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POPULATION EXPLOSION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-03-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Demography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- demophoric explosion
1, record 1, English, demophoric%20explosion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quite recently the expression "demophoric explosion" has been coined denoting the abrupt simultaneous increase in the size of the population and in that of production. 2, record 1, English, - demophoric%20explosion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- explosion démophorique
1, record 1, French, explosion%20d%C3%A9mophorique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout récemment, on a créé une expression […] l'«explosion démophorique», qui signifie le brusque accroissement simultané de la population et de la production. 2, record 1, French, - explosion%20d%C3%A9mophorique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Demografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- explosión demofórica
1, record 1, Spanish, explosi%C3%B3n%20demof%C3%B3rica
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-03-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Demography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- population explosion
1, record 2, English, population%20explosion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- demographic explosion 2, record 2, English, demographic%20explosion
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a rapid increase in population caused by a rise in the birth rate, usually accompanied by a decline in the death rate, because of advances in medicine, agricultural output, etc. 3, record 2, English, - population%20explosion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- explosion démographique
1, record 2, French, explosion%20d%C3%A9mographique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- flambée démographique 2, record 2, French, flamb%C3%A9e%20d%C3%A9mographique
feminine noun
- poussée démographique 3, record 2, French, pouss%C3%A9e%20d%C3%A9mographique
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Croissance élevée de la population d'un pays, supérieure à la croissance du PIB et du revenu national, causée par une chute soudaine du taux de mortalité sans que la natalité ne baisse. 4, record 2, French, - explosion%20d%C3%A9mographique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certains économistes voient dans ce phénomène une cause de l'appauvrissement progressif de certains pays, et de la difficulté qu'ils connaissent pour sortir de leur situation de pays sous-développés. 4, record 2, French, - explosion%20d%C3%A9mographique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
explosion démographique : terme, définition et observation extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 5, record 2, French, - explosion%20d%C3%A9mographique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Demografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- explosión demográfica
1, record 2, Spanish, explosi%C3%B3n%20demogr%C3%A1fica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fenómeno de crecimiento acelerado de la población, [...] originado por la caída drástica de la mortalidad y el mantenimiento de elevadas tasas de natalidad. 2, record 2, Spanish, - explosi%C3%B3n%20demogr%C3%A1fica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-10-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Water Pollution
- Algae
- Marine Biology
- Plant Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bloom
1, record 3, English, bloom
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- phytoplankton bloom 2, record 3, English, phytoplankton%20bloom
correct
- plankton bloom 3, record 3, English, plankton%20bloom
- blooming 4, record 3, English, blooming
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A proliferation of algae and/or higher aquatic plants in a body of water, often related to pollution. 5, record 3, English, - bloom
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A population explosion of microorganisms caused by the sudden availability of an essential substance. Phosphorous is a trigger factor in most aquatic systems.... Normally, ecologists call an aquatic population a bloom when there are 500 individuals of a species per milliliter of water. 6, record 3, English, - bloom
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In contexts, a descriptive expression like "heavy planktonic growth" may also be used. 7, record 3, English, - bloom
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'eau
- Algues
- Biologie marine
- Biologie végétale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- développement exubérant de plantes aquatiques
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9veloppement%20exub%C3%A9rant%20de%20plantes%20aquatiques
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- prolifération de végétaux planctoniques 2, record 3, French, prolif%C3%A9ration%20de%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9taux%20planctoniques
correct, feminine noun
- pullulation de végétaux planctoniques 3, record 3, French, pullulation%20de%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9taux%20planctoniques
correct, feminine noun
- prolifération phytoplanctonique 4, record 3, French, prolif%C3%A9ration%20phytoplanctonique
feminine noun
- efflorescence 5, record 3, French, efflorescence
see observation, feminine noun
- efflorescence de phytoplancton 6, record 3, French, efflorescence%20de%20phytoplancton
feminine noun
- efflorescence phytoplanctonique 4, record 3, French, efflorescence%20phytoplanctonique
feminine noun
- poussée phytoplanctonique 7, record 3, French, pouss%C3%A9e%20phytoplanctonique
feminine noun
- poussée planctonique 8, record 3, French, pouss%C3%A9e%20planctonique
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prolifération dans le milieu marin de micro-organismes végétaux dans des conditions hydroclimatiques favorables. 9, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9veloppement%20exub%C3%A9rant%20de%20plantes%20aquatiques
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les substances nutritives essentielles qui contribuent au développement exubérant des plantes aquatiques sont le phosphore et l'azote. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9veloppement%20exub%C3%A9rant%20de%20plantes%20aquatiques
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'eutrophisation [...] se traduira donc par une brutale pullulation des végétaux planctoniques. 3, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9veloppement%20exub%C3%A9rant%20de%20plantes%20aquatiques
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nous n'avons pas retrouvé le terme «efflorescence» avec le sens donné par la définition ci-haut dans aucun des autres ouvrages à notre disposition (par ex. : Grand dict. encycl. Larousse, Dict. de l'environnement, de Frans C. Lemaire, Dict. usuel de l'environnement et de l'écologie, de R. Amavis, Dict. de l'eau, de l'Ass. québécoise des techniques de l'eau en collab. avec l'Office de la langue française). Il nous semble plus sage d'utiliser des expressions descriptives, comme «prolifération de micro-organismes végétaux» ou «développement exubérant de plantes aquatiques». 2, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9veloppement%20exub%C3%A9rant%20de%20plantes%20aquatiques
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del agua
- Algas
- Biología Marina
- Biología vegetal
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- floración
1, record 3, Spanish, floraci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- fluorescencia fitoplanctónica 1, record 3, Spanish, fluorescencia%20fitoplanct%C3%B3nica
feminine noun
- proliferación de fitoplancton 2, record 3, Spanish, proliferaci%C3%B3n%20de%20fitoplancton
feminine noun
- brote de fitoplancton 2, record 3, Spanish, brote%20de%20fitoplancton
feminine noun
- explosión fitoplanctónica 2, record 3, Spanish, explosi%C3%B3n%20fitoplanct%C3%B3nica
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-06-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Grain Growing
- Food Industries
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- specialty rice
1, record 4, English, specialty%20rice
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Specialty rice is experiencing a phenomenal explosion in sales, due to both increasing ethnic diversity of the U. S. population and increased popularity of ethnic cuisine such as Thai food. 2, record 4, English, - specialty%20rice
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Culture des céréales
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- riz spécial
1, record 4, French, riz%20sp%C3%A9cial
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- riz de spécialité 2, record 4, French, riz%20de%20sp%C3%A9cialit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pourquoi les riziculteurs ne sont-ils pas plus nombreux dans le monde à opter pour des variétés comme le Basmati ou d'autres «riz spéciaux» à valeur élevée qui représentent aujourd'hui moins de 10 % de la production mondiale de riz? [...] Afin de tirer profit de ces nouvelles possibilités du marché, les agriculteurs ont besoin d'informations mises à jour sur la sélection, la production et la commercialisation des riz spéciaux. 1, record 4, French, - riz%20sp%C3%A9cial
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les cours du marché du riz européen, sauf pour les variétés de riz de spécialité, sont ainsi tombés en dessus de leurs prix d'intervention. 2, record 4, French, - riz%20sp%C3%A9cial
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cultivo de cereales
- Industria alimentaria
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- arroz especial
1, record 4, Spanish, arroz%20especial
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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