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DEMOISELLE [5 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paver's rammer
1, record 1, English, paver%27s%20rammer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
paver's rammer: an item in the "Construction Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category. 2, record 1, English, - paver%27s%20rammer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- demoiselle
1, record 1, French, demoiselle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
demoiselle : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de construction» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie». 2, record 1, French, - demoiselle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tamper
1, record 2, English, tamper
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hand tamper 2, record 2, English, hand%20tamper
correct
- beetle 3, record 2, English, beetle
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hand tamping can be done in limited areas, using either a manufactured hand tamper with a metal base 8 in. square and a 4 ft. handle or a 2x4 or 4x4 in. piece of timber with a handle (if there is a danger of the metal fracturing the conduit). 4, record 2, English, - tamper
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- compacteur manuel
1, record 2, French, compacteur%20manuel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dame 2, record 2, French, dame
correct, feminine noun
- hie 3, record 2, French, hie
correct, feminine noun
- demoiselle 4, record 2, French, demoiselle
correct, feminine noun
- pilon 5, record 2, French, pilon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Instrument formé d'une] tête de 10 [pouces] x 10 [pouces] en acier forgé[, d'un] manche ultra-résistant en fibre de verre de 48 [pouces et qui est] idéal pour compacter et niveler le sol, l'asphalte et le gravier [...] 6, record 2, French, - compacteur%20manuel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Herramientas manuales
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pisón manual
1, record 2, Spanish, pis%C3%B3n%20manual
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- shed dormer
1, record 3, English, shed%20dormer
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dormer with backward sloping roof 2, record 3, English, dormer%20with%20backward%20sloping%20roof
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dormer window whose eave line is backward to the eave line of the main roof. 3, record 3, English, - shed%20dormer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shed dormer: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 3, English, - shed%20dormer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lucarne retroussée
1, record 3, French, lucarne%20retrouss%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lucarne en chien assis 2, record 3, French, lucarne%20en%20chien%20assis
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- chien-assis 3, record 3, French, chien%2Dassis
correct, masculine noun
- demoiselle 4, record 3, French, demoiselle
correct, feminine noun
- lucarne demoiselle 5, record 3, French, lucarne%20demoiselle
correct, feminine noun
- lucarne à demoiselle 6, record 3, French, lucarne%20%C3%A0%20demoiselle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de lucarne dont le toit à une pente est en sens inverse du versant du toit. 5, record 3, French, - lucarne%20retrouss%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une lucarne est dite retroussée lorsqu'elle est couverte par un appentis incliné dans le sens inverse du versant du toit. 7, record 3, French, - lucarne%20retrouss%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les lucarnes à une pente sont de deux sortes : lucarne rampante (couverte par un appentis incliné dans le même sens que le versant du toit) et lucarne retroussée (couverte par un appentis incliné dans le sens inverse de celui du versant du toit). 8, record 3, French, - lucarne%20retrouss%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lucarne en chien assis : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 9, record 3, French, - lucarne%20retrouss%C3%A9e
Record 3, Key term(s)
- chien assis
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-02-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- damselfly
1, record 4, English, damselfly
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An] odonate [insect] (suborder Zygoptera) distinguished from dragonflies by laterally projecting eyes and usually stalked wings folded above the body when at rest. 1, record 4, English, - damselfly
Record 4, Key term(s)
- damsel fly
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- demoiselle
1, record 4, French, demoiselle
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- agrion 1, record 4, French, agrion
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Insecte qui appartient au sous-ordre des zygoptères et qui est caractérisé par un corps grêle et des ailes repliées au repos. 2, record 4, French, - demoiselle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1992-06-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- earth pillar
1, record 5, English, earth%20pillar
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- hoodoo column 2, record 5, English, hoodoo%20column
correct
- hoodoo 2, record 5, English, hoodoo
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a ... structure developed on valley slopes by rain denudation. It consists of a column of earth or clay capped by a boulder which has protected the material below it from being washed away. 3, record 5, English, - earth%20pillar
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- demoiselle coiffée
1, record 5, French, demoiselle%20coiff%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- cheminée de fée 2, record 5, French, chemin%C3%A9e%20de%20f%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- cheminée des fées 3, record 5, French, chemin%C3%A9e%20des%20f%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
- demoiselle 4, record 5, French, demoiselle
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Colonne sculptée par le ravinement dans des matériaux détritiques très hétérométriques et riches en argiles (...). Ces colonnes effilées persistent d'autant mieux qu'elles sont coiffées de blocs qui en protègent le sommet de l'érosion pluviale (...) 2, record 5, French, - demoiselle%20coiff%C3%A9e
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tombant sur des argiles à blocs, en pente forte, [la pluie] entraîne les parties fines, sauf sous les gros blocs, qui forment parapluie : on aboutit ainsi aux cheminées des fées ou demoiselles coiffées, hautes de 1 à 20 m. 5, record 5, French, - demoiselle%20coiff%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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