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Record 1 2000-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plywood
DEF

Plywood panels with factory applied resin-treated fiber faces on one or both sides.

OBS

Term may also be applied to metal overlaid plywood and other composites.

OBS

overlaid plywood: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contreplaqués
DEF

Contreplaqué recouvert d'une matière autre que le bois (papier, tissu imprégné, matière plastique, métal, etc.).

OBS

contreplaqué revêtu : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • contreplaqué à parement

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Scientific Research
  • Fish
CONT

Deepwater trap nets are anchored on the lake bed at depths of 180 feet and shallower. ... Deep water trap nets are a type of live entrapment gear used on the [lakes] to selectively harvest lake whitefish and lake trout. Fish can be released from the nets, unharmed.

Key term(s)
  • deepwater trapnet
  • deepwater trap-net
  • deep-water trapnet
  • deep-water trap-net

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Recherche scientifique
  • Poissons
Key term(s)
  • filet trappe de profondeur

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
DEF

Applied to certain uranium concentrates produced by mills.

OBS

[Yellow cake] is the final precipitate formed in the milling process. Usually considered to be ammonium diuranate, (NH4)2U2O7, or sodium diuranate, Na2U2O7, but the composition is variable and depends on the precipitating conditions.

OBS

yellow cake: Industry term for "milled uranium".

OBS

Related term: uranium concentrate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
DEF

Précipité jaune d'uranate.

CONT

L'uranium est extrait chimiquement sous forme d'uranates de couleur jaune, appelés «yellow cake», et de faible granulométrie (quelques centaines de microns).

OBS

Le terme «gâteau jaune» est tiré d'un dictionnaire de néologismes. Son emploi ne semble pas s'être répandu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Minerales radioactivos (Minas metálicas)
  • Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
  • Ciencia y tecnología nucleares
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