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Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ship and Boat Parts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- boat hook
1, record 1, English, boat%20hook
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- boathook 2, record 1, English, boathook
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long rod with a knob on one end and a metal point and hook at the other; used to push or pull other boats, logs, or objects from or to the side of a boat or to engage lines, rings, or buoys. 3, record 1, English, - boat%20hook
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
boat hook: designation officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee. 4, record 1, English, - boat%20hook
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Parties des bateaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gaffe d'embarcation
1, record 1, French, gaffe%20d%27embarcation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gaffe 2, record 1, French, gaffe
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument composé d'un croc et d'une pointe métallique fixés au bout d'un manche en bois, qui sert dans la marine pour accrocher, accoster, etc. 3, record 1, French, - gaffe%20d%27embarcation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gaffe : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 4, record 1, French, - gaffe%20d%27embarcation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Partes de los barcos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bichero
1, record 1, Spanish, bichero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-06-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Locks and Locksmithing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- thumb knob 1, record 2, English, thumb%20knob
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sliding knob directly operating the bolt from the cap side of the lock. 1, record 2, English, - thumb%20knob
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Serrurerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bouton de coulisse
1, record 2, French, bouton%20de%20coulisse
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif d'une serrure demi-tour ou tour et demi en applique, permettant la manœuvre directe du demi-tour de l'intérieur, par action sur un bouton coulissant. 1, record 2, French, - bouton%20de%20coulisse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-04-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rock knob
1, record 3, English, rock%20knob
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
asymmetric rock knob or hill : Bedrock forms with a gentle slope on one side created by glacial abrasion and a steep slope on the opposite side created by glacial plucking. 2, record 3, English, - rock%20knob
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Arctic flora. - ... The richest vegetation is found along streams that flow through limestone, in coastal meadows, and on old raised beaches. The poorest is on boulder fields and dry rock knobs. 3, record 3, English, - rock%20knob
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- éperon de dénudation
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9peron%20de%20d%C3%A9nudation
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- éperon rocheux de dénudation 2, record 3, French, %C3%A9peron%20rocheux%20de%20d%C3%A9nudation
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une flore arctique. - [...] La végétation la plus riche se trouve le long des cours d'eau qui s'écoulent dans la pierre calcaire, dans les prés côtiers et sur les anciennes plages soulevées. On trouve la végétation plus pauvre sur les chaos de boules et sur les éperons de dénudation arides. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9peron%20de%20d%C3%A9nudation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Glaciology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- stoss side
1, record 4, English, stoss%20side
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- up-ice side 2, record 4, English, up%2Dice%20side
correct
- up-glacier side 3, record 4, English, up%2Dglacier%20side
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a glacially sculptured rock, the upstream side; generally polished, grooved and striated. 4, record 4, English, - stoss%20side
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This geologist is standing on a small rock knob in the till plain at Scarpa Lake. The gneissic outcrop is rounded and abraded on the up-glacier side(to the left of the geologist), and has had blocks plucked from it on the down-ice side(to the right of the geologist). 3, record 4, English, - stoss%20side
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The stoss, or up-ice, side of a drumlin is generally steeper and blunter than the lee, or down-ice side, which is more gently sloped and tapered. 2, record 4, English, - stoss%20side
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stoss side: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 4, English, - stoss%20side
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Glaciologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- face amont
1, record 4, French, face%20amont
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- côté en pente douce 2, record 4, French, c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20en%20pente%20douce
see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Côté amont d'une roche sculptée par le passage d'un glacier dont la surface est généralement polie, striée et cannelée. 1, record 4, French, - face%20amont
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
côté en pente douce : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 4, French, - face%20amont
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Glaciology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- down-ice side of rock knob
1, record 5, English, down%2Dice%20side%20of%20rock%20knob
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- lee side of rock knob 1, record 5, English, lee%20side%20of%20rock%20knob
correct
- lee of rock knob 2, record 5, English, lee%20of%20rock%20knob
see observation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This geologist is standing on a small rock knob in the till plain at Scarpa Lake. The gneissic outcrop is rounded and abraded on the up-glacier side(to the left of the geologist), and has had blocks plucked from it on the down-ice side(to the right of the geologist). 3, record 5, English, - down%2Dice%20side%20of%20rock%20knob
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... both the abraded stoss side and the plucked lee side of roches moutonnées require the former presence of sliding ice and meltwater. 4, record 5, English, - down%2Dice%20side%20of%20rock%20knob
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
lee of rock knob: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 1, record 5, English, - down%2Dice%20side%20of%20rock%20knob
Record 5, Key term(s)
- leeside of rock knob
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Glaciologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- face aval d'un éperon rocheux
1, record 5, French, face%20aval%20d%27un%20%C3%A9peron%20rocheux
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- abri d'un éperon rocheux 2, record 5, French, abri%20d%27un%20%C3%A9peron%20rocheux
correct, masculine noun
- ombre morainique 3, record 5, French, ombre%20morainique
see observation, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En amont, à l'extrémité orientale du même bief, la mangrove de rive droite s'épanouit derrière une série importante de crochons sédimentaires déposés à l'abri d'un éperon rocheux. 4, record 5, French, - face%20aval%20d%27un%20%C3%A9peron%20rocheux
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le géologue se trouve sur un petit éperon rocheux dans la plaine de till au lac Sarcpa. L'affleurement gneissique est arrondi et érodé par abrasion sur sa face amont (à gauche du géologue) et des blocs ont été arrachés de sa face aval (à droite du géologue). 5, record 5, French, - face%20aval%20d%27un%20%C3%A9peron%20rocheux
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ombre morainique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 1, record 5, French, - face%20aval%20d%27un%20%C3%A9peron%20rocheux
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Glaciology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- lee side
1, record 6, English, lee%20side
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- leeside 2, record 6, English, leeside
correct, see observation
- down-ice side 3, record 6, English, down%2Dice%20side
correct
- down-glacier side 4, record 6, English, down%2Dglacier%20side
correct
- downstream side 4, record 6, English, downstream%20side
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The side protected from blowing wind, advancing waves, water currents, or flowing ice, as the downstream side of glaciated rocks which is generally indicated by roughened and steeper surfaces. 5, record 6, English, - lee%20side
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This geologist is standing on a small rock knob in the till plain at Scarpa Lake. The gneissic outcrop is rounded and abraded on the up-glacier side(to the left of the geologist), and has had blocks plucked from it on the down-ice side(to the right of the geologist). 6, record 6, English, - lee%20side
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An elongated, rounded, asymmetrical, bedrock knob can be produced by glacier erosion. It has a gentle slope on its up-glacier side and a steep to vertical face on the down-glacier side. The glacier abrades the smooth slope that it flows along, while rock is torn loose from the downstream side and carried away in ice, a process known as "plucking". 4, record 6, English, - lee%20side
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The stoss, or up-ice, side of a drumlin is generally steeper and blunter than the lee, or down-ice side, which is more gently sloped and tapered. 7, record 6, English, - lee%20side
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
leeside: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 6, English, - lee%20side
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Glaciologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- face aval
1, record 6, French, face%20aval
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- côté abrupt 2, record 6, French, c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20abrupt
see observation, masculine noun
- côté sous le vent 2, record 6, French, c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20sous%20le%20vent
see observation, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Face protégée du vent, des vagues, des courants ou des glaces en mouvement. 3, record 6, French, - face%20aval
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le géologue se trouve sur un petit éperon rocheux dans la plaine de till au lac Sarcpa. L'affleurement gneissique est arrondi et érodé par abrasion sur sa face amont (à gauche du géologue) et des blocs ont été arrachés de sa face aval (à droite du géologue). 4, record 6, French, - face%20aval
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La face aval des roches englacées est généralement indiquée par une surface rugueuse et une plus forte pente. 3, record 6, French, - face%20aval
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
côté abrupt; côté sous le vent : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 6, French, - face%20aval
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-02-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- roche moutonnée
1, record 7, English, roche%20moutonn%C3%A9e
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- sheepback rock 1, record 7, English, sheepback%20rock
correct
- sheep rock 1, record 7, English, sheep%20rock
correct
- embossed rock 1, record 7, English, embossed%20rock
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small elongate protruding knob or hillock of bedrock, so sculptured by a large glacier as to have its long axis oriented in the direction of ice movement, an upstream... side that is gently inclined, smoothly rounded, and striated, and a downstream... side that is steep, rough, and hackly. 1, record 7, English, - roche%20moutonn%C3%A9e
Record 7, Key term(s)
- roche moutonée
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- roche moutonnée
1, record 7, French, roche%20moutonn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des affleurements sculptés par la glace comme les roches moutonnées (ainsi nommées d'après leur forme de moutons couchés) sont issues de l'érosion, de l'affouillement et de l'arrachement sour le glacier. 2, record 7, French, - roche%20moutonn%C3%A9e
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Très souvent, la roche présente un aspect dissymétrique, le glacier ayant chevauché et poli le côté amont tout en provoquant un phénomène de débitage (délogement de blocs) sur le côté aval par rapport à l'écoulement glaciaire. 3, record 7, French, - roche%20moutonn%C3%A9e
Record 7, Key term(s)
- moutonnée
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca aborregada
1, record 7, Spanish, roca%20aborregada
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-02-12
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- mini crag and tail
1, record 8, English, mini%20crag%20and%20tail
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- rat-tail 1, record 8, English, rat%2Dtail
correct
- knob and trail 2, record 8, English, knob%20and%20trail
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A structure, found in glaciated areas, that is made of a protruding mass of resistant rock and a ridge of softer rock extending from the lee side of the knob 2, record 8, English, - mini%20crag%20and%20tail
Record 8, Key term(s)
- knob-and-trail
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- queue-de-rat
1, record 8, French, queue%2Dde%2Drat
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] crête allongée dont la face amont est constituée d'une bosse de roche dure [...] qui protège une queue effilée de roche tendre formant la face aval. 1, record 8, French, - queue%2Dde%2Drat
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1979-01-09
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Locks and Locksmithing
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- communicating door lock 1, record 9, English, communicating%20door%20lock
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lock having latch bolt operated by knobs and dead bolt operated by turn knob. Frequently such locks have a split dead bolt so that turn knob on either side locks against the other. 1, record 9, English, - communicating%20door%20lock
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Serrurerie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- serrure de porte communicante 1, record 9, French, serrure%20de%20porte%20communicante
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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