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CROSS SLOPE [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Road Construction
- Road Maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bituminous paving labourer
1, record 1, English, bituminous%20paving%20labourer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bituminous paving laborer 2, record 1, English, bituminous%20paving%20laborer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bituminous paving laborer... Develop all skills required to perform as a member of the paving crew under the direction of the paving foreman. Works with the paving crew and foreman in the laying of hot mix asphalt. Check cross slope; grade and depth of finished grade.... Performs other related duties as directed by the foreman. 2, record 1, English, - bituminous%20paving%20labourer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Construction des voies de circulation
- Entretien des routes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- manœuvre au bitumage
1, record 1, French, man%26oelig%3Buvre%20au%20bitumage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Construcción de carreteras
- Mantenimiento de carreteras
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- obrero de pavimento bituminoso
1, record 1, Spanish, obrero%20de%20pavimento%20bituminoso
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- obrera de pavimento bituminoso 1, record 1, Spanish, obrera%20de%20pavimento%20bituminoso
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Road Construction
- Road Maintenance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crossfall
1, record 2, English, crossfall
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cross slope 2, record 2, English, cross%20slope
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The transverse fall or rate of fall across a formation or pavement, or from crown to ditch in the case of cambered surfaces. 3, record 2, English, - crossfall
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cross fall; cross slope : terms proposed by the World Road Association. 4, record 2, English, - crossfall
Record 2, Key term(s)
- cross-fall
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Construction des voies de circulation
- Entretien des routes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pente transversale
1, record 2, French, pente%20transversale
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inclinaison du profil en travers d'une route. 2, record 2, French, - pente%20transversale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pente transversale : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 3, record 2, French, - pente%20transversale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pente transversale : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route. 4, record 2, French, - pente%20transversale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Construcción de carreteras
- Mantenimiento de carreteras
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pendiente transversal
1, record 2, Spanish, pendiente%20transversal
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pendiente que se mide en sentido transversal a la inclinación de la rampa. 2, record 2, Spanish, - pendiente%20transversal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La cota del margen disminuye al alejarse de la calzada. 2, record 2, Spanish, - pendiente%20transversal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pendiente transversal: Término y definición propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera. 3, record 2, Spanish, - pendiente%20transversal
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-06-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Dredging
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rock scaling
1, record 3, English, rock%20scaling
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- scaling 2, record 3, English, scaling
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rock scaling is a form of excavation, but is not generally an activity that will change the cross section profile of a slope. 3, record 3, English, - rock%20scaling
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
scaling: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 3, English, - rock%20scaling
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Dragage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- déroctage
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9roctage
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- dérochage 1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9rochage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le déroctage est un dragage effectué dans des roches compactes; en fait il consiste essentiellement à briser une roche compacte, en éléments de dimensions suffisamment faibles pour qu'ils puissent être repris par un engin de dragage d'un type classique. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9roctage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On peut utiliser indifféremment les termes dérochage et déroctage. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9roctage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dérochage; déroctage : D'après le Grand Robert, il y a une nuance entre ces deux termes; le premier se rapporte à l'action de dégager (un chenal, le lit d'une rivière, un terrain) des rochers qui encombrent, tandis que le second désigne l'action de briser de gros blocs de pierre. L'usage veut que ces deux termes soient souvent utilisés l'un pour l'autre, sans doute parce que le dérochage doit souvent se faire par déroctage. 2, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9roctage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-03-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- marin
1, record 4, English, marin
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- marinada 1, record 4, English, marinada
see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A warm moist southeast wind from the sea on the French Mediterranean coast and in the Maritime Alps, especially frequent in spring and autumn. 2, record 4, English, - marin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the Rhône delta it blows also from the south. The marin is associated with depressions that cross southern France or northern Spain and the Gulf of Lions. Generally, it is strong and regular, sometimes violent and turbulent in hilly country as the ayalas in the Massif Central; it is very humid, cloudy with hill fog, and often rainy(unless unaccompanied by fronts, when it is the marin blanc). The heavy rains, which may continue for one or two days on the mountain slopes, cause dangerous river floods. On the western slope of the Cévennes it becomes the autan. In the southern Cévennes the marin is called the aygalas. On the coast of Catalonia(northeast Spain) and Roussillon(southern France) it is the marinada and generally occurs with a depression centered over or south of the Gulf of Gascony. 2, record 4, English, - marin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- marin
1, record 4, French, marin
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- marinada 1, record 4, French, marinada
see observation
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent chaud et humide du sud-est venant de la mer sur les côtes méditerranéennes françaises et dans les Alpes maritimes, spécialement fréquent au printemps et à l'automne. 1, record 4, French, - marin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les sources consultées, ne nous ont pas permis de déterminer le genre de «marinada». 2, record 4, French, - marin
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-09-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- loose-snow avalanche
1, record 5, English, loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
correct, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- loose snow avalanche 2, record 5, English, loose%20snow%20avalanche
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are two types of snow avalanches; loose-snow avalanches which originate in cohesionless snow and which start from one point, gathering more and more snow as they descend and slab avalanches which start when a large area of cohesive snow begins to slide at the same time. Both types occur in wet and dry snow, either sliding down on a layer of snow within the snowpack or along the ground surface. 3, record 5, English, - loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Loose snow sliding down a mountainside is called a loose snow avalanche.... Very few people are killed by loose snow avalanches because they tend to be small and they tend to fracture beneath you as you cross a slope instead of above you as slab avalanches often do. The avalanche culture tends to minimize the danger of loose snow avalanches, sometimes calling them "harmless sluffs. " 4, record 5, English, - loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
New snow produced loose-snow avalanches in steep gully areas. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 5, record 5, English, - loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loose-snow avalanche is sometimes called a point-release avalanche when it starts from a defined point and fans outward as it descends. 5, record 5, English, - loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Do not confuse with sluff which is a small loose-snow avalanche running in steep terrain. 5, record 5, English, - loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
loose-snow avalanche: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 6, record 5, English, - loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- avalanche de neige sans cohésion
1, record 5, French, avalanche%20de%20neige%20sans%20coh%C3%A9sion
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une avalanche de neige sans cohésion peut être sèche (se produisant après une forte chute de neige) ou bien mouillée (intervenant après un début de fonte). 2, record 5, French, - avalanche%20de%20neige%20sans%20coh%C3%A9sion
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La neige récente est à l'origine des avalanches de neige sans cohésion qui se sont produites dans les pentes raides des ravines. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 3, record 5, French, - avalanche%20de%20neige%20sans%20coh%C3%A9sion
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cohésion de la neige : ensemble des liaisons qui maintiennent les cristaux et grains de neige associés les uns aux autres. La cohésion de la neige est à l'origine de sa consistance. Une couche de neige qui a un très bonne cohésion est très dure. Une couche de neige à faible cohésion est poudreuse si elle est sèche, ou molle et pâteuse si elle est mouillée. 4, record 5, French, - avalanche%20de%20neige%20sans%20coh%C3%A9sion
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On nomme coulée une petite avalanche de neige sans cohésion, en terrain raide. 3, record 5, French, - avalanche%20de%20neige%20sans%20coh%C3%A9sion
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
avalanche de neige sans cohésion : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 5, record 5, French, - avalanche%20de%20neige%20sans%20coh%C3%A9sion
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-10-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Xylology (The Study of Wood)
- Plywood
- Wood Products
- Natural Construction Materials
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- interlocked grain
1, record 6, English, interlocked%20grain
correct, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- interlocking grain 2, record 6, English, interlocking%20grain
correct
- ribbon grain 3, record 6, English, ribbon%20grain
correct, standardized
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cross grain condition in which the direction of slope of the fibers alternates periodically between left-hand and right-hand spiral arrangements. 4, record 6, English, - interlocked%20grain
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
interlocked grain; ribbon grain: terms standardized by ISO. 5, record 6, English, - interlocked%20grain
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Xylologie (Étude des bois)
- Contreplaqués
- Produits du bois
- Matériaux de construction naturels
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- fibre entrecroisée
1, record 6, French, fibre%20entrecrois%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sorte de fibre torse comportant des déviations successivement inclinées dans des sens différents d'une couche à l'autre. 1, record 6, French, - fibre%20entrecrois%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-12-04
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- varied flow
1, record 7, English, varied%20flow
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Flow occurring in streams having a variable cross section or slope. 2, record 7, English, - varied%20flow
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- écoulement varié
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9coulement%20vari%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
écoulement dans un cours d'eau le long duquel varient la pente du lit et/ou l'aire de la section. 2, record 7, French, - %C3%A9coulement%20vari%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- flujo variado
1, record 7, Spanish, flujo%20variado
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Flujo que se presenta en cursos de agua de sección transversal o pendiente variables. 1, record 7, Spanish, - flujo%20variado
Record 8 - internal organization data 1990-06-29
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Surveying
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- slope stake
1, record 8, English, slope%20stake
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
stake marking the line where a cut or fill meets the original grade. 2, record 8, English, - slope%20stake
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Slope stakes are set on lines perpendicular to the centerline (one on each side), at the points where the cut and fill slopes intersect the natural ground surface. The sloping of the slope stakes outward allows the eqpt to work to the stake without removing it, indicates the direction of the centerline of the road, and enables the eqpt operators to read the stakes more easily. Slope stakes are placed at 30 M intervals on tangents and at 20 M intervals on horizontal or vertical curves. Wherever a sharp break in the original ground profile occurs, it should also be staked. 3, record 8, English, - slope%20stake
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The slope stake indicates the lateral limits of cut or fill at a given cross section. 4, record 8, English, - slope%20stake
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Arpentage
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- piquet de terrassement
1, record 8, French, piquet%20de%20terrassement
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- piquet de talus 2, record 8, French, piquet%20de%20talus
masculine noun
- piquet de bord de talus 3, record 8, French, piquet%20de%20bord%20de%20talus
masculine noun
- piquet d'extrémité d'emprise 3, record 8, French, piquet%20d%27extr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20d%27emprise
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pose des piquets de terrassements : En relevant les distances sur les plans de sections en travers, on plante un piquet dans le sol de chaque section, à l'endroit où la pente d'un remblai rencontre le sol naturel ou encore à l'endroit où le revers d'un déblai rencontre le sol naturel. 1, record 8, French, - piquet%20de%20terrassement
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les talus sont commencés aux engins, mais réglés définitivement à la main. Pour ce réglage, les ouvriers doivent être guidés par les piquets d'extrémité d'emprise A et B, mais l'inclinaison des talus doit également leur être donnée. Cette inclinaison est indiquée par une planche inclinée M N clouée sur deux piquets, mais on peut aussi employer un bâti tel que celui de la figure 10, dont les branches AB et AC sont dans la proportion voulue pour l'inclinaison du talus. 3, record 8, French, - piquet%20de%20terrassement
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 CONT
On peut également, dans tous ces piquets et repères, faire usage de peintures de couleurs différentes, selon un code conventionnel à définir, pour distinguer les piquets d'axe, de bords de talus, de déblai ou de remblai, etc .... 3, record 8, French, - piquet%20de%20terrassement
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1988-06-15
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- ingrown meander
1, record 9, English, ingrown%20meander
correct, specific
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a continually growing or expanding incised meander formed during a single cycle of erosion by the enlargement or accentuation of an initial minor sinuosity while the stream was actively downcutting; a meander that "grows in place". It exhibits a pronounced asymmetric cross profile(a well-developed, steep undercut slope on the outside of the meander, a gentle slip-off slope on the inside) and is produced when the rate of downcutting is slow enough to afford time for lateral erosion. 1, record 9, English, - ingrown%20meander
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- méandre encaissé
1, record 9, French, m%C3%A9andre%20encaiss%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- méandre de vallée 1, record 9, French, m%C3%A9andre%20de%20vall%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mais il existe également des méandres encaissés qui résultent, le plus souvent, de l'enfoncement sur place d'une vallée à méandres, en fonction d'un soulèvement de la région (...). 1, record 9, French, - m%C3%A9andre%20encaiss%C3%A9
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1981-01-26
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Calculating Procedures (Mathematics)
- Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
- Saving and Consumption
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- arithmetic slope of the indifference curve
1, record 10, English, arithmetic%20slope%20of%20the%20indifference%20curve
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By the arithmetic slope of the indifference curve, we mean this : To find the slope of the curve at, say, point B, take a ruler and place it so that it is just tangent to the curve at B--it touches the curve, but does not cross it either above or below B. Mark the points at which the ruler's edge crosses the two axes. The slope is the ratio of the distance cut off on the vertical axis to the distance cut off on the horizontal axis. 1, record 10, English, - arithmetic%20slope%20of%20the%20indifference%20curve
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Procédés de calcul (Mathématiques)
- Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
- Épargne et consommation
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- pente arithmétique d'une courbe d'indifférence 1, record 10, French, pente%20arithm%C3%A9tique%20d%27une%20courbe%20d%27indiff%C3%A9rence
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1977-07-15
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- ruedemannoceratidae
1, record 11, English, ruedemannoceratidae
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Cephalopods of the family ruedemannoceratidae have] conchs consisting of medium-to large-sized endogastric cyrtocones and near orthocones with unconstricted apertures bearing [a] shallow hyponomic sinus. [The] Siphuncle [is] located slightly adventrally from [the] center, with siphuncular bulbs in early stages, that in later stages change to broadly expanded segments with strongly recurved septal necks; [the] connecting rings [are] thick, with [a] vinculum, granular and conchiolinous zones, 2 amorphous bands and 2 layers of bullettes well differentiated; [the] bullette [is] uniform in thickness with [the] remainder of [the] ring. Sutures [are] either straight, tending to slope forward from venter to dorsum, or with faint sinuate lobes on [the] venter. In cross section, [the] venter [is] either broadly flattened or more broadly rounded than [the] dorsum "M. Ord". 1, record 11, English, - ruedemannoceratidae
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- ruedemannoceratidae
1, record 11, French, ruedemannoceratidae
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les céphalopodes de la famille des ruedemannoceratidae ont un] siphon subcentral largement dilaté, [des] anneaux épaissis, [et des] dépôts caméraux massifs (...) 1, record 11, French, - ruedemannoceratidae
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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