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MUCK DEPOSIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Concrete Construction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- laitance
1, record 1, English, laitance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- deposit of muck 2, record 1, English, deposit%20of%20muck
- muck deposit 3, record 1, English, muck%20deposit
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A scum on cement concrete or mortar that is weaker than the rest of the concrete. 3, record 1, English, - laitance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bétonnage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laitance
1, record 1, French, laitance
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couche blanchâtre constituée principalement par du ciment qui apparaît à la surface du béton dans certaines conditions. 2, record 1, French, - laitance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
laitance : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 3, record 1, French, - laitance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hormigonado
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lechada de exudación
1, record 1, Spanish, lechada%20de%20exudaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capa de material débil, compuesta por un cementante y agregados finos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lechada%20de%20exudaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-04-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Soil Science
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lacustrine deposit
1, record 2, English, lacustrine%20deposit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lake deposit 2, record 2, English, lake%20deposit
correct
- lacustral deposit 3, record 2, English, lacustral%20deposit
- lacustrian deposit 3, record 2, English, lacustrian%20deposit
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Material deposited in lake water and exposed when the water level is lowered or the elevation of the land is raised. 4, record 2, English, - lacustrine%20deposit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This former body of water left lake deposits over an area of more than 1, 825 square miles. The lake deposits are covered in many places by glacial outwash, by dune sand, by peat and muck, or by alluvium. In the northern and northwestern part of the basin, the lake deposit is white quartz sand. 5, record 2, English, - lacustrine%20deposit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] sediments range in texture from sands to clays. 6, record 2, English, - lacustrine%20deposit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Science du sol
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dépôt lacustre
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20lacustre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dépôt de milieu lacustre 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20de%20milieu%20lacustre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matériaux déposés dans l'eau d'un lac, puis laissés à sec soit par une baisse du niveau de l'eau, soit par un soulèvement de terrain. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20lacustre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dépôts lacustres sont ordinairement très fins, constitués de limon et d'argile varvée. 4, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20lacustre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Leur texture peut aller du sable à l'argile. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20lacustre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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