TERMIUM Plus®

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interstice [2 records]

Record 1 2000-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

An opening or space within a rock or mass of rocks, usually small in size.

OBS

Pores are usually filled with some fluid (as water, oil, gas, or all three).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Vide de faible dimension entre des grains de roche.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
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Record 2 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

... the filtering mechanism is physical and comprises one stage in which the particles are transferred to the interstices of the filter bed and another stage in which they become fixed. The transfer generally takes place by a process of laminar flow with a low Reynolds number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

[...] le processus de la filtration est physique et comporte une phase de transfert des particules dans le volume interstitiel du lit et une phase de fixation de la particule. Le transfert s'effectue généralement en régime laminaire, avec un nombre de Reynolds faible.

Spanish

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