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Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
- Silviculture
- Landscape Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- weeping tree
1, record 1, English, weeping%20tree
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tree having graceful, dropping or hanging branches. 2, record 1, English, - weeping%20tree
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plants with limbs that grow down, instead of up, can be spectacular. Horticulturally, the reason for this growth habit is a genetic mutation. Most plants have a central growth point that remains dominant, and the trunk and limbs grow vertically. In the weeping tree category, this growth control is interrupted. The new layer of growth is somehow superimposed over the previous layer, and is more horizontal than vertical. This growth pattern is known as plagiotropism. 1, record 1, English, - weeping%20tree
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
- Sylviculture
- Architecture paysagère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arbre pleureur
1, record 1, French, arbre%20pleureur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arbre prostré 2, record 1, French, arbre%20prostr%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- arbre à port prostré 2, record 1, French, arbre%20%C3%A0%20port%20prostr%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'arbre prostré, dont les rameaux tombent vers le sol. 2, record 1, French, - arbre%20pleureur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Arbres à port prostré. Saule de Babylone, Cèdre de l'Atlas pleureur, Bouleau pleureur, Cerisier pleureur, Frêne pleureur, Hêtre pleureur, Sophora pleureur, Orme des montagnes pleureur, Ginkgo pleureur. 2, record 1, French, - arbre%20pleureur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-06-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Road Construction
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- formation
1, record 2, English, formation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In horizontal construction, the prepared and shaped surface of the subgrade on which a pavement or surfacing layer is superimposed. 1, record 2, English, - formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Construction des voies de circulation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- profil
1, record 2, French, profil
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En construction horizontale, surface préparée et formée de la couche de forme, sur laquelle la superstructure ou la couche de surface est appliquée. 1, record 2, French, - profil
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
profil : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 2, record 2, French, - profil
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-03-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Chemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- capillary barrier
1, record 3, English, capillary%20barrier
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The floor [of the SLB disposal unit] will be composed of a layer of buffer to sorb radionuclides superimposed on a layer of gravel to act as a capillary barrier. 1, record 3, English, - capillary%20barrier
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"capillary": involving or held by capillary action (i.e., capillary water) - resulting from surface tension in the soil (i.e., capillary capacity is a measure of the ability of a soil to hold water in the surface layers against the action of gravity. 2, record 3, English, - capillary%20barrier
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
- Chimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- barrière capillaire
1, record 3, French, barri%C3%A8re%20capillaire
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Phénomènes capillaires" : phénomènes dus à la tension superficielle. 2, record 3, French, - barri%C3%A8re%20capillaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les barrières sont les dispositifs prévus pour empêcher la migration de radioactivité vers l'homme dans un module de stockage de déchets nucléaires. 3, record 3, French, - barri%C3%A8re%20capillaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
- Química
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- barrera capilar
1, record 3, Spanish, barrera%20capilar
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1982-08-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- scum breaker
1, record 4, English, scum%20breaker
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The imhoff tank is a combination of a digester and a superimposed primary settling-tank.... Operational problems are often created by the... formation at the top of the digester of a scum layer consisting of floating matter... The digester must be equipped with powerful means for breaking up the scum... 1, record 4, English, - scum%20breaker
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- brise-chapeau
1, record 4, French, brise%2Dchapeau
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fosse imhoff est une combinaison d'un digesteur et d'un décanteur primaire [...]. Des difficultés d'exploitation proviennent fréquemment de la remontée dans le décanteur de boues flottées par le gaz, ainsi que de la formation à la partie supérieure du digesteur d'un "chapeau" de matières flottantes [...] constitué de fibres et de graisses difficilement biodégradables [...]. Le digesteur doit être équipé d'un dispositif puissant de destruction du chapeau [...]. Pendant longtemps ces "brise-chapeau" ont été constitués par des agitateurs ou des impulseurs disposés à la surface libre des boues [...] 1, record 4, French, - brise%2Dchapeau
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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