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CHICKEN WIRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Telecommunications
- Tomography
- Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chicken wire
1, record 1, English, chicken%20wire
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- line blemishes 2, record 1, English, line%20blemishes
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Blemishes] that appear as a grid of lines along fiber boundaries in a multifiber bundle. 3, record 1, English, - chicken%20wire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- chickenwire
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications optiques
- Tomographie
- Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- imperfection en treillis
1, record 1, French, imperfection%20en%20treillis
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Road Maintenance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- alligator cracking
1, record 2, English, alligator%20cracking
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- alligator crack 2, record 2, English, alligator%20crack
correct
- alligatoring 3, record 2, English, alligatoring
correct
- crocodile cracking 4, record 2, English, crocodile%20cracking
- crocodile crack 5, record 2, English, crocodile%20crack
correct
- chicken wire cracking 6, record 2, English, chicken%20wire%20%20cracking
- fish net cracking 6, record 2, English, fish%20net%20cracking
- crazing 7, record 2, English, crazing
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Interconnected or interlaced cracks forming a series of small polygons that resemble an alligator’s hide. 8, record 2, English, - alligator%20cracking
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alligatoring is a consequence of the inability of a part of the structure to support the repeated loads due to a "softening" of the material. 9, record 2, English, - alligator%20cracking
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crazing; alligator cracking: terms proposed by the World Road Association. 10, record 2, English, - alligator%20cracking
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Entretien des routes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faïençage
1, record 2, French, fa%C3%AFen%C3%A7age
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- faïençage à mailles fines 2, record 2, French, fa%C3%AFen%C3%A7age%20%C3%A0%20mailles%20fines
correct, masculine noun
- fissuration polygonale 3, record 2, French, fissuration%20polygonale
correct, feminine noun
- fissuration maillée 4, record 2, French, fissuration%20maill%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- peau de crocodile 5, record 2, French, peau%20de%20crocodile
correct, feminine noun
- peau d'alligator 3, record 2, French, peau%20d%27alligator
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dégradation superficielle d'une chaussée sous forme d'un réseau de fissures rapprochées et jointives, signe d'une insuffisance de portance des couches sous-jacentes, et généralement d'un défaut de la fondation. 6, record 2, French, - fa%C3%AFen%C3%A7age
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Faïençage» est le nom donné au réseau de fissures qui apparaissent parfois sur des revêtements en enrobés lorsque ceux-ci sont placés sur une chaussée trop déformable. 7, record 2, French, - fa%C3%AFen%C3%A7age
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
faïençage; peau de crocodile : termes proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route. 8, record 2, French, - fa%C3%AFen%C3%A7age
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mantenimiento de carreteras
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- agrietado en piel de cocodrilo
1, record 2, Spanish, agrietado%20en%20piel%20de%20cocodrilo
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- piel de caimán 1, record 2, Spanish, piel%20de%20caim%C3%A1n
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2, Key term(s)
- agrietado en piel de caimán
- piel de cocodrilo
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