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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
- Nurseries (Farming)
- Planting Techniques (Farming)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pottiputki
1, record 1, English, Pottiputki
correct, trademark
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Potti-Putki 2, record 1, English, Potti%2DPutki
trademark
- Potti-putki 3, record 1, English, Potti%2Dputki
- pot tube 3, record 1, English, pot%20tube
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For out-planting, the paperpot system offers two planting tools, the Potti-putki, or pot tube, and the "motor mole". The Potti-putki is a hollow planting tool with moveable jaws. The operator dibbles the jaws into the ground and after opening a cavity with the foot pedal, he drops plant and container through the tube into the ground. 3, record 1, English, - Pottiputki
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage agricole et horticole
- Pépinières
- Techniques de plantation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pottiputki
1, record 1, French, pottiputki
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] plantoirs pour godets de papier [...] 1, record 1, French, - pottiputki
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cas du système Walters à cartouches, il est possible de mettre le plant en terre sans se pencher, en utilisant un fusil plantoir. C'est également possible pour le godet-papier japonais avec le «pottiputki» finlandais. 1, record 1, French, - pottiputki
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est possible que «pottiputki» soit une marque déposée, mais les sources consultées ne le précisent pas. 2, record 1, French, - pottiputki
Record 1, Key term(s)
- potti-putki
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pes cavus
1, record 2, English, pes%20cavus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- talipes cavus 2, record 2, English, talipes%20cavus
correct
- cavus 3, record 2, English, cavus
correct
- hollow foot 4, record 2, English, hollow%20foot
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exaggerated height of the longitudinal arch of the foot, with retraction of the toes at the metatarsal phalangeal joints and flexion at the interphalangeal joints, present from birth or appearing later because of contractures or disturbed balance of the muscles. 5, record 2, English, - pes%20cavus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Observed frequently in Friedrich’s ataxia and peroneal muscular atrophy. 5, record 2, English, - pes%20cavus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pes cavus: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 6, record 2, English, - pes%20cavus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pied creux
1, record 2, French, pied%20creux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cavus 2, record 2, French, cavus
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déformation généralement acquise du pied, caractérisée par une accentuation de la concavité de la voûte longitudinale du pied et un aspect en griffe des orteils avec hyperextension des premières phalanges. 3, record 2, French, - pied%20creux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle résulte d'une dysharmonie fonctionnelle de la musculature du pied, parfois en rapport avec une affection neurologique : maladie de Friedreich et poliomyélite notamment. 3, record 2, French, - pied%20creux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pie cavo
1, record 2, Spanish, pie%20cavo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- pes cavus 1, record 2, Spanish, pes%20cavus
correct
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-07-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography (General)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pothole
1, record 3, English, pothole
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- pot-hole 2, record 3, English, pot%2Dhole
correct
- plunge pool 3, record 3, English, plunge%20pool
correct, see observation
- pot 1, record 3, English, pot
correct
- erosion hollow 1, record 3, English, erosion%20hollow
correct
- rock mill 4, record 3, English, rock%20mill
correct
- churn hole 1, record 3, English, churn%20hole
correct
- eddy mill 1, record 3, English, eddy%20mill
correct
- colk 4, record 3, English, colk
correct
- kettle 1, record 3, English, kettle
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A smooth, bowl-shaped or cylindrical hollow, generally deeper than wide, formed in the rocky bed of a stream by the grinding action of a stone or stones, or of coarse sediment(sand, gravel, pebbles, boulders), whirled around and kept in motion by eddies or the force of the stream current in a given spot, as at a strong rapid or the foot of a waterfall. 1, record 3, English, - pothole
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The synonym kettle should be used cautiously. 5, record 3, English, - pothole
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plunge pool: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 3, English, - pothole
Record 3, Key term(s)
- pot hole
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- marmite de géants
1, record 3, French, marmite%20de%20g%C3%A9ants
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- marmite de géant 2, record 3, French, marmite%20de%20g%C3%A9ant
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- marmite torrentielle 3, record 3, French, marmite%20torrentielle
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavité cylindrique, pouvant atteindre quelques mètres, entaillée dans le lit rocheux d'une rivière par le mouvement tourbillonnaire des galets. 4, record 3, French, - marmite%20de%20g%C3%A9ants
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
marmite de géant : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 3, French, - marmite%20de%20g%C3%A9ants
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geografía física (Generalidades)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- marmita de gigante
1, record 3, Spanish, marmita%20de%20gigante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depresión de forma circular creada en las rocas del fondo de los torrentes a causa de la erosión causada al moverse en ella los bloques de roca que contienen. 1, record 3, Spanish, - marmita%20de%20gigante
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-10-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hollow girder deck
1, record 4, English, hollow%20girder%20deck
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... five Italians submitted a design for a pair of reinforced and pre-stressed slim concrete arches, each of 130 foot spans, hinged at the spring lines. They were set delicately between the original 19th-century abutments at the river bank and central pier, as the programme required these remnants to be integrated in the new bridge design. The double arch supported a hollow girder deck with a central span of 180 feet. 1, record 4, English, - hollow%20girder%20deck
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tablier de pont à poutres caissons
1, record 4, French, tablier%20de%20pont%20%C3%A0%20poutres%20caissons
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"pont à poutres" (en anglais : "girder bridge") : pont supporté par des poutres. Les ponts à poutres comportent de nombreuses variantes : poutres de hauteur constante ou variable, poutres à âme pleine ou poutres triangulées, poutres caissons, etc. (Voir cette fiche en banque) Comme nous sommes en présence d'une poutre "creuse" ici (en anglais "hollow girder"), il faut en déduire qu'il s'agit d'une poutre caisson. Voir les observations qui suivent. 1, record 4, French, - tablier%20de%20pont%20%C3%A0%20poutres%20caissons
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"tablier (de pont)" est l'équivalent de l'anglais "deck". Voir cette fiche en banque. 1, record 4, French, - tablier%20de%20pont%20%C3%A0%20poutres%20caissons
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"pont à poutres caissons" correspond à l'anglais "box-girder bridge". 1, record 4, French, - tablier%20de%20pont%20%C3%A0%20poutres%20caissons
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
"poutre caisson" : poutre à section transversale fermée et évidée. 2, record 4, French, - tablier%20de%20pont%20%C3%A0%20poutres%20caissons
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-07-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- octocyst
1, record 5, English, octocyst
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Many bivalves possess a pair of "octocysts" in the foot, above the pedal ganglia. They are minute hollow, oval bodies which lie just below the epithelium and open into the mantle cavity by a small canal. They are thought to be organs of orientation. 1, record 5, English, - octocyst
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- octocyste
1, record 5, French, octocyste
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Chez les Lamellibranches] la fonction auditive est assurée par des octocystes situés dans la masse pédieuse, à proximité du ganglion pédieux. 1, record 5, French, - octocyste
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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