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FREEZING SEA [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-04-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ship and Boat Parts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sea bay
1, record 1, English, sea%20bay
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tank that its a part of a cooling water recirculation system, used when sailing in icy waters. 1, record 1, English, - sea%20bay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The sea bay takes over from the sea chests when sailing in icy waters due to the risk of freezing. 1, record 1, English, - sea%20bay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sea bay: designation and definition standardized by the Marine Terminology Standardization Committee (MTSC). 2, record 1, English, - sea%20bay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Parties des bateaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réservoir d'eau de mer
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20d%27eau%20de%20mer
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réservoir qui fait partie d'un système de recirculation de l'eau de refroidissement, utilisé lors de la navigation en eaux glacées. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20d%27eau%20de%20mer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le réservoir d'eau de mer prend le relais sur les caissons de prise d’eau de mer lors de la navigation en eaux glacées en raison du risque de gel. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20d%27eau%20de%20mer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
réservoir d'eau de mer : désignation et définition normalisées par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie maritime (CNTM). 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20d%27eau%20de%20mer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-12-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Heat (Physics)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- degree Celsius
1, record 2, English, degree%20Celsius
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Celsius degree 2, record 2, English, Celsius%20degree
correct
- centigrade degree 3, record 2, English, centigrade%20degree
correct
- degree centigrade 3, record 2, English, degree%20centigrade
obsolete
- degree C 4, record 2, English, degree%20C
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unit representing temperature on a scale of 100 units between the freezing point(0°) and the boiling point(100°) of water at standard sea level atmospheric pressure which compares to 180 units on the Fahrenheit scale between 32 °F or 180 units. 4, record 2, English, - degree%20Celsius
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The degree Celsius ... is a conventional unit of temperature. Water freezes at 0 °C, a comfortable room-temperature is 20 °C, normal blood-temperature is near 37 °C, and water boils at 100 °C. 5, record 2, English, - degree%20Celsius
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formerly called "Centigrade." 4, record 2, English, - degree%20Celsius
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Celsius: The name of Swedish astronomer, Anders Celsius, ... used to designate the centigrade type of thermometer and temperature-scale invented by him in 1742. 6, record 2, English, - degree%20Celsius
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Degrees centigrade may be converted to degrees Fahrenheit by the following equation: °F = 9/5 (°C) + 32. 3, record 2, English, - degree%20Celsius
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Chaleur (Physique)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- degré Celsius
1, record 2, French, degr%C3%A9%20Celsius
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- degré centigrade 2, record 2, French, degr%C3%A9%20centigrade
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- centigrade 1, record 2, French, centigrade
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- degré centésimal 3, record 2, French, degr%C3%A9%20cent%C3%A9simal
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom spécial de l'unité de mesure de la température Celsius; intervalle de température identique au Kelvin (symbole : °C). 3, record 2, French, - degr%C3%A9%20Celsius
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
centigrade; degré centigrade : La conférence des Poids et Mesures de 1948 a remplacé cet emploi par degré Celsius. 2, record 2, French, - degr%C3%A9%20Celsius
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le mot «degré» s'abrège à l'aide d'un petit zéro placé en exposant immédiatement après le nombre. 36°. Toutefois, si l'échelle de mesure est précisée (C pour Celsius, F pour Fahrenheit, par exemple), les abréviations de «degré» et du nom de l'échelle sont séparées du nombre par un espace. [Exemple : ]Une température de 40 °C, de 42,5 °F. 4, record 2, French, - degr%C3%A9%20Celsius
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
On peut, dans un texte non spécialisé, noter la température en lettre si l'on s'en tient au nombre entier : «le thermomètre était descendu à trente-sept degrés au-dessous de zéro». 5, record 2, French, - degr%C3%A9%20Celsius
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
échelle de température Celsius : Dans cette échelle, les températures de fusion et d'ébullition de l'eau sous une pression de une atmosphère sont très voisines de 0 et 100 °C. L'échelle Celsius coïncide donc pratiquement avec l'échelle centésimale. 3, record 2, French, - degr%C3%A9%20Celsius
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Calor (Física)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- grado Celsius
1, record 2, Spanish, grado%20Celsius
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- grado centígrado 2, record 2, Spanish, grado%20cent%C3%ADgrado
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unidad de temperatura que equivale a la centésima parte de la diferencia entre los puntos de fusión del hielo y de ebullición del agua, a la presión normal. 3, record 2, Spanish, - grado%20Celsius
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grado Celsius: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el nombre, en rigor, es grado Celsius (con el nombre del científico en mayúscula), aunque fuera de contextos técnicos se usa grado centígrado o simplemente grado. El símbolo establecido internacionalmente es °C, que consiste en un pequeño círculo seguido sin espacio de la letra C. Se deja un espacio entre la cifra y el símbolo: 23 °C. 4, record 2, Spanish, - grado%20Celsius
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-04-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Freezing and Refrigerating
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- freezing at sea
1, record 3, English, freezing%20at%20sea
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- shipboard freezing 2, record 3, English, shipboard%20freezing
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Freezing at sea has therefore an important role in world fisheries. A look at a map will show that large areas of ocean are far distant from any centres of population or even land, and many potential fisheries are therefore unexploitable without a method of preserving the fish for long sea voyages. 1, record 3, English, - freezing%20at%20sea
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- congélation à bord
1, record 3, French, cong%C3%A9lation%20%C3%A0%20bord
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flotte de pêche côtière opérationnelle : elle est composée d’unités dont le tonnage est inférieur à 150 tjb [tonneaux de jauge brute] et armée à la pêche fraîche ou réfrigérée. Une petite flotte côtière s’est équipée de système de congélation à bord. 1, record 3, French, - cong%C3%A9lation%20%C3%A0%20bord
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-04-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ice rind
1, record 4, English, ice%20rind
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A brittle, thin, hard crust of sea ice formed on a quiet surface of water having a low salinity, either by direct freezing or from grease ice. 2, record 4, English, - ice%20rind
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- glace vitrée
1, record 4, French, glace%20vitr%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- écorce de glace 2, record 4, French, %C3%A9corce%20de%20glace
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Couche] de glace mince flexible et brillante formée par la congélation de bouillie neigeuse ou de glaçons marins sur une surface de mer tranquille, d'une épaisseur inférieure à 5 cm, facilement brisée par l'action du vent et de la houle. 2, record 4, French, - glace%20vitr%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- costra de hielo
1, record 4, Spanish, costra%20de%20hielo
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-01-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Fahrenheit scale
1, record 5, English, Fahrenheit%20scale
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Fahrenheit temperature scale 2, record 5, English, Fahrenheit%20temperature%20scale
correct
- Fahrenheit scale of temperature 3, record 5, English, Fahrenheit%20scale%20of%20temperature
correct
- Fahrenheit 4, record 5, English, Fahrenheit
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A temperature scale invented by Gabriel Fahrenheit in which 32° represents the freezing point of water and 212° its boiling point at standard sea level pressure. 5, record 5, English, - Fahrenheit%20scale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Fahrenheit scale is so fixed that it divides the temperature difference between the freezing temperature of water and the boiling temperature of water into 180 equal divisions and sets the freezing temperature of water at 32 divisions above the zero on the scale. 6, record 5, English, - Fahrenheit%20scale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Conversion to the Celsius temperature scale (C) is accomplished by the formula: C = (F - 32)5/9. 7, record 5, English, - Fahrenheit%20scale
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- échelle Fahrenheit
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9chelle%20Fahrenheit
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- échelle de température Fahrenheit 2, record 5, French, %C3%A9chelle%20de%20temp%C3%A9rature%20Fahrenheit
correct, feminine noun
- échelle thermométrique Fahrenheit 3, record 5, French, %C3%A9chelle%20thermom%C3%A9trique%20Fahrenheit
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Échelle de température dans laquelle la température de fusion de la glace et d'ébullition de l'eau sont respectivement de 32° et 212°. 4, record 5, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20Fahrenheit
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les deux points fixes de l'échelle Fahrenheit étant déterminés de la même façon que ceux de l'échelle Celsius (glace fondante et vapeur d'eau bouillante), Fahrenheit a divisé la distance entre ces deux points en 180 parties égales. Il a ensuite désigné [...] le point correspondant au zéro degré Celsius (glace fondante) par le chiffre 32 [...] 5, record 5, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20Fahrenheit
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour obtenir des degrés Celsius, on utilise la formule : C = (F - 32)5/9. 6, record 5, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20Fahrenheit
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La température de congélation est égale à celle de la fusion de la glace, phénomène qui détermine le point fixe inférieur des échelles thermométriques (0 °Celsius, 32 °Fahrenheit, 273 Kelvin). 7, record 5, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20Fahrenheit
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- escala de temperaturas Fahrenheit
1, record 5, Spanish, escala%20de%20temperaturas%20Fahrenheit
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- escala de Fahrenheit 2, record 5, Spanish, escala%20de%20Fahrenheit
feminine noun
- escala Fahrenheit 3, record 5, Spanish, escala%20Fahrenheit
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Escala de temperaturas en la que el punto de congelación del agua se sitúa a 32 grados y el punto de ebullición a 212 grados. 1, record 5, Spanish, - escala%20de%20temperaturas%20Fahrenheit
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Para la conversión en grados Celsius (C) se emplea la fórmula: C = (F - 32)5/9. 1, record 5, Spanish, - escala%20de%20temperaturas%20Fahrenheit
Record 6 - internal organization data 2010-04-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- antifreeze gene
1, record 6, English, antifreeze%20gene
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Newfoundland coastal waters are too cold for the production of salmon raised in large "fish farm" cages near shore. However, researchers at the Logy Bay research laboratory have found a way to take the "antifreeze gene" from flounder and cod and incorporate it into Newfoundland salmon. 2, record 6, English, - antifreeze%20gene
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Although McMurdo Sound fishes are exposed to great extremes of ice and temperature, antifreeze peptides enable them to avoid freezing. Dr. Arthur DeVries and his team wil look at the relationship among antifreeze levels in the fish, sea-ice cover and sea temperature; the structure and function of antifreeze molecules; and the structure and organization of the antifreeze gene. Additionally, they will try to determine whether Antarctic fishes have mechanisms to dispose of accumulated ice in their bodies. 3, record 6, English, - antifreeze%20gene
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- gène antigel
1, record 6, French, g%C3%A8ne%20antigel
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proposition faite par analogie avec la bactérie anti-gel déjà à l'étude chez les végétaux. 1, record 6, French, - g%C3%A8ne%20antigel
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-03-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- land-based ice
1, record 7, English, land%2Dbased%20ice
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- land-anchored ice 2, record 7, English, land%2Danchored%20ice
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Polar ice is comprised of two different kinds of ice : 1) sea ice, which is formed from the freezing of sea water and which floats on the surface of the oceans, and 2) land-based ice(glaciers, ice caps and the massive ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica) which is formed from the accumulation and compaction of snow. 3, record 7, English, - land%2Dbased%20ice
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- glace ancrée sur le terrain
1, record 7, French, glace%20ancr%C3%A9e%20sur%20le%20terrain
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La glace polaire comprend deux sortes différentes de glace : 1) la glace de mer, qui se forme par le gel de l'eau de mer et qui flotte à la surface des océans, et 2) la glace ancrée sur le terrain (les glaciers, les calottes glaciaires, les nappes glaciaires du Groenland et de l'Antarctique), qui se forme par l'accumulation et la compaction de la neige. 2, record 7, French, - glace%20ancr%C3%A9e%20sur%20le%20terrain
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2003-04-04
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Oceanography
- Meteorology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- deep polar ice
1, record 8, English, deep%20polar%20ice
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The polar ice sheets are sedimentary deposits that contain records of past precipitation, atmospheric gases and wind blown material that was deposited without water or ice precipitation. Deep polar ice can be collected from these stratigraphic sequences by deep ice coring and used to address many high profile questions about the structure and function of the earth system. 2, record 8, English, - deep%20polar%20ice
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A group of scientists has identified a subglacial lake in Antarctica that could serve as a testing ground for sterile drilling into deep polar ice. Scientists are eager to examine any bacteria living in subglacial lakes, since the environment is so extreme and the organisms have likely been evolutionarily isolated for millions of years. 3, record 8, English, - deep%20polar%20ice
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Polar ice consists of sea ice formed from the freezing of sea water, and ice sheets and glaciers formed from the accumulation and compaction of falling snow. Both types of ice extend over vast areas of the polar regions. 4, record 8, English, - deep%20polar%20ice
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Océanographie
- Météorologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- glace polaire profonde
1, record 8, French, glace%20polaire%20profonde
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si l'on veut mettre en évidence les fluctuations du climat dont les périodes dépassent le siècle, il convient de disposer d'informations débordant largement une telle durée. [...] Aussi les chercheurs ont-ils dû faire appel à des procédés d'investigation indirects qui se sont singulièrement perfectionnés au fil des années, tels que, l'analyse historique des chroniques anciennes, la dendroclimatologie, [...] la méthode du carbone 14 [...], l'analyse isotopique des composants des glaces polaires profondes, l'identification des trajectoires de retombées volcaniques anciennes. 2, record 8, French, - glace%20polaire%20profonde
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La glace polaire profonde est au contraire un milieu totalement stérile et quasiment exempt de radio-activité. 3, record 8, French, - glace%20polaire%20profonde
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2003-03-31
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Meteorology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- rotten ice
1, record 9, English, rotten%20ice
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- rotting ice 2, record 9, English, rotting%20ice
- spring sludge 3, record 9, English, spring%20sludge
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, 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 9, English, - rotten%20ice
Record number: 9, 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 9, English, - rotten%20ice
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Météorologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- glace pourrie
1, record 9, French, glace%20pourrie
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glace flottante creusée d'alvéoles par le dégel se trouvant dans un état avancé de désagrégation. 2, record 9, French, - glace%20pourrie
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Meteorología
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- hielo podrido
1, record 9, Spanish, hielo%20podrido
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, 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 9, Spanish, - hielo%20podrido
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