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ARDOISE COUVERTURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Construction Materials
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slate
1, record 1, English, slate
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- roofing slate 2, record 1, English, roofing%20slate
correct
- covering slate 3, record 1, English, covering%20slate
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A thin, usually rectangular, piece of certain varieties of stone which split readily into laminae, used especially for the purpose of covering the roofs of buildings. 4, record 1, English, - slate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
slate: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - slate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de construction
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ardoise
1, record 1, French, ardoise
correct, see observation, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ardoise de couverture 2, record 1, French, ardoise%20de%20couverture
correct, feminine noun
- ardoise à toiture 3, record 1, French, ardoise%20%C3%A0%20toiture
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément de couverture d'un bâtiment obtenu par taille d'un schiste ardoisier selon ses plans de clivage. 4, record 1, French, - ardoise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les ardoises de couvertures sont constituées par des éléments plans de formats divers, généralement rectangulaires ou carrés, ou de forme spéciale (ogive, écaille). 2, record 1, French, - ardoise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot «ardoise» employé seul doit désigner exclusivement toute plaque de couverture tirée du schiste ardoisier. 3, record 1, French, - ardoise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ardoise : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 1, French, - ardoise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Materiales de construcción
- Techos (Elementos de edificios)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pizarra
1, record 1, Spanish, pizarra
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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