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IMPERVIOUSNESS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- imperviousness
1, record 1, English, imperviousness
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Resistance to penetration by a liquid. 1, record 1, English, - imperviousness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- imperméabilité
1, record 1, French, imperm%C3%A9abilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un étang est une étendue d'eau stagnante [...] résultant de l'imperméabilité du sol. 2, record 1, French, - imperm%C3%A9abilit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-01-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Waterproofing (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tightness
1, record 2, English, tightness
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- leaktightness 2, record 2, English, leaktightness
- leak-tightness 3, record 2, English, leak%2Dtightness
- imperviousness 4, record 2, English, imperviousness
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Impervious. Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air. 5, record 2, English, - tightness
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tight: So close in structure as not to permit passage of a liquid or gas. 1, record 2, English, - tightness
Record 2, Key term(s)
- leak tightness
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Étanchéité (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étanchéité
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tanch%C3%A9it%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualité de ce qui est étanche c'est-à-dire ne laisse pas passer les liquides, les gaz et l'air, et à laquelle tout réseau doit satisfaire afin de ne pas laisser fuir les effluents qui pollueraient le terrain, de ne pas laisser pénétrer les eaux de la nappe phréatique ou les eaux de ruissellement qui perturberaient le fonctionnement des stations de traitement. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tanch%C3%A9it%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Projet de définition pour le futur vocabulaire OLF sur les technologies de l'eau. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tanch%C3%A9it%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Impermeabilización (Construcción)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- estanquidad
1, record 2, Spanish, estanquidad
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- impermeabilidad 1, record 2, Spanish, impermeabilidad
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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