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UNDERWATER ICE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ice hole
1, record 1, English, ice%20hole
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hot water drill was developed by Defence Research and Development Canada to cut large ice holes in Arctic sea ice in order to allow the deployment of equipment and underwater vehicles. 2, record 1, English, - ice%20hole
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trou dans la glace
1, record 1, French, trou%20dans%20la%20glace
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ils ont foré des trous dans la glace par lesquels ils ont mis à l'eau des véhicules téléguidés pour collecter des photos et des vidéos. 2, record 1, French, - trou%20dans%20la%20glace
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-09-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Shipbuilding
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ship model basin
1, record 2, English, ship%20model%20basin
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- model basin 2, record 2, English, model%20basin
correct
- model tank 3, record 2, English, model%20tank
correct
- towing tank 4, record 2, English, towing%20tank
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A physical basin or tank used to carry out hydrodynamic tests with ship models, for the purpose of designing a new (full sized) ship, or refining the design of a ship to improve the ship’s performance at sea. 1, record 2, English, - ship%20model%20basin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deep enough to test underwater vehicles and equipped with a tow carriage fast enough to test high-speed vessels such as warships, [the] towing tank is used to simulate marine conditions and evaluate the performance of a range of marine systems including bulk carriers, patrol vessels, sailing yachts, ice breakers, and submarines among others. 5, record 2, English, - ship%20model%20basin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Constructions navales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bassin d'essais des carènes
1, record 2, French, bassin%20d%27essais%20des%20car%C3%A8nes
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bassin d'essais de carènes 2, record 2, French, bassin%20d%27essais%20de%20car%C3%A8nes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'une profondeur suffisante pour faire l'essai de véhicules sous marins et doté d'un réservoir à chariot mobile assez rapide pour faire l'essai de navires à grande vitesse (comme des navires de guerre), le bassin d'essais de carènes [...] sert à simuler les conditions maritimes et à évaluer le rendement d'un éventail de systèmes maritimes, y compris les vraquiers, les patrouilleurs, les voiliers, les brise glaces et les sous marins. 2, record 2, French, - bassin%20d%27essais%20des%20car%C3%A8nes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bassin d'essais des carènes : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 3, record 2, French, - bassin%20d%27essais%20des%20car%C3%A8nes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
- Construcción naval
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- canal de ensayos hidrodinámicos
1, record 2, Spanish, canal%20de%20ensayos%20hidrodin%C3%A1micos
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- canal hidrodinámico para pruebas 2, record 2, Spanish, canal%20hidrodin%C3%A1mico%20para%20pruebas
correct, masculine noun
- depósito hidrodinámico para pruebas 2, record 2, Spanish, dep%C3%B3sito%20hidrodin%C3%A1mico%20para%20pruebas
correct, masculine noun
- canal de experiencias hidrodinámicas 3, record 2, Spanish, canal%20de%20experiencias%20hidrodin%C3%A1micas
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Canal o depósito de agua de gran tamaño donde se ensayan modelos de barcos a escala. 2, record 2, Spanish, - canal%20de%20ensayos%20hidrodin%C3%A1micos
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El canal de ensayos hidrodinámicos [...] permite conjugar los estudios experimentales y numéricos en la optimización de las formas de distintos tipos de embarcaciones, tomando en cuenta la estabilidad, la propulsión, la resistencia y el comportamiento en la mar. 1, record 2, Spanish, - canal%20de%20ensayos%20hidrodin%C3%A1micos
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-02-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ram
1, record 3, English, ram
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an underwater protruding piece of ice that has come from an ice wall, ice front, iceberg or floe. 2, record 3, English, - ram
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Its formation is usually due to a more intensive melting and erosion of the un-submerged part. 2, record 3, English, - ram
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- éperon
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9peron
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Avancée sous-marine d'un mur de glace, d'une falaise de glace, d'un iceberg ou d'un floe. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9peron
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les éperons situés à la base des radeaux de glace peuvent éroder le fond et donner naissance à des rainures glacielles. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9peron
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sa formation est due en général à une fonte et à une érosion plus intenses de la partie émergée. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9peron
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-10-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- anchor ice
1, record 4, English, anchor%20ice
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- bottom ice 2, record 4, English, bottom%20ice
correct
- depth ice 3, record 4, English, depth%20ice
correct
- lappered ice 3, record 4, English, lappered%20ice
correct
- underwater ice 3, record 4, English, underwater%20ice
correct
- ground ice 1, record 4, English, ground%20ice
avoid
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ice formed below the surface of a body of water (as a stream or lake) and attached to the bottom or to submerged objects ... 4, record 4, English, - anchor%20ice
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- glace de fond
1, record 4, French, glace%20de%20fond
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glace qui se forme sur le fond des nappes d'eau dont la couche profonde est plus froide que la surface. 2, record 4, French, - glace%20de%20fond
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- hielo de fondo
1, record 4, Spanish, hielo%20de%20fondo
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- hielo de ancla 2, record 4, Spanish, hielo%20de%20ancla
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hielo sumergido que se encuentra unido a objetos submarinos (tales como el fondo del lecho o la vegetación acuática). 2, record 4, Spanish, - hielo%20de%20fondo
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-09-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pingo-like feature
1, record 5, English, pingo%2Dlike%20feature
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- underwater pingo 2, record 5, English, underwater%20pingo
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... methane gas bubbling through seafloor sediments has created hundreds of low hills on the floor of the Arctic Ocean. These enigmatic features, which can grow up to 40 meters(130 feet) tall and several hundred meters across, have puzzled scientists ever since they were first discovered in the 1940s.... "Pingo-like features" are similar in shape and size to pingos on land, but are found underwater, on the continental shelf in several parts of the Arctic. Previous studies have suggested that pingo-like features are pingos that formed on land but were submerged when sea level rose following the end of the last ice age, over 10, 000 years ago. 1, record 5, English, - pingo%2Dlike%20feature
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pingo sous-marin
1, record 5, French, pingo%20sous%2Dmarin
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- accident similaire à des pingos 2, record 5, French, accident%20similaire%20%C3%A0%20des%20pingos
masculine noun
- structure en forme de pingo 2, record 5, French, structure%20en%20forme%20de%20pingo
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au large, ont été recensés 200 pingos sous-marins, édifiés, peut-être, au maximum de la glaciation, pendant lequel le niveau des mers était inférieur de 130 m à l'actuel. 1, record 5, French, - pingo%20sous%2Dmarin
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-11-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Igloo is a new type of underwater base, an 8 foot clear plastic bubble, open at the bottom for entry and set on an aluminum sub structure. It was designed... for installation as a shallow water habitat and research station in the Great Lakes and possibly under the ice of the Canadian Arctic. 2, record 6, English, - igloo
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- igloo
1, record 6, French, igloo
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- iglou 1, record 6, French, iglou
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cloche de plongée de grandes dimensions. 1, record 6, French, - igloo
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des igloos, des iglous. 2, record 6, French, - igloo
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
iglou : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 6, French, - igloo
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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