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WASH PLAIN [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- proglacial outwash plain
1, record 1, English, proglacial%20outwash%20plain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- outwash plain 2, record 1, English, outwash%20plain
correct
- wash plain 3, record 1, English, wash%20plain
correct
- glacial outwash plain 4, record 1, English, glacial%20outwash%20plain
correct
- glacial outwash apron 5, record 1, English, glacial%20outwash%20apron
correct
- outwash apron 3, record 1, English, outwash%20apron
correct
- apron 6, record 1, English, apron
correct
- frontal plain 3, record 1, English, frontal%20plain
correct
- frontal apron 3, record 1, English, frontal%20apron
correct
- morainal plain 3, record 1, English, morainal%20plain
correct
- morainal apron 3, record 1, English, morainal%20apron
correct
- overwash plain 3, record 1, English, overwash%20plain
correct
- marginal plain 3, record 1, English, marginal%20plain
correct
- sandur 7, record 1, English, sandur
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A broad, outspread flat or gently sloping alluvial deposit of outwash in front of or beyond the terminal moraine of a glacier. 3, record 1, English, - proglacial%20outwash%20plain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When glaciers melt, they release a great amount of water that often spreads out in a great sheet, beyond the terminal moraine, and carrying with it large volumes of rock and dirt debris. The area where this debris is deposited is known as the outwash plain. 8, record 1, English, - proglacial%20outwash%20plain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sandur: An Icelandic term generally used for outwash plain. An alternate spelling is sandr. The plural form of sandur is sandar. 9, record 1, English, - proglacial%20outwash%20plain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
apron; sandur: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 1, English, - proglacial%20outwash%20plain
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sandar
- sandr
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plaine d'épandage fluvioglaciaire
1, record 1, French, plaine%20d%27%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plaine d'épandage fluvio-glaciaire 2, record 1, French, plaine%20d%27%C3%A9pandage%20fluvio%2Dglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
- plaine d'épandage proglaciaire 2, record 1, French, plaine%20d%27%C3%A9pandage%20proglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
- plaine alluviale proglaciaire 3, record 1, French, plaine%20alluviale%20proglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
- plaine alluviale pro-glaciaire 4, record 1, French, plaine%20alluviale%20pro%2Dglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
- plaine d'épandage 5, record 1, French, plaine%20d%27%C3%A9pandage
correct, feminine noun
- sandre 6, record 1, French, sandre
correct, masculine noun
- sandr 7, record 1, French, sandr
correct, see observation, masculine noun, regional
- plaine de lavage 8, record 1, French, plaine%20de%20lavage
feminine noun
- glacis d'accumulation proglaciaire 9, record 1, French, glacis%20d%27accumulation%20proglaciaire
masculine noun
- plaine d'accumulation 10, record 1, French, plaine%20d%27accumulation
feminine noun
- sandur 11, record 1, French, sandur
see observation, masculine noun, regional
- sander 12, record 1, French, sander
see observation, masculine noun, regional
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dépôt] proglaciaire construit par les matériaux sableux prélevés aux moraines et déposés en cônes aplatis par les écoulements diffus en avant du front glaciaire. 7, record 1, French, - plaine%20d%27%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plaine d'épandage.- Les dépôts proglaciaires prennent la forme de deltas, de cônes d'alluvions, de terrasses et de plaines alluviales. On appelle les plaines alluviales proglaciaires plaines d'épandage ou sandur (le terme islandais). 13, record 1, French, - plaine%20d%27%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sandr (n.m. inv.) (islandais sandur, sable, terme introduit dans le vocabulaire géomorphologique sous la forme plurielle suédoise [sandar]. 7, record 1, French, - plaine%20d%27%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fluvioglaciaire : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 14, record 1, French, - plaine%20d%27%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
plaine alluviale proglaciaire; plaine d'épandage; sandre : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 15, record 1, French, - plaine%20d%27%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- glacis d'accumulation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sandre
1, record 1, Spanish, sandre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acumulación de la arena y los guijarros arrastrados por las aguas superficiales de fusión de un glaciar; forma delante de éste un cono de deyección de poca altura y base muy amplia. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sandre
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-12-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- alluvial plain
1, record 2, English, alluvial%20plain
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bajada 2, record 2, English, bajada
correct
- bahada 3, record 2, English, bahada
correct
- wash plain 4, record 2, English, wash%20plain
- waste plain 4, record 2, English, waste%20plain
- river plain 4, record 2, English, river%20plain
- aggraded valley plain 4, record 2, English, aggraded%20valley%20plain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plain formed from the deposition of alluvium adjacent to a river that periodically overflows. 4, record 2, English, - alluvial%20plain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bajada; bahada: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - alluvial%20plain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plaine alluviale
1, record 2, French, plaine%20alluviale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- plaine alluvionnaire 2, record 2, French, plaine%20alluvionnaire
correct, feminine noun
- bajada 3, record 2, French, bajada
correct, feminine noun
- bahada 4, record 2, French, bahada
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plaine formée par le dépôt d'alluvions provenant de l'érosion en amont. 5, record 2, French, - plaine%20alluviale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le pied de la montagne est ourlé d'une accumulation détritique continue [...] qui forme un glacis alluvial [...] désigné sous le nom de bajada. 6, record 2, French, - plaine%20alluviale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bajada; bahada : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 2, French, - plaine%20alluviale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- llanura aluvial
1, record 2, Spanish, llanura%20aluvial
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- llanura inundable 2, record 2, Spanish, llanura%20inundable
feminine noun
- planicie aluvial 3, record 2, Spanish, planicie%20aluvial
correct, feminine noun
- bañado 4, record 2, Spanish, ba%C3%B1ado
masculine noun, Argentina, Uruguay
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Llanura formada por deposición de materiales aluviales erosionados en zonas de cota superior. 5, record 2, Spanish, - llanura%20aluvial
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-10-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Packaging in Metal
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- drawn-and-ironed can
1, record 3, English, drawn%2Dand%2Dironed%20can
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- drawn and ironed can 2, record 3, English, drawn%20and%20ironed%20can
correct
- D&I can 2, record 3, English, D%26I%20can
correct
- D & I can 1, record 3, English, D%20%26%20I%20can
correct
- drawn and wall-ironed can 3, record 3, English, drawn%20and%20wall%2Dironed%20can
correct, Europe
- DWI can 4, record 3, English, DWI%20can
correct, Europe
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The procedure for making D & I cans is roughly as follows : unwind plain coil; lubricate; blank disks and form cups; redraw; iron walls; form base; trim body to correct height; wash; and treat(if appropriate). Then, for beverage cans : coat outside(if appropriate) ;decorate; coat inside; neck and flange open end. 5, record 3, English, - drawn%2Dand%2Dironed%20can
Record 3, Key term(s)
- drawn and wall ironed can
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Emballages en métal
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- boîte emboutie et étirée
1, record 3, French, bo%C3%AEte%20emboutie%20et%20%C3%A9tir%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- boîte emboutie-étirée 2, record 3, French, bo%C3%AEte%20emboutie%2D%C3%A9tir%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- boîte D.W.I. 3, record 3, French, bo%C3%AEte%20D%2EW%2EI%2E
feminine noun
- boîte D & I 4, record 3, French, bo%C3%AEte%20D%20%26%20I
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de boîte en métal, telle que la canette, réalisée par opération d'emboutissage et d'étirage. 5, record 3, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20emboutie%20et%20%C3%A9tir%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La fabrication commence par un déroulage et un huilage de la bobine de fer-blanc, qui alimente une presse à poinçonner et à emboutir. [La] presse découpe [...] flancs [...] et [...] coupelles. [...] L'étain [...] intervient pour sa part dans l'opération d'étirage [...] La boîte [...] passe sur une machine continue qui la cisaille à une hauteur uniforme [...] [Après] rinçage, la surface est passivée chimiquement [...] La décoration extérieure est appliquée immédiatement après le nettoyage [...] 4, record 3, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20emboutie%20et%20%C3%A9tir%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-10-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Packaging in Metal
- Metallurgy - General
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- drawing and ironing
1, record 4, English, drawing%20and%20ironing
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- D&I 2, record 4, English, D%26I
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- draw and wall ironing 3, record 4, English, draw%20and%20wall%20ironing
correct, Europe
- DWI 4, record 4, English, DWI
correct, Europe
- DWI 4, record 4, English, DWI
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] process for making two piece cans in which a circular blank is drawn through a die to form a cup and then thinned to final dimensions by being forced through a series of two or more progressively smaller diameter ironing rings. 5, record 4, English, - drawing%20and%20ironing
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The procedure [for] producing D&I cans is schematically as follows : unwind plain coil; lubricate; blanking and cup drawing; redraw; wall ironing; dome forming; trim body to correct height; wash and surface treat... ;dry or wash coat and cure. 4, record 4, English, - drawing%20and%20ironing
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Basically a single-can-size process, it is best suited for the production of beverage cans ... 4, record 4, English, - drawing%20and%20ironing
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Emballages en métal
- Métallurgie générale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- emboutissage-étirage
1, record 4, French, emboutissage%2D%C3%A9tirage
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- DWI 2, record 4, French, DWI
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de fabrication de boîtes métalliques deux pièces sans joints fondée sur une opération d'emboutissage suivi d'étirage. 3, record 4, French, - emboutissage%2D%C3%A9tirage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La fabrication commence par un déroulage et un huilage de la bobine de fer-blanc, qui alimente une presse à poinçonner et à emboutir. [La] presse découpe [...] flancs [...] et [...] coupelles. [...] L'étain [...] intervient pour sa part dans l'opération d'étirage [...] La boîte [...] passe sur une machine continue qui la cisaille à une hauteur uniforme [Après] rinçage, la surface est passivée chimiquement [...] 4, record 4, French, - emboutissage%2D%C3%A9tirage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cette technique de fabrication est presque exclusivement destinée à la production des boîtes de bière et de boissons [gazeuses]. 2, record 4, French, - emboutissage%2D%C3%A9tirage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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