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HONEY FLOW [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farm Equipment
- Beekeeping
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- honey pump
1, record 1, English, honey%20pump
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device operating on the rotary principle for elevating or moving honey from a honey extractor or tank into another tank. 2, record 1, English, - honey%20pump
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A honey pump is generally used in conjunction with the sump; however, in some systems, gravity flow can be used and the pump eliminated. 3, record 1, English, - honey%20pump
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel agricole
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pompe à miel
1, record 1, French, pompe%20%C3%A0%20miel
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil qui utilise la rotation pour déplacer le miel d'un réservoir vers un autre. 2, record 1, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20miel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pompe à miel avec dispositif doseur Apiélectronic. Si vous avez plus de 30 ruches [...] les seaux de miel sont lourds, surtout quand ils viennent de déborder, ménagez vos vertèbres et dosez les remplissages, pensez à la pompe [...] 3, record 1, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20miel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-09-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sugar Industry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dark amber honey
1, record 2, English, dark%20amber%20honey
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
According to the Jefferson County Beekeepers Association local honey is produced from bees that gather pollen from well over 100 flowers, thus it is called wildflower honey. From season to season, established hives will give white/clear to dark amber honey, depending on the flow of flower pollen and the weather. 2, record 2, English, - dark%20amber%20honey
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- miel ambré foncé
1, record 2, French, miel%20ambr%C3%A9%20fonc%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le miel de miellat du maquis : C'est un miel ambré à ambré foncé, chaleureux, persistant et long en bouche, de forte intensité aromatique, au goût malté et généreux récolté sur les coteaux forestiers de la Balagne au mois de juin. 2, record 2, French, - miel%20ambr%C3%A9%20fonc%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-01-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- thixotropy
1, record 3, English, thixotropy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A reversible process by which certain materials in colloidal suspension become less fluid on standing and more fluid on stirring. 2, record 3, English, - thixotropy
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Thixotropic inks are those which have initial body, but soften when agitated or worked. Inks of high yield value are called "short" inks and have the consistency of butter or mayonnaise. Those with low yield value are said to be "long, "having flow properties like honey. 3, record 3, English, - thixotropy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- thixotropie
1, record 3, French, thixotropie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propriété d'une substance, notamment une encre, qui se liquéfie quand on l'agite et revient à son état initial après cessation de l'effort en un temps plus ou moins long. 2, record 3, French, - thixotropie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le phénomène de la thixotropie a été appliqué à la préparation des enduits, des vernis et des peintures. [...] Les avantages des produits thixotropes sont les suivants [...] aussitôt après l'application, le produit se gélifie, ce qui évite les coulures, les gouttes, les bavures, les taches. 3, record 3, French, - thixotropie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pour les solutions de polymères utilisées en récupération assistée [...] il n'y a ni thixotropie [...] ni rhéopexie [...] 4, record 3, French, - thixotropie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
- Tintas y colores (Artes gráficas)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- tixotropía
1, record 3, Spanish, tixotrop%C3%ADa
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-02-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Botany
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- honeyflow 1, record 4, English, honeyflow
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- honey-flow 2, record 4, English, honey%2Dflow
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The secretion of honey or nectar by flowers. 2, record 4, English, - honeyflow
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This definition of honeyflow is not found in the Webster’s dictionary, for which "honeyflow" only refers to a supply or [to a] period of availability of floral nectar available for bees to convert into honey (in French: "miellée" for the former and "miellée" or "miellaison" for the latter). It might be an obsolete usage, replaced by the term "honeydew" (q.v., in French: "miellat"), which refers to the saccharine deposit secreted by aphids, scales and sometimes by a fungus that is found on the leaves of many plants. 1, record 4, English, - honeyflow
Record 4, Key term(s)
- honey flow
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Botanique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- miellée
1, record 4, French, miell%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- rosée mielleuse 2, record 4, French, ros%C3%A9e%20mielleuse
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon des explications scientifiques, la manne est la rosée mielleuse qui, dans un climat désertique, s'échappe de l'écorce du tamaris lorsque des pucerons piquent l'écorce pour sucer la sève. 3, record 4, French, - miell%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les abeilles sont friandes de miellée. 4, record 4, French, - miell%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Trésor de la langue française nous indique que «miellée» se rapporte soit au nectar butiné par les abeilles et que celles-ci rapportent à la ruche, soit à la période de l'année durant laquelle ce nectar est produit et récolté en abondance (ce deuxième sens pouvant aussi être rendu par «miellaison» selon le Grand Robert et seulement par «miellaison» selon le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse). Le Grand Robert définit de son côté la «miellée» comme l'«exsudation sucrée, mucilagineuse, qui apparaît en été sur les bourgeons et les feuilles de certains arbres», sens qui se rapproche de la définition anglaise de «honeyflow» donnée sur cette fiche. Cependant, ce sens n'est pas repris par le Grand Larousse. En outre, le Trésor de la langue française précise que ce sens donné à «miellée» (celui d'une «exsudation visqueuse et sucrée que laissent suinter les feuilles de certains arbres»), est ancien. Il semblerait que l'on utilise davantage aujourd'hui le terme «miellat» (en anglais : «honeydew»), défini comme étant la «substance plus ou moins liquide, sucrée, au goût douceâtre, provenant de sécrétions déposées par des insectes parasites de certains végétaux, particulièrement sur la surface des feuilles». 5, record 4, French, - miell%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-02-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Beekeeping
- Sugar Industry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- honey
1, record 5, English, honey
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sweet viscid fluid, of various shades from nearly white to deep golden, being the nectar of flowers collected and worked up for food by certain insects, esp. the honey-bee. 1, record 5, English, - honey
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Honey of borax. 1, record 5, English, - honey
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Honey-heavy, honey-laden. 1, record 5, English, - honey
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Honey bike, brake, -cake, colour, -crock, -cup, drink, -harvest, -knife, -mead, -pore, -scale, -shop, -time, wine. 1, record 5, English, - honey
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 PHR
Honey-coloured, -hearted, -lipped, -loaded, -steeped, -mouthed, -stored, -wooled. 1, record 5, English, - honey
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 5 PHR
Honey agaric, ant,-apple,-baby,-badger,-bag,-balm, banana,-basket,-bearer,-beer,-berry,-blob,-bloom,-bottle,-bread,-bucket,-bun,-bunch,-cell,-cherry, chile,-creeper,-dresser,-extractor,-fall,-farmer,-flow,-fly, fungus,-garlic,-gate,-gatherer,-gilding,-gland,-gold,-holder,-hunter,-kite,-locust,-lotus,-maker,-man,-mark,-meal,-mesquit,-moth,-mouse, mushroom,-pear,-people,-plant,-pod, possum,-rore,-soap,-sop,-spot,-stalks,-stomach,-sucker,-tear,-tube,-ware,-water,-week,-wood,-words,-worker. 1, record 5, English, - honey
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 6 PHR
Honey-bearing, -dropping, -eating, -flowing, -gathering, -making, -secreting, -storing, -yielding. 1, record 5, English, - honey
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 7 PHR
Borax, clover, corn, heather, stone, wood honey. 1, record 5, English, - honey
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 8 PHR
Clarified honey. 1, record 5, English, - honey
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 9 PHR
Live, unripe, virgin, white, wild honey. 1, record 5, English, - honey
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Élevage des abeilles
- Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- miel
1, record 5, French, miel
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substance sirupeuse et sucrée, de couleur ambrée, que les abeilles élaborent dans leur jabot avec le nectar des fleurs ou d'autres matières végétales, et qu'elles dégorgent dans des alvéoles de cire pour la nourriture de leur communauté. 2, record 5, French, - miel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les abeilles vont chercher le nectar des fleurs pour le convertir en miel. 2, record 5, French, - miel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Fourmi, mouche à miel. 2, record 5, French, - miel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Bonbon, préparation pharmaceutique au miel. 2, record 5, French, - miel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Couleur, gâteau, goût, jatte, parfum, pot de miel. 2, record 5, French, - miel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 PHR
Douceur, production du miel. 2, record 5, French, - miel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 5 PHR
Miel rosat, violat. 2, record 5, French, - miel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 6 PHR
Miel de Narbonne, du Gâtinais; miel des fleurs. 2, record 5, French, - miel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 7 PHR
Sentir le miel; séparer le miel de la cire. 2, record 5, French, - miel
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología vegetal
- Cría de abejas
- Industria azucarera
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- miel
1, record 5, Spanish, miel
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-02-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
- Plant Biology
- Botany
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- honeyflow
1, record 6, English, honeyflow
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- honey-flow 2, record 6, English, honey%2Dflow
correct
- honey flow 3, record 6, English, honey%20flow
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ... period of availability of floral nectar suitable for bees to convert into honey. 1, record 6, English, - honeyflow
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The honeyflow began during the latter part of June. 1, record 6, English, - honeyflow
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
- Biologie végétale
- Botanique
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- miellée
1, record 6, French, miell%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- miellaison 2, record 6, French, miellaison
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période de floraison des plantes mellifères. 3, record 6, French, - miell%C3%A9e
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon le Grand Robert, «miellaison» est un synonyme technique de «miellée». Le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse distingue les deux termes, définissant la miellaison comme la saison de la miellée, pendant laquelle les abeilles font leur récolte, amassant le miel ou le miellat dans leurs rayons. Cette distinction n'est pas reprise par le Trésor de la langue française, qui ne donne pas d'attestation du mot «miellaison». 4, record 6, French, - miell%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-02-04
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
- Plant Biology
- Botany
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- honeyflow
1, record 7, English, honeyflow
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- honey-flow 2, record 7, English, honey%2Dflow
correct
- honey flow 3, record 7, English, honey%20flow
correct
- nectar flow 4, record 7, English, nectar%20flow
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A supply ... of floral nectar suitable for bees to convert into honey. 1, record 7, English, - honeyflow
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some swarming was evident due to the heavy honeyflow. 1, record 7, English, - honeyflow
Record 7, Key term(s)
- nectarflow
- nectar-flow
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
- Biologie végétale
- Botanique
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- miellée
1, record 7, French, miell%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nectar butiné que rapportent les abeilles. 2, record 7, French, - miell%C3%A9e
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de abejas
- Biología vegetal
- Botánica
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- mielada 1, record 7, Spanish, mielada
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2002-07-05
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Navigation Instruments
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- high-viscosity liquid
1, record 8, English, high%2Dviscosity%20liquid
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- high viscosity liquid 2, record 8, English, high%20viscosity%20liquid
correct
- liquid of high viscosity 3, record 8, English, liquid%20of%20high%20viscosity
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Another important property for liquids and gases is viscosity. The absolute viscosity(symbol µ) measures the force needed to flow the liquid or gas at a certain speed. High viscosity liquids will require more force to move at some speed than low viscosity liquids. Think of honey(a high viscosity liquid) and water(a low viscosity liquid). If you were to push your hand through a bowl of honey, it would require more force than pushing your hand through a bowl of water(at the same speed). The viscosity decreases with increasing temperature. 2, record 8, English, - high%2Dviscosity%20liquid
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Instruments de navigation
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- liquide à haute viscosité
1, record 8, French, liquide%20%C3%A0%20haute%20viscosit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- liquide à grande viscosité 2, record 8, French, liquide%20%C3%A0%20grande%20viscosit%C3%A9
masculine noun
- liquide de grande viscosité 3, record 8, French, liquide%20de%20grande%20viscosit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gyromètre intégrateur [...] est un gyroscope 1 axe ne devant comporter aucun rappel élastique [...] mais doué d'un fort amortissement visqueux [...]. Son équipage mobile comporte toujours un carter étanche flottant dans un liquide à haute viscosité, d'où son appellation courante gyro flottant; la qualité du liquide de flottaison est choisie aussi voisine que possible de la densité moyenne de l'équipage mobile, afin de soulager au mieux les ensembles pivot-pierre matérialisant l'axe de sortie, par un équilibre entre la poussée d'Archimède et le poids apparent de l'équipage mobile. 1, record 8, French, - liquide%20%C3%A0%20haute%20viscosit%C3%A9
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1997-03-25
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- long ink
1, record 9, English, long%20ink
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ink which has flow properties like honey thus stretching considerably before breaking. 1, record 9, English, - long%20ink
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- encre filante
1, record 9, French, encre%20filante
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- encre longue 1, record 9, French, encre%20longue
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Encre qui s'étend considérablement avant de se rompre. 1, record 9, French, - encre%20filante
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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