressive de l'acuité visuelle.

CONT

Traduisant une dégénérescence des fibres cristalliniennes, avec perte de transparence par modifications métaboliques, la cataracte est souvent d'origine obscure et rattachée alors à la simple sénescence du cristallin. Les cataractes peuvent également être médicamenteuses, après corticothérapie prolongée.

OBS

Certains auteurs réservent le terme de cataracte aux opacités évolutives.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
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