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FUNNEL-SHAPED HOLE [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Road Maintenance
DEF

A hole, cavern, or funnel-shaped cavity made in the earth by the action of water on the soil, rock, or underlying strata, and frequently forming the course of an underground stream.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Entretien des routes
OBS

sink-hole; sinkhole : Le terme «sink-hole» signifie tout trou, caverne ou cavité conique qui est formé par l'action de l'eau sur la terre, la pierre ou les strates sous-jacentes et qui forment fréquemment le lit d'un cours d'eau souterrain. En français, le terme à utiliser dépendra de la nature du «sink-hole». Lorsque l'on parle de «sink-hole» dans le domaine de la route, on utilisera «affaissement de chaussée». Dans le domaine de la géologie et de la géomorphologie, on utilisera les termes «doline», «aven», «ponor» et «gouffre absorbant» selon la nature du «sink-hole».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drilling (Machine-Tooling)
  • Riveting (Metals)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)
DEF

A funnel-shaped enlargement at the outer end of a drilled hole usually for the reception of a screw, bolt, or rivet head.

OBS

countersink: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

Recess is a more broad term often used by the non-initiated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perçage (Usinage)
  • Rivetage (Métallurgie)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)
DEF

Agrandissement conique, à l'entrée d'un trou, destiné à loger une tête de vis «fraisée».

OBS

fraisure : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surface Mining
DEF

Type of open-pit mine that exploits a large, vertical-sided pit where material is gravity fed through a funnel-shaped hole in the floor of the pit, discharging to hauling units located in an adit beneath the pit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière à ciel ouvert
OBS

(Kett. non définition) "Le terme glory-hole s'applique généralement à une vaste fosse reliée à des installations souterraines par lesquelles passe le minerai au lieu d'être remonté directement à la surface" ("La Prospection au Canada" p. 360).

Spanish

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