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Record 1 2012-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Types of Wood
CONT

... hard and soft wood occurs in different species of both hardwood and softwood tree species. Hardness is a function of the heaviness, or density, of the wood: the amount of wood material compared to air spaces. Hard woods are denser, soft woods contain more air.

OBS

Not to be confused with the timber category "softwood" which refers to the timber of trees of the Gymnosperm group.

OBS

softwood: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sortes de bois
CONT

On classe souvent les bois d'après la dureté et la densité. Ainsi on distingue dans les bois résineux : les bois tendres, les bois mi-durs, les bois durs et dans les bois feuillus : les bois très tendres, les bois tendres, les bois mi-durs, les bois durs, les bois très durs.

OBS

bois tendre; bois mou : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Tipos de madera
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