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VAPO [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-09-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- isonord
1, record 1, English, isonord
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The local deviations in the isonordic lines do not destroy a general latitudinal trend in which the principal isonords are those of 500 and 800(VAPO). 2, record 1, English, - isonord
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- isonord
1, record 1, French, isonord
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- isovapo 2, record 1, French, isovapo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sur une carte, trait réunissant les points d'égale nordicité. Même méthode que dans le cas des pressions, des pluies et des températures. L'on peut dire isovapo (voir VAPO). 3, record 1, French, - isonord
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-09-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Xylology (The Study of Wood)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hygroscopic potential
1, record 2, English, hygroscopic%20potential
correct, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In wood below the fiber-saturation point, the gradient of forces causing movement of water vapo(u) r from moister toward drier portions. 1, record 2, English, - hygroscopic%20potential
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Xylologie (Étude des bois)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- potentiel hygroscopique
1, record 2, French, potentiel%20hygroscopique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parlant de bois au-dessous du point de saturation : le gradient des forces qui provoquent le mouvement de la vapeur d'eau depuis les parties les plus humides vers les parties les plus sèches. 1, record 2, French, - potentiel%20hygroscopique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- potencial higroscópico
1, record 2, Spanish, potencial%20higrosc%C3%B3pico
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-08-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
- Silviculture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fume damage
1, record 3, English, fume%20damage
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Strictly, [tree] injury from gases or vapo(u) rs, e. g. from smelters, but loosely used to include smoke also. 2, record 3, English, - fume%20damage
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
- Sylviculture
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dégât de fumées industrielles
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9g%C3%A2t%20de%20fum%C3%A9es%20industrielles
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dommages causés aux arbres par des gaz ou vapeurs, et d'une façon plus générale par des fumées industrielles. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9g%C3%A2t%20de%20fum%C3%A9es%20industrielles
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'anglais «fume» peut être pris parfois au sens strict de gaz ou vapeurs, par opposition à fumées. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9g%C3%A2t%20de%20fum%C3%A9es%20industrielles
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de las plantas
- Silvicultura
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- daños por humos
1, record 3, Spanish, da%C3%B1os%20por%20humos
masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-11-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Silviculture
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- transpiration stream
1, record 4, English, transpiration%20stream
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- transpiration current 2, record 4, English, transpiration%20current
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Transpiration : The process by which water vapo(u) r passes from the foliage or other parts of a living plant to the atmosphere... The transpiration stream... refers to the upward passage of water and solutes within the plant(mainly via the xylem-constituting the xylem sap) from the roots to the leaves. 3, record 4, English, - transpiration%20stream
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Since movement of the more mobile trace metals such as aluminium occurs in the transpiration stream, these elements can be expected to be concentrated near sites of evaporative loss of water, and hence build up in and around the guard and subsidiary cells of the stomates. 4, record 4, English, - transpiration%20stream
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Sylviculture
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- flux de transpiration
1, record 4, French, flux%20de%20transpiration
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Notre première approche a été de comparer l'état hydrique et les échanges gazeux de plants de Douglas en pots, associés symbiotiquement à différents champignons, dans un substrat maintenu à la capacité au champ. Les mesures physiques ont été réalisées par les techniques suivantes : chambre portable d'assimilation Li-Cor pour le flux de transpiration et la photosynthèse nette; gravimétrie et micropsychromètres pour le potentiel hydrique du sol; bombe à pression de Shollander pour le potentiel hydrique interne des aiguilles et des rameaux. 2, record 4, French, - flux%20de%20transpiration
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-10-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Treatment of Wood
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- breast breathing
1, record 5, English, breast%20breathing
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In pressing a panel or drying a veneer, the action of momentarily reducing or relieving the applied pressure to allow water vapo(u) r to escape. 1, record 5, English, - breast%20breathing
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des bois
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- respiration
1, record 5, French, respiration
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suppression temporaire ou prolongée de la pression exercée en cours de pressage des panneaux ou de séchage des placages, en vue de laisser sortir la vapeur d'eau. 2, record 5, French, - respiration
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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