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DEAD GROUND [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-07-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
- Target Acquisition
- Land Forces
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dead ground
1, record 1, English, dead%20ground
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An area into which observation, and possibly firing, is made impossible by a natural or artificial obstacle. 2, record 1, English, - dead%20ground
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dead ground: designation and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel; designation officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group. 3, record 1, English, - dead%20ground
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
- Acquisition d'objectif
- Forces terrestres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- angle mort
1, record 1, French, angle%20mort
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone dans laquelle l'observation à partir du sol est impossible à cause d'un élément naturel ou artificiel. 2, record 1, French, - angle%20mort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
angle mort : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées; désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 3, record 1, French, - angle%20mort
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mining Wastes
- Economic Geology
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dead ground
1, record 2, English, dead%20ground
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- barren ground 1, record 2, English, barren%20ground
correct
- barren rock 2, record 2, English, barren%20rock
correct
- waste rock 3, record 2, English, waste%20rock
correct
- waste 4, record 2, English, waste
correct, noun
- mullock 4, record 2, English, mullock
correct, Australia
- dead rock 5, record 2, English, dead%20rock
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Barren or submarginal rock or ore that has been mined, but is not of sufficient value to warrant treatment and is therefore removed ahead of the milling processes. 6, record 2, English, - dead%20ground
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oxide facies are selected that are clearly segregated from silicate, carbonate or sulphide facies and other barren rocks ... 7, record 2, English, - dead%20ground
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Déchets miniers
- Géologie économique
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stérile
1, record 2, French, st%C3%A9rile
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- roche stérile 2, record 2, French, roche%20st%C3%A9rile
correct, feminine noun
- déchets de roche 3, record 2, French, d%C3%A9chets%20de%20roche
masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
stériles : Terres et roches improductives mêlées au minerai ou intercalées entre les filons et qu'il faut déblayer pour dégager le minerai. 4, record 2, French, - st%C3%A9rile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le terme de stériles désigne, pour tout mineur, la roche qui ne contient pas ou plus de minerai, ou trop peu pour en rendre l'exploitation rentable. Elle est stérile au sens premier du terme «qui ne produit pas», par opposition à «fertile», c'est donc une appellation liée à l'économie et non, comme on pourrait le penser par association d'idées, à la protection. Elle pourrait désigner dans l'industrie de l'extraction de l'uranium l'ensemble des résidus miniers et de traitement, comme ce serait le cas pour tout autre minerai traité sur place. Cependant, pour éviter la confusion, on préfère, pour l'uranium, réserver le terme de stériles aux roches déplacées pour permettre l'exploitation d'un gisement et dont la teneur est soit quasi nulle, soit trop faible pour qu'elles soient exploitables au cours du marché. 5, record 2, French, - st%C3%A9rile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Entre le minerai exploitable, et la roche complètement stérile se placent les roches un peu minéralisées mais inexploitables. 6, record 2, French, - st%C3%A9rile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stérile : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 7, record 2, French, - st%C3%A9rile
Record 2, Key term(s)
- stériles
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Escombros mineros
- Geología económica
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca estéril
1, record 2, Spanish, roca%20est%C3%A9ril
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-10-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dead short to ground
1, record 3, English, dead%20short%20to%20ground
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dead ground 2, record 3, English, dead%20ground
correct
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- court-circuit à la terre
1, record 3, French, court%2Dcircuit%20%C3%A0%20la%20terre
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- court-circuit à la masse 1, record 3, French, court%2Dcircuit%20%C3%A0%20la%20masse
proposal, masculine noun
- contact de terre parfait 2, record 3, French, contact%20de%20terre%20parfait
masculine noun
- terre parfaite 3, record 3, French, terre%20parfaite
feminine noun
- terre franche 3, record 3, French, terre%20franche
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-07-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- dead space
1, record 4, English, dead%20space
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- dead ground 1, record 4, English, dead%20ground
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
space that cannot be reached or viewed from a given point. 1, record 4, English, - dead%20space
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- partie cachée
1, record 4, French, partie%20cach%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme utilisé en photographie aérienne. 1, record 4, French, - partie%20cach%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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