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BALL COVER [6 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
  • Silviculture
CONT

(Heeling in) is a procedure designed to keep alive and in the best possible condition bare-root plants dug for transplanting that cannot be planted immediately. ... It is done by digging a trench or ditch of sufficient size to accommodate the roots of plants laid as closely together as practicable without breaking, or bunching the roots to the extent that soil filled in will not be in contact with them.

CONT

Water your heeling trenches thoroughly, immediately before setting your plants into this temporary home. Cut off any roots which were damaged in the moving process, and then you can set each plant into the trench, allowing a small space between each rootball. Mix moist peat moss or wood shavings with the native soil to increase the water retention capabilities of the soil. Using this mixture, work the soil in among the roots, and cover the entire root ball slightly deeper than at the depth it was previously covered. Water again, thoroughly. Be sure to water this holding area regularly, but do not feed the plants. This method should keep your plants alive for 6 months or longer, until you are ready to set them into their permanent garden home.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Tranchée qui sert à l'entreposage des végétaux en attente de plantation définitive ou pour leur conservation hivernale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Golf
OBS

The cross section of a golf ball would show, from inside out, the core(or centre of the ball), the rubber thread and the dimpled cover.

Key term(s)
  • golf ball centre
  • golf ball center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Golf
DEF

Partie centrale de la balle, solide (généralement du caoutchouc) ou liquide (généralement de l'eau).

OBS

La coupe transversale d'une balle de golf montrerait, de l'intérieur à l'extérieur, le noyau (ou centre de la balle), le ruban de caoutchouc et l'enveloppe alvéolée.

Key term(s)
  • centre d'une balle de golf
  • centre de balle de golf

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
DEF

The depression on the cover of a golf ball.

CONT

Dimples are aerodynamic devices, and changing the shape and depth of individual dimples (or the overall dimple pattern) has an effect on the flight of the ball.

CONT

A golf ball has dimples.

OBS

Term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • dimples

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf
DEF

Chacune des petites cavités de l'enveloppe de la balle, permettant de stabiliser sa trajectoire en vol.

CONT

[...] toute la surface [de la balle] est recouverte de trois cent quarante-deux alvéoles minuscules [...].

OBS

Terme habituellement employé au pluriel.

OBS

alvéole : Il est à noter que la forme au masculin est vieillie.

Key term(s)
  • alvéoles

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
  • Sports Facilities and Venues
DEF

The outside surface of a golf ball.

CONT

The final piece to the golf ball design puzzle is aerodynamics, or the dimple pattern on the cover. The number of dimples, their shapes, depths and sizes, and even the way they are grouped have profound influence over the way a ball flies and how it performs in the air.

OBS

The cover may be one of any number of materials, Surlyn™ and balata being most common.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf
  • Installations et sites (Sports)
DEF

Partie externe de la balle, creusée d'alvéoles.

CONT

Chaque type d'enveloppe aura un impact sur les performances de la balle.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
DEF

Device employing a ball, vane or other means inside a transparent cover. Motion of the ball or vane indicates that fluid is flowing through the pipeline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
DEF

Appareil employant une boule, une palette ou tout autre dispositif visible grâce à un couvercle transparent. Le déplacement de la boule ou de la palette indique que le fluide circule dans la tuyauterie.

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trailers and Hauling
DEF

plastic cover to protect the ball of a itch from the elements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Remorques et remorquage
CONT

Pour la plupart des boules d'attelage de 1 7/8 po. à 2 po.

Spanish

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