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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Westphal balance
1, record 1, English, Westphal%20balance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Mohr balance 2, record 1, English, Mohr%20balance
correct
- Westphal’s balance 3, record 1, English, Westphal%26rsquo%3Bs%20balance
correct, less frequent
- Mohr’s balance 3, record 1, English, Mohr%26rsquo%3Bs%20balance
correct, less frequent
- Mohr-Westphal balance 4, record 1, English, Mohr%2DWestphal%20balance
correct, less frequent
- Mohr-Westphal density balance 5, record 1, English, Mohr%2DWestphal%20density%20balance
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A balance having the buoyancy of a float balanced by sliding weights that is used for determining specific gravity (as of liquids or mineral fragments). 6, record 1, English, - Westphal%20balance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Westphal balance-Sauter. Measures the specific gravity/density of solids and liquids : the plummet(weight) is immersed in the liquid of unknown density; alternatively an unknown density is immersed in liquid of known density; the loss of weight is measured on the balance. 7, record 1, English, - Westphal%20balance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A Mohr-Westphal density balance. This instrument was first described in 1832 by the German chemist Carl Friedrich Mohr. It is a balance with two arms, where the equilibrium is reached by adding weight on a tray. This type of instrument was modified by G. Westphal who replaced the tray with an adjustable counterweight. 5, record 1, English, - Westphal%20balance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de mesure
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- balance de Westphal
1, record 1, French, balance%20de%20Westphal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- balance de Mohr 2, record 1, French, balance%20de%20Mohr
correct, feminine noun
- balance de Mohr-Westphal 3, record 1, French, balance%20de%20Mohr%2DWestphal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Balance employée pour déterminer la densité des liquides, des minéraux, des fragments, etc. 4, record 1, French, - balance%20de%20Westphal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Destinée à la mesure des densités, la balance de Westphal est constituée par une potence à tube vertical et par un bras supportant sur un couteau un fléau à bras inégaux. 5, record 1, French, - balance%20de%20Westphal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos de medida
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- balanza de Mohr-Westphal
1, record 1, Spanish, balanza%20de%20Mohr%2DWestphal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- balanza de Westphal 2, record 1, Spanish, balanza%20de%20Westphal
correct, feminine noun
- balanza de Mohr 3, record 1, Spanish, balanza%20de%20Mohr
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La balanza de Mohr-Westphal es una balanza de brazos desiguales que se utiliza para la determinación de densidades de líquidos. En esencia, consta de un armazón o montura ajustable en altura sobre el que se apoya una varilla segmentada en dos brazos. 4, record 1, Spanish, - balanza%20de%20Mohr%2DWestphal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-12-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- airlift pump
1, record 2, English, airlift%20pump
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- air lift 2, record 2, English, air%20lift
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An airlift pump is a pump that has low suction and moderate discharge of liquid and entrained solids. The pump injects compressed air at the bottom of the discharge pipe which is immersed in the liquid. The compressed air mixes with the liquid causing the air-water mixture to be less dense than the rest of the liquid around it and therefore is displaced upwards through the discharge pipe by the surrounding liquid of higher density. 3, record 2, English, - airlift%20pump
Record 2, Key term(s)
- airlift
- air lift pump
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- béduwé
1, record 2, French, b%C3%A9duw%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- émulseur d'air 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9mulseur%20d%27air
correct, masculine noun
- émulseur à air 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9mulseur%20%C3%A0%20air
correct, masculine noun
- air lift 4, record 2, French, air%20lift
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pompe, utilisée pour le dessablage lors du traitement de l'eau, qui injecte de l'air dans une colonne de refoulement ou d'aspiration, de manière à réduire la densité du fluide à cet endroit, ce qui entraîne un mouvement ascendant de ce dernier en raison de la poussée du fluide plus dense qui l'entoure. 5, record 2, French, - b%C3%A9duw%C3%A9
Record 2, Key term(s)
- airlift
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-11-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fragic 1, record 3, English, fragic
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A Bx or BCx horizon of high bulk density and consistency that is firm and brittle when moist, and hard to extremely hard when dry. Commonly it has bleached fracture planes separating very coarse prismatic units, and frequently the secondary structure is platy. Usually the fragic horizon is similar in color to the parent material but differs from it in structure, consistency, and bulk density. Air-dried clods slake when immersed in water. The upper boundary is usually abrupt and clear but the lower boundary is diffuse. The fragic horizon does not meet the criteria of a podzolic B horizon but may meet those of a Bt(Btx) horizon. 1, record 3, English, - fragic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fragique 1, record 3, French, fragique
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme désignant un horizon Bx ou BCx d'une densité apparente élevée et dont la consistance est ferme et fragile à l'état humide et varie de dure à extrêmement dure à l'état sec. D'ordinaire, des surfaces de clivage décolorées séparent les agrégats prismatiques très grossiers et la structure secondaire en est lamellaire. L'horizon fragique est d'ordinaire d'une couleur semblable à celle du matériau originel mais en diffère en termes de la structure, de la consistance et de la densité apparente. Les mottes séchées à l'air s'émiettent lorsqu'elles sont trempées d'eau. La limite supérieure est généralement abrupte et nette et la limite inférieure, diffuse. L'horizon fragique ne répond pas aux critères d'un horizon B podzolique mais il peut répondre à ceux d'un horizon Bt (Btx). 1, record 3, French, - fragique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-05-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- vesicular image
1, record 4, English, vesicular%20image
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image with density variations derived from the differential scattering power of microscopic bubbles(vesicles) formed in a transparent layer as when a light sensitive diazo compound in a gelatin coating on a transparent support is exposed behind a line negative and immersed in water. 1, record 4, English, - vesicular%20image
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- image vésiculaire
1, record 4, French, image%20v%C3%A9siculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- image vésiculée 2, record 4, French, image%20v%C3%A9sicul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image photographique dont les éléments diffusant la lumière sont constitués de microbulles d'azote retenues dans le support. 1, record 4, French, - image%20v%C3%A9siculaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-03-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- submerged unit weight
1, record 5, English, submerged%20unit%20weight
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- buoyed unit weight 2, record 5, English, buoyed%20unit%20weight
correct
- buoyant unit weight 1, record 5, English, buoyant%20unit%20weight
correct
- immersed unit weight 3, record 5, English, immersed%20unit%20weight
correct
- immersed density 3, record 5, English, immersed%20density
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The weight of solids in air minus the weight of water displaced by the solids per unit of volume of soil mass; the saturated unit weight minus the unit weight of water. 1, record 5, English, - submerged%20unit%20weight
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- densité immergée
1, record 5, French, densit%C3%A9%20immerg%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- densité déjaugée 2, record 5, French, densit%C3%A9%20d%C3%A9jaug%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- poids volumique déjaugé 3, record 5, French, poids%20volumique%20d%C3%A9jaug%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- poids spécifique déjaugé 4, record 5, French, poids%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20d%C3%A9jaug%C3%A9
masculine noun
- poids volumétrique sous l'eau 5, record 5, French, poids%20volum%C3%A9trique%20sous%20l%27eau
masculine noun
- poids spécifique d'un sol immergé 5, record 5, French, poids%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20d%27un%20sol%20immerg%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poids de l'unité de volume du sol placé dans une nappe d'eau, compte tenu de la poussée d'Archimède. 6, record 5, French, - densit%C3%A9%20immerg%C3%A9e
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Poids volumique du sol saturé diminué du poids volumique de l'eau. 3, record 5, French, - densit%C3%A9%20immerg%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1993-09-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
- Thermonuclear fusion
- Atomic Physics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- screw instability
1, record 6, English, screw%20instability
correct, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- helical instability 2, record 6, English, helical%20instability
correct, standardized
- corkscrew instability 1, record 6, English, corkscrew%20instability
correct, standardized
- positive-column screw instability 3, record 6, English, positive%2Dcolumn%20screw%20instability
correct, standardized
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instability which can arise when an electric current is fed through a plasma with a helical density distribution immersed in a magnetic field. This will give rise to screw-shaped ion and electron clouds which move in opposite directions along the field lines and produce a charge separation. This in turn generates transverse drift motions, electric fields and growing disturbances. 4, record 6, English, - screw%20instability
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terms standardized by ISO. 5, record 6, English, - screw%20instability
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Fusion thermonucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- instabilité en hélice
1, record 6, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20en%20h%C3%A9lice
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- instabilité hélicoïdale 1, record 6, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20h%C3%A9lico%C3%AFdale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- instabilité en vrille 1, record 6, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20en%20vrille
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- instabilité en tire-bouchon 1, record 6, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20en%20tire%2Dbouchon
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- instabilité hélicoïdale de la colonne positive 2, record 6, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20h%C3%A9lico%C3%AFdale%20de%20la%20colonne%20positive
feminine noun, standardized
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instabilité qui peut se manifester quand un courant électrique est envoyé dans un plasma à distribution de densité hélicoïdale placé dans un champ magnétique. Ceci entraîne la formation de nuages d'ions et d'électrons de forme hélicoïdale qui se déplacent en sens opposés le long des lignes de force et produisent une séparation de charge, d'où l'apparition de dérives transversales, de champs électriques et de perturbations croissantes. Ce type de macro-instabilité se produit à grande échelle, et pour des nombres d'ondes azimutaux faibles. 2, record 6, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20en%20h%C3%A9lice
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 6, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20en%20h%C3%A9lice
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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