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FREEZE TECHNIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Road Maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pre-wetting
1, record 1, English, pre%2Dwetting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A technique whereby a concentrated liquid freeze point depressant is sprayed onto solid salt or sand at the time it is placed onto the pavement surface. 1, record 1, English, - pre%2Dwetting
Record 1, Key term(s)
- prewetting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Entretien des routes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prémouillage
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9mouillage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique qui consiste à vaporiser une substance liquide concentrée abaissant le point de congélation sur du sel solide ou du sable lors de l'épandage sur une surface pavée. 1, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9mouillage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- freeze-dried meal 1, record 2, English, freeze%2Ddried%20meal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
You can store a freeze-dried meal for years and years, and then, when your’re finally ready to eat it, you can completely revitalize it with a little hot water. Even after all those years, the taste and texture will be pretty much the same. 1, record 2, English, - freeze%2Ddried%20meal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
freeze drying : A preservation technique in which a food... is frozen and placed in a vacuum; the ice is vaporized and trapped, leaving a dried product... 2, record 2, English, - freeze%2Ddried%20meal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- repas lyophilisé
1, record 2, French, repas%20lyophilis%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Produits lyophilisés vendus en sachet. 2, record 2, French, - repas%20lyophilis%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-03-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Foundation Engineering
- Earthmoving
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ground freezing
1, record 3, English, ground%20freezing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- freezing 2, record 3, English, freezing
correct
- freezing of ground 3, record 3, English, freezing%20of%20ground
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A technique used to stabilise fine-grained soils or coarser soils where normal methods of groundwater control might cause stability problems, to allow of excavation below the water table. Freezing imparts strength and impermeability to the ground and can be carried out either by circulating cooled brine through tubes(freeze probes) in the ground or by applying a refrigerant(e. g. liquid nitrogen) directly into the probe and allowing it to evaporate at the primary point where cooling is required. 1, record 3, English, - ground%20freezing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Technique des fondations
- Terrassement
- Mécanique des sols
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- congélation
1, record 3, French, cong%C3%A9lation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- congélation du sol 1, record 3, French, cong%C3%A9lation%20du%20sol
correct, feminine noun
- congélation des sols 1, record 3, French, cong%C3%A9lation%20des%20sols
correct, feminine noun
- congélation des terrains 1, record 3, French, cong%C3%A9lation%20des%20terrains
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En tant que technique de consolidation provisoire des terrains aquifères, la congélation est connue depuis longtemps [...] Congeler un sol, c'est transformer en glace l'eau contenue dans ce sol [...] Le tube congélateur [...] permet de transférer au terrain les frigories nécessaires à la transformation de l'eau en glace [...] L'apport du froid au terrain peut se faire de deux manières différentes : circulation d'un liquide refroidi (liquide frigoporteur) en circuit fermé. C'est le cas de la congélation à la saumure; circulation d'un liquide frigorigène dont la détente (ébullition) produit du froid directement au niveau du congélateur. C'est la méthode de congélation à l'azote liquide. 1, record 3, French, - cong%C3%A9lation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-08-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Finance
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- key-man freeze 1, record 4, English, key%2Dman%20freeze
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This freezing technique is used most commonly in a family context called an "estate freeze" to facilitate transfer of future growth of a company from father to a child avoiding capital gain tax on the father's death. 1, record 4, English, - key%2Dman%20freeze
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Finances
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gel des avoirs de la société
1, record 4, French, gel%20des%20avoirs%20de%20la%20soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le gel des avoirs contrôlés par une personne-clé à l'intérieur d'une société. 1, record 4, French, - gel%20des%20avoirs%20de%20la%20soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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