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HEAD CLUSTER [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fuel bundle head
1, record 1, English, fuel%20bundle%20head
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cluster head 2, record 1, English, cluster%20head
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The basic idea was expanded to include a manifold for each fuel assembly which would be constructed very similar to the spider-like control rod clusters presently used in reactors. All the rods in the cluster would be controlled by a single end-cap in the cluster head. 3, record 1, English, - fuel%20bundle%20head
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tête de grappe
1, record 1, French, t%C3%AAte%20de%20grappe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un REP [réacteur à eau sous pression], le cœur est généralement constitué d'assemblages carrés de 17x17 «crayons», qui sont des tubes cylindriques métalliques très allongés contenant la matière fissile ou le matériau absorbant. Un quart à un tiers de ces assemblages accueille également des grappes de commande (24 crayons absorbants répartis dans l'assemblage et réunis à leur partie supérieure par une «tête de grappe» [...] 1, record 1, French, - t%C3%AAte%20de%20grappe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Oil Production
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cluster
1, record 2, English, cluster
noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- wellhead cluster 1, record 2, English, wellhead%20cluster
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- well head cluster
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Production pétrolière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grappe de puits
1, record 2, French, grappe%20de%20puits
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Groupement de têtes de puits réalisé de manière à optimiser l’exploitation d’un gisement tout en limitant les nuisances liées aux activités de surface. 1, record 2, French, - grappe%20de%20puits
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grappe de puits : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 14 août 2015. 2, record 2, French, - grappe%20de%20puits
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-10-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Geology
- Geological Prospecting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vein system
1, record 3, English, vein%20system
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- vein set 2, record 3, English, vein%20set
correct
- complex of veins 3, record 3, English, complex%20of%20veins
correct
- vein network 4, record 3, English, vein%20network
correct
- cluster of veins 5, record 3, English, cluster%20of%20veins
correct
- mining cluster 6, record 3, English, mining%20cluster
correct
- cluster 7, record 3, English, cluster
correct, noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An assemblage of veins of a particular area, age, or fracture system, usually inclusive of more than one lode. 5, record 3, English, - vein%20system
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At the Sigma ..., Macassa, and Bralorne mines ..., the vein networks have been mined to depths on the order of two kilometres. 6, record 3, English, - vein%20system
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The southeastern margin of the Buffalo Head Hill area in Alberta, Canada hosts a cluster of kimberlite intrusions, a number of which in turn host diamonds. 7, record 3, English, - vein%20system
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Complex, simple vein system. 2, record 3, English, - vein%20system
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie
- Prospection géologique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réseau de filons
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- réseau filonien 2, record 3, French, r%C3%A9seau%20filonien
correct, masculine noun
- réseau de veines 3, record 3, French, r%C3%A9seau%20de%20veines
correct, masculine noun
- champ filonien 4, record 3, French, champ%20filonien
correct, masculine noun
- champ de filons 5, record 3, French, champ%20de%20filons
correct, masculine noun
- groupement filonien 6, record 3, French, groupement%20filonien
correct, masculine noun
- ensemble de filons 3, record 3, French, ensemble%20de%20filons
correct, masculine noun
- système filonien 3, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20filonien
masculine noun
- système de veines 7, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20veines
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble complexe de filons plus ou moins ramifiés, répartis sur un espace étendu. 8, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un filon est rarement unique; il y a généralement un nombre plus ou moins grand de fractures parallèles ou rayonnantes, qui ont été injectées de substances minéralisantes, avec des fractures obliques recoupant les premières, appelées filons croiseurs, qui peuvent provoquer un décalage dans les filons croisés s'ils correspondent à des failles plus jeunes. On a ainsi généralement affaire à un champ ou réseau filonien. 8, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Bon nombre de filons [...] viennent seuls; toutefois, on en trouve beaucoup en groupes qu'on appelle souvent «filons composés» ou «réseaux de filons». 9, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La limite sud-est des collines Buffalo Head, en Alberta, abrite un champ de filons kimberlitiques, dont certains sont diamantifères. 10, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
système de veines : calque de l'anglais «vein system». 11, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Réseau filonien complexe, simple. 3, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-01-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Botany
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- capitate
1, record 4, English, capitate
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Shaped like a head; collected into a head or a dense cluster, terminated by a bulbous. 1, record 4, English, - capitate
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Botanique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- capité
1, record 4, French, capit%C3%A9
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En tête arrondie. 1, record 4, French, - capit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Seeding and Planting Equipment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- head cluster 1, record 5, English, head%20cluster
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Wheat breeding) 1, record 5, English, - head%20cluster
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de plantation et de semis
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- semis circulaire
1, record 5, French, semis%20circulaire
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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