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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cold Storage
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heating mat
1, record 1, English, heating%20mat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heater mat 2, record 1, English, heater%20mat
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wire mesh or liquid network, heated and set in a cold storage facility floor to prevent freezing should water be spilled onto the floor. 3, record 1, English, - heating%20mat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
AMS No-Dig Ltd was involved in an unusual project - halting and then reversing the destructive effect of frost heave at a major cold store in England’s East Midlands. The problem began when the store reduced its operating temperatures in line with new legislation. This reduction proved too much for the existing glycol heating mat which stopped working and then froze. With no insulation, the ground beneath the cold store also froze and frost heave set in. 1, record 1, English, - heating%20mat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Entreposage frigorifique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nappe chauffante
1, record 1, French, nappe%20chauffante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif de chauffage constitué de résistances électriques ou de tubes de liquide chauffé montés en réseau et insérés dans le sol d'une chambre froide pour éviter qu'il ne gèle. 2, record 1, French, - nappe%20chauffante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electrometallurgy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cinder bed
1, record 2, English, cinder%20bed
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bed or layer of cinders or coke placed below a pit mold for the purpose of carrying off the gases that pass downward. 2, record 2, English, - cinder%20bed
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pit molds and all floor molds must be provided with a cinder bed located about l/2 or 2 feet below the casting to provide for the escape of the gases of the lower half of the mold. The cinder bed is connected to the surface by vent pipes which give free passage for the gases. Very deep molds may have cinder beds located at different levels around the mold. The gases are led to the cinder bed by freely venting the mold so that the wire strikes the bed. 2, record 2, English, - cinder%20bed
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cinder bed: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - cinder%20bed
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Électrométallurgie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lit de scories
1, record 2, French, lit%20de%20scories
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- couche de scories 2, record 2, French, couche%20de%20scories
correct, feminine noun
- lit de mâchefer 3, record 2, French, lit%20de%20m%C3%A2chefer
correct, masculine noun
- couche de mâchefer 3, record 2, French, couche%20de%20m%C3%A2chefer
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mâchefer est le résidu solide de la combustion du charbon ou du coke dans les fours industriels ou bien encore de celle des déchets urbains dans les usines d'incinération. 4, record 2, French, - lit%20de%20scories
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
scories : Du latin, scoria et du grec, skôria [on dit aussi en français mâchefer]. Les scories sont des sous-produits (de même que les laitiers) de la métallurgie. Elles sont formées de silicates à teneur métallique importante ce qui les fait réutiliser (en particulier celles contenant du cuivre ou du fer). 5, record 2, French, - lit%20de%20scories
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
lit de scories : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 2, French, - lit%20de%20scories
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-03-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- drilling equipment
1, record 3, English, drilling%20equipment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Drilling equipment is subjected to stress and vibration during operations. Maintenance is a necessary and ongoing activity on the drilling site. Maintenance activities include maintaining the : Rig Floor; Drilling Line Maintenance; Wire rope maintenance; Mud Circulating System; Generator, Electric Motors and Electrical Systems Engines; Derrick Equipment Maintenance. 2, record 3, English, - drilling%20equipment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Sondage et forage miniers
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- équipement de forage
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9quipement%20de%20forage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- matériel de forage 2, record 3, French, mat%C3%A9riel%20de%20forage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un équipement de forage [...] permettrait de creuser un plus grand nombre de puits. Mais une foreuse mécanique coûte 25000$. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9quipement%20de%20forage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-05-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Internet and Telematics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- wireless speaker
1, record 4, English, wireless%20speaker
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Recoton develops breakthrough technology which transmits stereo sound through walls, ceilings and floor up to 150 feet. In June 1989, the Federal Communications Commission allocated a band of frequencies stretching from 902 to 928 MHz for wireless, in-home product applications. Recoton, a leading wireless speaker manufacturer, took advantage of the FCC ruling by creating a new speaker system that utilizes this frequency band to transmit clearer, stronger stereo signals throughout your home. You will be able to listen to your stereo, TV, VCR or CD player in any room of your home without having to run miles of speaker wire. The powerful transmitter plugs into a headphone, audio-out or tape-out jack on your stereo or TV component transmitting music wirelessly to your speakers or headphones. One transmitter, unlimited viewers.(En Route, Air-Canada in-flight magazine, June 1994, p. 24). 2, record 4, English, - wireless%20speaker
Record 4, Key term(s)
- wireless headphones
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Internet et télématique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- haut parleur sans fil
1, record 4, French, haut%20parleur%20sans%20fil
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-09-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Museums
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- sliding rack system
1, record 5, English, sliding%20rack%20system
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- sliding rack storage system 2, record 5, English, sliding%20rack%20storage%20system
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For storage of certain types of art material. Wire screens or peg boards are suspended from sliding tracks which are hung from the ceiling or from an independent structure. Channels secured to the floor keep the hanging screens from swaying back and forth when they are pulled out for the examination of objects. 3, record 5, English, - sliding%20rack%20system
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Muséologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- système de stockage à glissières
1, record 5, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20stockage%20%C3%A0%20glissi%C3%A8res
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1988-03-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Museums
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- art storage screens
1, record 6, English, art%20storage%20screens
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- sliding rack storage with wire screening 2, record 6, English, sliding%20rack%20storage%20with%20wire%20screening
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... wire screens suspended from sliding tracks which are hung from the ceiling or from an independent structure. Channels secured to the floor keep the hanging screens from swaying back and forth when they are pulled out for the examination of objects. Materials are hung from the screen with simple hooks. 2, record 6, English, - art%20storage%20screens
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Muséologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- système de stockage à glissières avec panneaux en treillis métallique
1, record 6, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20stockage%20%C3%A0%20glissi%C3%A8res%20avec%20panneaux%20en%20treillis%20m%C3%A9tallique
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) panneaux en treillis métallique suspendus à des rails fixés au plafond ou à une armature indépendante. Ces panneaux coulissent également dans des glissières fixées au plancher (...) 1, record 6, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20stockage%20%C3%A0%20glissi%C3%A8res%20avec%20panneaux%20en%20treillis%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1987-12-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Surface Mining
- Ashlar and Building Stone (Quarrying)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- undercutting
1, record 7, English, undercutting
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A quarrying method that is intermediate between the open pit and the adit. 1, record 7, English, - undercutting
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Channel cuts, or separations made by wire saws or other means along the quarry walls, are slanted outward; thus the floor space is enlarged gradually. Wings or buttresses of stone may be left at intervals for wall support. 1, record 7, English, - undercutting
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation minière à ciel ouvert
- Pierres de taille et moellons (Carrières)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- souchevage
1, record 7, French, souchevage
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sous-cavage dans une carrière de pierre de construction. 1, record 7, French, - souchevage
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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