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FREEZING RATE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- freezing spray warning
1, record 1, English, freezing%20spray%20warning
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A warning issued by Environment Canada’s Meteorological Service [of Canada] (MSC) if freezing spray is forecast or observed to be moderate or severe. 1, record 1, English, - freezing%20spray%20warning
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Freezing spray is termed "moderate" if the ice accumulation or build-up rate on marine infrastructure is between 0. 7 and 2 cm per hour. It is termed "severe" if the ice accumulation or build-up rate on marine infrastructure is greater than 2 cm per hour. 1, record 1, English, - freezing%20spray%20warning
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- avertissement d'embruns verglaçants
1, record 1, French, avertissement%20d%27embruns%20vergla%C3%A7ants
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Avertissement émis par le Service météorologique du Canada (SMC) d'Environnement Canada pour alerter le public lorsqu'on prévoit ou qu'on observe des embruns verglaçants dont le taux d'accrétion est modéré ou fort. 1, record 1, French, - avertissement%20d%27embruns%20vergla%C3%A7ants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un taux d'accrétion «modéré» est un taux d'accumulation de la glace sur les structures maritimes qui varie de 0,7 cm à 2 cm à l'heure, tandis que le taux d'accrétion «fort» correspond à un taux d'accumulation de la glace supérieur à 2 cm à l'heure. 1, record 1, French, - avertissement%20d%27embruns%20vergla%C3%A7ants
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Freezing and Refrigerating
- Food Preservation and Canning
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- quick freezing
1, record 2, English, quick%20freezing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- deep-freezing 2, record 2, English, deep%2Dfreezing
correct
- deep freezing 3, record 2, English, deep%20freezing
correct
- fast freezing 4, record 2, English, fast%20freezing
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Freezing of a food or other commodity at a rapid rate of temperature reduction to produce a desired crystalline structure in the frozen product. 5, record 2, English, - quick%20freezing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
- Conservation des aliments et conserverie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- surgélation
1, record 2, French, surg%C3%A9lation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- congélation rapide 2, record 2, French, cong%C3%A9lation%20rapide
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action de surgeler pour que le produit atteigne une température à cœur de -18 °C. 3, record 2, French, - surg%C3%A9lation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Congelación y refrigeración
- Conservación de los alimentos y elaboración de conservas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sobrecongelación
1, record 2, Spanish, sobrecongelaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- ultracongelación 1, record 2, Spanish, ultracongelaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- congelación rápida 2, record 2, Spanish, congelaci%C3%B3n%20r%C3%A1pida
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-12-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Freezing and Refrigerating
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- quick-frozen
1, record 3, English, quick%2Dfrozen
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- quick frozen 2, record 3, English, quick%20frozen
correct
- deep-frozen 3, record 3, English, deep%2Dfrozen
correct
- deep frozen 4, record 3, English, deep%20frozen
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A quick-frozen food is commonly defined as one that has been cooled from a temperature of 0°C to -5°C or lower, in a period of not more than 2 hours, and then cooled to -18°C. 1, record 3, English, - quick%2Dfrozen
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quick freezing(deep freezing) :Freezing of a food or other commodity at a rapid rate of temperature reduction to produce a desired crystalline structure in the frozen product. 5, record 3, English, - quick%2Dfrozen
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- surgelé
1, record 3, French, surgel%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un produit alimentaire congelé assez rapidement pour franchir en un temps assez court la zone de température (généralement 0 à -5 °C) où se forment de gros cristaux de glace, et maintenu ensuite à une température inférieure à -18 °C. 2, record 3, French, - surgel%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Congelación y refrigeración
- Productos lácteos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ultracongelado
1, record 3, Spanish, ultracongelado
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- congelado rápidamente 2, record 3, Spanish, congelado%20r%C3%A1pidamente
correct
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese del] producto que ha sido sometido a un proceso adecuado de congelación denominado "congelación rápida" o "ultracongelación", que permite rebasar tan rápidamente como sea necesario en función de la naturaleza del producto la zona de máxima cristalización. 1, record 3, Spanish, - ultracongelado
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La temperatura de los alimentos ultracongelados deberá ser estable y mantenerse en todas las partes del producto a -18°C o menos, salvo fluctuaciones en el transporte de +3°C como máximo durante breves períodos de tiempo. 1, record 3, Spanish, - ultracongelado
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Las materias primas utilizadas para la elaboración de alimentos ultracongelados deberán ser de calidad sanitaria y comercial adecuadas y presentar, en su caso, el grado necesario de frescura. [...]. La denominación de venta deberá ser completada con las menciones ultracongelado o congelado rápidamente [...] 2, record 3, Spanish, - ultracongelado
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-06-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Freezing and Refrigerating
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- final temperature of freezing
1, record 4, English, final%20temperature%20of%20freezing
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That temperature a product has to reached to be totally solidified. 2, record 4, English, - final%20temperature%20of%20freezing
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In vitro freezing of tissue. Early attempts at studying the effects of speed and final temperature of freezing of tissue slices on cellular damage had difficulty in separating these parameters. Rubinsky and co-workers developed a method of controlled freezing of tissue slices on a microscope slide moving along a temperature gradient between two constant temperature bases. They were able to freeze animal and human liver tissue with a constant cooling rate. Their experiments revealed that high cooling rates will result in intracellular ice formation and probably immediate cell death, representing the clinical situation very close to the cryoprobe. Lower cooling rates resulting in cellular dehydration and extracellular ice formation with large ice crystals propagating along the sinusoids, expanding them by a factor of two in diameter. 1, record 4, English, - final%20temperature%20of%20freezing
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- température de congélation totale
1, record 4, French, temp%C3%A9rature%20de%20cong%C3%A9lation%20totale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Température nécessaire à la congélation complète d'un produit. 2, record 4, French, - temp%C3%A9rature%20de%20cong%C3%A9lation%20totale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-06-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Freezing and Refrigerating
- Food Industries
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- quick freezing plant
1, record 5, English, quick%20freezing%20plant
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- deep freezing plant 1, record 5, English, deep%20freezing%20plant
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quick freezing(deep freezing) Freezing of a food or other commodity at a rapid rate of temperature reduction to produce a desired crystalline structure in the frozen product. 2, record 5, English, - quick%20freezing%20plant
Record 5, Key term(s)
- quick-freezing plant
- deep-freezing plant
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- installation de congélation rapide
1, record 5, French, installation%20de%20cong%C3%A9lation%20rapide
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- installation de surgélation 1, record 5, French, installation%20de%20surg%C3%A9lation
correct, feminine noun
- usine de congélation rapide 2, record 5, French, usine%20de%20cong%C3%A9lation%20rapide
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Installation spécialisée dans la congélation rapide ou surgélation des aliments ou autres substances. 3, record 5, French, - installation%20de%20cong%C3%A9lation%20rapide
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2010-04-30
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- icing-rate meter 1, record 6, English, icing%2Drate%20meter
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- icing rate meter 2, record 6, English, icing%20rate%20meter
- ice rate meter 3, record 6, English, ice%20rate%20meter
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument used to measure the rate of ice accumulation on an unheated object. 1, record 6, English, - icing%2Drate%20meter
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The icing rate meter... is a very sensitive and accurate instrument which takes continuous measurements of every type of atmospheric icing.... During tests conducted... we were able to convert icing results into a corresponding value of ice weight on a standard conductor.... weight measurements obtained from the icing rate meter can, in the case of freezing rain, be converted to into thickness. 2, record 6, English, - icing%2Drate%20meter
Record 6, Key term(s)
- icing-rate meter
- icing rate metre
- icing-rate metre
- ice-rate meter
- ice-rate metre
- ice rate metre
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- givromètre
1, record 6, French, givrom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil servant à mesurer l'épaisseur de givre sur une surface. 2, record 6, French, - givrom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quant au givromètre, c'est un instrument automatique très sensible qui effectue la mesure en continu de tous les types de givrage atmosphérique. [...] Cet instrument est d'abord un instrument de gestion du réseau de transport. Son efficacité dans la détection et la mesure du givre de nuages en a fait, dans les années 70, un instrument utile pour l'identification des zones exposées au givre. [...] Des essais effectués [...] nous ont permis de traduire les signaux de givrage en poids équivalent de glace sur un conducteur standard. [...] les mesures de poids du givromètre peuvent, dans le cas de la pluie verglaçante, être traduites en épaisseurs. 3, record 6, French, - givrom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] il devient important d'analyser les événements de givrage atmosphérique antérieurs et, si possible, leur progression d'un endroit à un autre. [...] Pour ce faire, deux bases de données de givrage sont à notre disposition. La première couvre des périodes d'observation jusqu'à 21 ans sur 180 stations déployées dans toute la province et repose sur des mesures de verglas et de givre obtenues par des glacimètres (passive ice meters). La seconde couvre une période d'observation jusqu'à 8 ans sur 23 stations et est basée sur un givromètre amélioré (ice rate meter). 4, record 6, French, - givrom%C3%A8tre
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-09-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- cold shock
1, record 7, English, cold%20shock
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- thermal shock 1, record 7, English, thermal%20shock
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term ’cold shock’ has been used to describe this sensitivity to a reduction in temperature. It is independent of, or can occur in the absence of, freezing.... Cold shock is often related to the rate of cooling, rapid cooling usually being more damaging than slow cooling. It may, as for erythrocytes, be mediated by exposure to high concentrations of sodium chloride... This injury can also be reduced or avoided by incorporating cryoprotectants, specific phospholipids... or various other compounds... 1, record 7, English, - cold%20shock
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- choc thermique
1, record 7, French, choc%20thermique
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour obtenir des mutations, il est [...] possible de recourir à différents procédés comme des chocs thermiques chimiques, acides, ou des radiations. 2, record 7, French, - choc%20thermique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- choque térmico
1, record 7, Spanish, choque%20t%C3%A9rmico
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2003-03-31
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Meteorology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- rotten ice
1, record 8, English, rotten%20ice
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- rotting ice 2, record 8, English, rotting%20ice
- spring sludge 3, record 8, English, spring%20sludge
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Floating ice which has become honeycombed in the course of melting, and which is in an advanced stage of disintegration. 4, record 8, English, - rotten%20ice
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The settling out of the brine gives sea ice a honeycomb structure which greatly hastens its disintegration when the temperature rises above freezing. In this state, when it is called rotten ice, much more surface is exposed to warm air and water, and the rate of melting is increased. In a day's time, a floe of apparently solid ice several inches thick may disappear completely. 5, record 8, English, - rotten%20ice
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Météorologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- glace pourrie
1, record 8, French, glace%20pourrie
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glace flottante creusée d'alvéoles par le dégel se trouvant dans un état avancé de désagrégation. 2, record 8, French, - glace%20pourrie
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Meteorología
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- hielo podrido
1, record 8, Spanish, hielo%20podrido
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hielo flotante que ha quedado deteriorado durante el proceso de fusión, y que se encuentra en un estado de desintegración avanzado. 2, record 8, Spanish, - hielo%20podrido
Record 9 - internal organization data 1998-05-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Foundry Practice
- Casting and Patternmaking (Metal Processing)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- chill
1, record 9, English, chill
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metal plate inserted in the surface of a sand mold or placed in the mold cavity to rapidly cool and solidify the casting, producing a hard surface. 2, record 9, English, - chill
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sand casting.(...) Design considerations for risers include their location, shape, and size, together with factors such as the use of chills(metal inserts to increase the freezing rate at certain locations to prevent formation of voids in the casting)(...) 3, record 9, English, - chill
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Fonderie
- Moulage et modelage des métaux
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- coquille
1, record 9, French, coquille
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce métallique placée dans la masse d'un moule en sable et contre laquelle se solidifie le métal. 1, record 9, French, - coquille
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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