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MICA SHEET [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Instruments
- Optics
- Geological Research and Exploration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mica quarter-wave plate
1, record 1, English, mica%20quarter%2Dwave%20plate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mica 1/4 wave plate 2, record 1, English, mica%201%2F4%20wave%20plate
correct
- quarter-wave mica plate 3, record 1, English, quarter%2Dwave%20mica%20plate
correct
- quarter wave plate of mica 4, record 1, English, quarter%20wave%20plate%20of%20mica
correct
- quarter-wave plate 5, record 1, English, quarter%2Dwave%20plate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A thin sheet of mica... of such thickness as to introduce a phase difference of one-quarter cycle between the ordinary and the extraordinary components of light passing through. 6, record 1, English, - mica%20quarter%2Dwave%20plate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such a plate converts circularly polarized light into plane-polarized light. 6, record 1, English, - mica%20quarter%2Dwave%20plate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments d'optique
- Optique
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lame de mica-quart d'onde
1, record 1, French, lame%20de%20mica%2Dquart%20d%27onde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lame quart d'onde 2, record 1, French, lame%20quart%20d%27onde
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Interposée sur le trajet des rayons lumineux, cette lame fait subir aux vibrations lumineuses un retard égal au quart de la longueur d'onde de la région moyenne du spectre (c'est-à-dire à la moitié du retard qui correspond au blanc du 1er ordre) : entre nicols croisés, cette lame, examinée seule, donne une teinte gris moyen. 1, record 1, French, - lame%20de%20mica%2Dquart%20d%27onde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Man-Made Construction Materials
- Waterproofing (Construction)
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cap sheet
1, record 2, English, cap%20sheet
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- top sheet 2, record 2, English, top%20sheet
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sheet of heavy roofing felt coated on both sides with asphalt and on one side with mineral granules, mica, or other organic materials, used granule-side-up as a capping layer in a built-up roofing construction. 3, record 2, English, - cap%20sheet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The modified bitumens, though classified as single ply membranes, are generally installed in two plies with a base sheet and cap sheet. The cap sheet is also used for base flashing. They may be torched or mopped on, heat welded or adhered with a self adhesive backing. 4, record 2, English, - cap%20sheet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cap sheet; top sheet: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 2, English, - cap%20sheet
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de construction artificiels
- Étanchéité (Construction)
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- feuille de finition
1, record 2, French, feuille%20de%20finition
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- couche de finition 2, record 2, French, couche%20de%20finition
correct, feminine noun
- feuille de revêtement 3, record 2, French, feuille%20de%20rev%C3%AAtement
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Épaisseur supérieure d'une membrane multicouche agissant comme surface de finition de la couverture. 4, record 2, French, - feuille%20de%20finition
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une nouvelle membrane bitumineuse unicouche et modifiée a été appliquée sur la marquise et assortie d'un nouveau dalot métallique à joints soudés et d'un tuyau de chute descendant jusqu'au sol. La pente a été ajustée pour drainer l'eau loin du mur du bâtiment. On a installé des feuilles de finition et des contre-solins approuvés. Le contre-solin a été retourné vers le haut, au mur de l'immeuble et à la bordure du périmètre. 5, record 2, French, - feuille%20de%20finition
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les bitumes modifiés, bien qu'ils soient classés comme des membranes monocouches, sont généralement posés en deux épaisseurs : couche de base et couche de finition. La couche de finition sert également de solin de base. Ce produit peut être soudé au chalumeau, collé à la vadrouille, thermosoudé ou collé par un endos autoadhésif. 6, record 2, French, - feuille%20de%20finition
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
feuille de finition : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 7, record 2, French, - feuille%20de%20finition
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- columbotantalite
1, record 3, English, columbotantalite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- colombo-tantalite 2, record 3, English, colombo%2Dtantalite
correct
- colombotantalite 3, record 3, English, colombotantalite
correct
- columbite-tantalite 4, record 3, English, columbite%2Dtantalite
correct
- coltan 5, record 3, English, coltan
correct
- niobo-tantalite 6, record 3, English, niobo%2Dtantalite
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any mineral of the columbite-tantalite group. 1, record 3, English, - columbotantalite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Coltan, consisting of colombite and tantalite, is being used in electronics, parts of atomic piles, super conductors, etc. ... From Bukavu the mineral is transported by road to Kigali and Kampala and then by air to purchasers in Europe and America ... The National Park Kahuzi-Biega in Congo is being ploughed up by coltan seekers, what ruins the flora and fauna. 7, record 3, English, - columbotantalite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Intermediate zones... may include a variety of economically important minerals such as sheet mica, beryl, spodumene, amblygonite, lepidolite, columbite-tantalite and cassiterite. 8, record 3, English, - columbotantalite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The columbite-tantalite group includes the following minerals: ferrocolumbite, ferrotantalite, manganocolumbite, manganotantalite, and magnocolumbite. 1, record 3, English, - columbotantalite
Record 3, Key term(s)
- colombite-tantalite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- colombo-tantalite
1, record 3, French, colombo%2Dtantalite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- columbo-tantalite 2, record 3, French, columbo%2Dtantalite
correct, feminine noun
- columbotantalite 3, record 3, French, columbotantalite
correct, feminine noun
- colombite-tantalite 3, record 3, French, colombite%2Dtantalite
correct, feminine noun
- columbite-tantalite 4, record 3, French, columbite%2Dtantalite
correct, feminine noun
- coltan 5, record 3, French, coltan
correct, masculine noun
- niobo-tantalite 6, record 3, French, niobo%2Dtantalite
correct, feminine noun
- niobotantalite 7, record 3, French, niobotantalite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral du système orthorhombique se présentant en cristaux prismatiques, isométriques, en tablettes, fréquent dans les pegmatites. 8, record 3, French, - colombo%2Dtantalite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur le coltan, le fameux colombo-tantalite, lourd gravier noir éminemment stratégique, la flambée des cours est toujours aussi folle. [...] ce nec plus ultra du sous-sol [...] est recherché par toute l'industrie technologique de pointe : celle des fabricants d'ordinateurs, mais aussi celle de la construction aéronautique, de l'armement (ogives des fusées) ou des téléphones cellulaires [...] Longtemps, le coltan a été mis en troisième voire en quatrième position face à l'or, au diamant, à l'étain [...] 9, record 3, French, - colombo%2Dtantalite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les principaux minerais exploités dans les éluvions sont [...] : or et platine natifs, diamants et pierres précieuses, cassitérite, wolframite, colombo-tantalite, etc. 10, record 3, French, - colombo%2Dtantalite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les minéraux qui se concentrent en dépôts détritiques ont une grande densité, sont chimiquement stables, difficilement solubles, et en général durs et peu clivables. Ce sont : or, platine, cassitérite, columbo (ou niobo)-tantalite, magnétite, ilménite, rutile, chromite, monazite, zircon et pierres précieuses [...] 6, record 3, French, - colombo%2Dtantalite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nom «coltan» est une abréviation de «colombo-tantalite», un minerai à partir duquel on extrait les métaux rares : le tantale (Ta) et le columbium (Cb), souvent aussi appelé le niobium (Nb). 11, record 3, French, - colombo%2Dtantalite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-09-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- signal plate
1, record 4, English, signal%20plate
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metal plate that backs up the mica sheet containing the mosaic in one type of cathode-ray television camera tube. 2, record 4, English, - signal%20plate
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The electron beam acts on the capacitance between this plate and each globule of the mosaic to produce the television signal. 2, record 4, English, - signal%20plate
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plaque-signal
1, record 4, French, plaque%2Dsignal
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- plaque de signal 2, record 4, French, plaque%20de%20signal
feminine noun
- anode collectrice 3, record 4, French, anode%20collectrice
feminine noun
- plaque collectrice 3, record 4, French, plaque%20collectrice
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tubes analyseurs et tubes récepteurs [...] La cible se présente sous la forme d'une plaque rectangulaire; c'est une feuille de mica [...] dont la face arrière est recouverte d'une pellicule d'argent d'épaisseur uniforme (plaque-signal) tandis que sur la face avant se trouve une couche de globules photoélectriques, électriquement isolés les uns des autres (mosaïque). Pour former ces éléments photoélectriques, la plaque est tout d'abord argentée uniformément, puis elle subit un craquelage par étuvage avant d'être placée dans l'ampoule. Ensuite, tandis que le vide est fait, l'argent est légèrement oxydé en même temps qu'une couche monomoléculaire de césium est projetée sur lui. [...] La plaque-signal étant séparée des globules par un diélectrique, chacun d'eux forme un condensateur élémentaire avec cette plaque-signal. 1, record 4, French, - plaque%2Dsignal
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-07-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- sheet mica
1, record 5, English, sheet%20mica
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deposits in Ontario and Quebec that were mined in the past for feldspar and sheet mica were small and these are no longer in production for the most part. 1, record 5, English, - sheet%20mica
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mica en feuillets
1, record 5, French, mica%20en%20feuillets
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- mica en feuilles 2, record 5, French, mica%20en%20feuilles
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gisements de l'Ontario et du Québec, exploités autrefois pour le feldspath et le mica en feuillets, étaient petits et ne sont généralement plus en production. 1, record 5, French, - mica%20en%20feuillets
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-01-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Metal Rolling
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mica sheet laminator
1, record 6, English, mica%20sheet%20laminator
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), an official occupational title in Group 9411 - Machine Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing. 2, record 6, English, - mica%20sheet%20laminator
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Laminage (Métallurgie)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- lamineur de feuilles de mica
1, record 6, French, lamineur%20de%20feuilles%20de%20mica
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- lamineuse de feuilles de mica 1, record 6, French, lamineuse%20de%20feuilles%20de%20mica
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titre de profession officiel dans le Groupe 9411 - Opérateurs/opératrices de machines dans le traitement des métaux et des minerais. 2, record 6, French, - lamineur%20de%20feuilles%20de%20mica
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-01-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Metallurgy - General
- Mineralogy
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- mica sheet salvager
1, record 7, English, mica%20sheet%20salvager
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), an official occupational title in Group 9411 - Machine Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing. 2, record 7, English, - mica%20sheet%20salvager
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Métallurgie générale
- Minéralogie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- récupérateur de feuilles de mica
1, record 7, French, r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9rateur%20de%20feuilles%20de%20mica
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- récupératrice de feuilles de mica 1, record 7, French, r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ratrice%20de%20feuilles%20de%20mica
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titre de profession officiel dans le Groupe 9411 - Opérateurs/opératrices de machines dans le traitement des métaux et des minerais. 2, record 7, French, - r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9rateur%20de%20feuilles%20de%20mica
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1986-04-16
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- mica sheet 1, record 8, English, mica%20sheet
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- mica en feuille
1, record 8, French, mica%20en%20feuille
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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